Archive for January, 2017

Sally Christie on Tour: The Enemies of Versailles

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After
sisters of versailles and The Rivals of Versailles

Sally Christie

on  Tour

March 20-31

with

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The Enemies of Versailles

(historical fiction)

 Release date: March 21, 2017
at Atria Books/Simon & Schuster

416  pages

ISBN: 978-1501103025

Website | Goodreads

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SYNOPSIS

In the final installment of Sally Christie’s “tantalizing” (New York Daily News) Mistresses of Versailles trilogy, Jeanne Becu, a woman of astounding beauty but humble birth, works her way from the grimy back streets of Paris to the palace of Versailles, where the aging King Louis XV has become a jaded and bitter old philanderer. Jeanne bursts into his life and, as the Comtesse du Barry, quickly becomes his official mistress.
“That beastly bourgeois Pompadour was one thing; a common prostitute is quite another kettle of fish.”
After decades of suffering the King’s endless stream of Royal Favorites, the princesses of the Court have reached a breaking point. Horrified that he would bring the lowborn Comtesse du Barry into the hallowed halls of Versailles, Louis XV’s daughters, led by the indomitable Madame Adelaide, vow eternal enmity and enlist the young dauphiness Marie Antoinette in their fight against the new mistress. But as tensions rise and the French Revolution draws closer, a prostitute in the palace soon becomes the least of the nobility’s concerns.
Told in Christie’s witty and engaging style, the final book in The Mistresses of Versailles trilogy will delight and entrance fans as it once again brings to life the sumptuous and cruel world of eighteenth century Versailles, and France as it approaches irrevocable change.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sisters of Versailles - Sally Christie 

Sally Christie
is the author of The Sisters of Versailles
and
The Rivals of Versailles.
She was born in England and grew up around the world,
attending eight schools in three different languages.
She spent most of her career working
in international development and currently lives in Toronto.

Learn more her Versailles trilogy on her website
Become a fan to hear about her next novels!

Visit her Facebook Page

Check her Pinterest page

Follow Simon & Schuster on Twitter and Facebook

Pre-order the book | on Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble   | Books-a-Million  | IndieBound

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, March 20
Spotlight  + Guest-post + Giveaway at Bibliojunkies

 

Tuesday, March 21
Spotlight  + Guest-post + Giveaway at A Holland Reads

 

Wednesday, March 22
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at I am, Indeed

 

Spotlight  + Giveaway at A Bookaholic Swede

 

Thursday, March 23
Review + Giveaway at Words And Peace

 

Monday, March 27
Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views

 

Tuesday, March 28
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at
Musings of a writer and unabashed francophile

 

Thursday, March 30
Spotlight + Giveaway at Libri Amori Miei

 

Thursday, March 30
Review + Giveaway at Just One More Chapter

 

Friday, March 31
Spotlight + Excerpt + Giveaway at Book Nerd

 

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You can enter the global giveaway here
or on any other book blogs participating in this tour.
Be sure to follow each participant on Twitter/Facebook,
they are listed in the entry form below.

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Visit each blogger on the tour:
tweeting about the giveaway everyday
of the Tour will give you 5 extra entries each time!
[just follow the directions on the entry-form]

Global giveaway open to US residents
5 participants will win a print copy of this book

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France Book Tours stops for January 9-13

 

 

 

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Monday, January 9
Spotlight + Giveaway at
Words And Peace

 

Tuesday, January 10
Review by
Grass Monster

 

Review + Giveaway at
An Accidental Blog

 

Wednesday, January 11
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at

 

Thursday, January 12
Review + Giveaway at
Libri Amori Miei

 

Friday, January 13
Review + Giveaway at
Please Pass The Books

 

Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at
Coffee, Chocolate or Tennis

 

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Monday, January 9
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at
Books Are Cool

 

Tuesday, January 10
Review by
Denise

 

Wednesday, January 11
Review by
Gail

 

Friday, January 13
Spotlight at
Svetlana’s reads and views

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The Elusive Elixir: release day tomorrow

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Tomorrow is the

release day of

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The Elusive Elixir

(mystery / paranormal mystery)

 Release date: January 8, 2017
at Midnight Ink

ISBN: 978-0738742366
336 pages

SYNOPSIS

Dorian Robert-Houdin, the three-and-a-half-foot gargoyle chef who fancies himself a modern-day Poirot, is slowly turning into stone, and it’s up to Zoe Faust to unravel the alchemical secrets that can save him. When they discover that a long-lost stone gargoyle with a connection to Dorian has reappeared in Europe, the stakes are even higher.

From Portland to Paris, Zoe searches for the hidden knowledge she needs, but a cold case that harkens back to 1942 throws her off course. With an ailing friend desperately trying to discover his own elixir of life and a new romantic interest offering the first chance at love she’s had in nearly a century, Zoe is torn between a dangerous form of alchemy and her desire for a safer life.

PRAISE FOR
‘THE ACCIDENTAL ALCHEMIST MYSTERIES’

“Hits high marks for a modern twist on an ancient practice. Amusing supporting characters and historical details solidify this engaging mystery.” — Library Journal

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 Gigi PandianUSA Today bestselling author
Gigi Pandian
spent her childhood
being dragged around the world
by her cultural anthropologist parents,
and now lives outside San Francisco
with her husband
and a gargoyle who watches over the garden.
Gigi writes the Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt mysteries,
Accidental Alchemist mysteries,
and locked-room mystery short stories.
Gigi’s fiction has been awarded the Malice Domestic Grant
and Lefty Awards,
and been nominated for Macavity and Agatha Awards.

Visit her website. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter

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Visit her Gargoyle photography blog: http://www.gargoylegirl.com

Pre-order the book:
Indiebound | Amazon
Barnes & Noble | Midnight Ink

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TO DISCOVER OUR REVIEWS
AND ENTER THE AWESOME GIVEAWAY

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