Posts from the ‘Historical fiction’ Category

Ruth Hull Chatlien on Tour: The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte

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Ambitious Madame Bonap

Author Ruth Hull Chatlien

on Tour

March 3-12, 2014

with

The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte

[historical fiction]

 Release Date: December 2, 2013

Publisher: Amika Press, Chicago
ISBN: 978-1937484163
484 pages
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Available from
Amika Press
, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.

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SYNOPSIS

As a clever girl in stodgy, mercantile Baltimore, Betsy Patterson dreams of a marriage that will transport her to cultured Europe. When she falls in love with and marries Jerome Bonaparte, she believes her dream has come true—until Jerome’s older brother Napoleon becomes an implacable enemy.Based on a true story, The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte is a historical novel that portrays this woman’s tumultuous life. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, known to history as Betsy Bonaparte, scandalized Washington with her daring French fashions; visited Niagara Falls when it was an unsettled wilderness; survived a shipwreck and run-ins with British and French warships; dined with presidents and danced with dukes; and lived through the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. Yet through it all, Betsy never lost sight of her primary goal—to win recognition of her marriage.[provided by the author]

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Ruth Hull ChatlienRuth Hull Chatlien has been a writer and editor of educational materials for twenty-five years. Her specialty is U.S. and world history. She is the author of Modern American Indian Leaders and has published several short stories and poems in literary magazines. The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte (2013) is her first published novel.
She lives in northeastern Illinois with her husband, Michael, and a very pampered dog named Smokey. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found gardening, knitting, drawing, painting, or watching football.

Website | Twitter | Facebook 

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, March 3
Review at Words And Peace

Tuesday, March 4 Sunday, April 6
Review at The Reading Life

Thursday, March 6
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at I Am, Indeed

Friday, March 7
Review + Giveaway at Queen of All She Reads

Sunday, March 9
Review + Giveaway at Just Reviews.
With extra information here.

Review at Griperang’s Bookmarks

Monday, March 10
Review at Jorie Loves A Story

Tuesday, March 11
Review at Making My Mark

Interview at Enchanted by Josephine

Wednesday, March 12
Review at Chocolate & Croissants

Review at The Most Happy Reader

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First Chapter First Paragraph — The Silk Romance

first paragraphEvery Tuesday,
Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea posts the first paragraph of her current read.
Anyone can join in.
Click on the logo to link your post.

I will share here the first paragraph of a book
in the Completed Tours category.

The Silk Romance
ISBN: 978-1771273213
Published May 24th 2013
by MuseItUp Publishing

The Silk Romance is available from
Amazon UK, Amazon US, Kobo , B&N , the Muse Bookstore
and all other major e-tailers.

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A deep voice reverberated around the empty chapel, bringing Sophie to a halt in the doorway. Outside, sunlight streamed over a group of black-clad mourners lingering in the memorial gardens. For a moment, she was tempted to let her feet carry her on, to pretend she’d heard nothing and escape into the Parisian sunshine… but that would be the act of a coward. She steeled herself, casting a last, longing glance at the departing mourners before making a slow turn to face the speaker.

Author’s website | The virtual book tour

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU KEEP READING?

FRIDAY 56 (Dec. 6)

Friday 56Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
*Find any sentence, (or a few, just don’t spoil it) that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Click on the logo here to access the host page.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky.
*Add the post url, not your blog url. It’s that simple.

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I will post for this meme a passage from a book
presented on France Book Tours
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SeductionClick on the book cover to know more about the book

“This rocky section of shore was all cliffs. And where there were cliffs there were usually caves. Indeed, in the moonlight, I noticed many openings and was intrigued. The locals talked of cave walls covered with ancient drawings, rooms deep in the rocks that were used in older times as retreats, temples and burial grounds. I’d explored several caves, mostly on the other side of the island of at Plemont Bay. They were majestic and mysterious, but I had yet to stumble upon a cavern I could be sure had any mystical significance.”
page 56

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN THIS SHORT EXCEPT?