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A Clean & Enjoyable Historical Mystery: Pattern of Lies by Charles Todd Review & GIVEAWAY!

Synopsis: “Bess Crawford must keep a deadly pattern of lies from destroying an innocent family in this compelling and atmospheric mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Question of Honor and An Unwilling Accomplice In 1916, at the height of the war, an explosion and fire at an armament factory in Kent…

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The Flask of the Drunken Master by Susan Spann Review & GIVEAWAY!

Synopsis from Goodreads: “Master ninja Hiro Hattori and his companion Father Mateo are once again pulled into a murder investigation when a rival artisan turns up dead outside of their friend Ginjiro’s sake brewery. They must find the killer before the magistrate executes Ginjiro, seizes the brewery, and renders his family destitute. All the evidence…

Travel the World in Books to Australia for The Forgotten Garden Readalong in June 2015. Discover the truth behind a prominent family with the help of a book of dark fairy tales and a secret garden.
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Hello book lovers! If you are joining us for The Forgotten Garden Readalong, I hope you are enjoying the book. If you’re visiting our readalong for the first time, welcome! This month, Lost in Books,  Savvy Working Gal and I are happy to host a readalong of The Forgotten Garden as part of our Travel the…

Under the Same Blue Sky by Pamela Schoenewaldt. How does WWI impact German immigrants living in the US? Pamela answers in this poetic & poignant book. 4*
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Under the Same Blue Sky by Pamela Schoenewaldt Review & GIVEAWAY!

Synopsis: “From the USA Today bestselling author of When We Were Strangers and Swimming in the Moon comes a lush, exquisitely drawn novel set against the turmoil of the Great War, as a young German-American woman explores the secrets of her past. A shopkeeper’s daughter, Hazel Renner lives in the shadows of the Pittsburgh steel…

Diamond Head by Cecily Wong.
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Diamond Head by Cecily Wong Book Review

Synopsis: “A sweeping debut, crossing from China to Hawaii, that follows three generations of a wealthy dynasty whose rise and decline is riddled with secrets and tragic love—from a young, powerful new voice in fiction. Frank Leong, a prominent shipping industrialist and head of the celebrated Leong family, brings his loved ones from China to…