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City of Lights: The Trials & Triumphs of Ilyse Charpentier - Melika Dannesse Lux
http://www.melikadanneselux.com/
This is the story of a chanteuse, who has experienced more heartache than a 21-year old should have to bear. Assisted by her patron, Count Sergei Rakmanovich, she becomes the star of the 1894 Parisian cabaret scene, but the count’s patronage comes with a price: yielding to his obsession. At the heart of the story is the love between Ilyse and Englishman, Ian McCarthy, who fall in love within hours of their meeting. Ilyse naively believes that she can walk away form the evil count, and Ian is ill-prepared to deal with a man who is willing to kill to keep Ilyse from being with anyone else. This novel will be especially appealing to young adult readers who enjoy an engaging love story set in one of the most exciting cities in the world. Miss Lux's broad knowledge of history and the arts is evident, and her enthusiasm for her subject leaps off of every page. For complete review, please visit www.FrontStreetReviews.com
Confederate War Bonnet - Jack Shakely - http://www.theconfederatewarbonnet.com/
Jack Gaston, the son of a white mother and a Creek Indian, is as comfortable in the white world of Harvard University and St. Louis as he is in his father's print shop in the Creek Nation, but his heart is Creek. While attending Harvard, Jack learns that he has been elected to the House of Warriors. The honor comes in the third year of the Civil War when the Northern Creeks are fighting for the Union and the Southern Creeks, Jack's people, are fighting for the Confederacy. As Jack makes his way home, he tells his friend Jim Tom that, "When two elephants fight, regardless of which wins, the grass loses." For complete review, please visit www.FrontStreetReviews.com
High Spirits - Dianne Salerni - www.highspiritsbook.com
High Spirits is the story of Maggie and Kate Fox, two teenage girls who, in 1848, shocked the town of Hydesville, New York by conversing with the ghost of a murdered man supposedly buried in the cellar of their house. The ghost communicated by strange knocking sounds, heard only in the presence of the two girls, aged fourteen and eleven. When the girls' alarmed parents removed them from the house, the knocking sounds followed them. Was it a case of paranormal ability—a hoax—or a prank gone wrong? For complete review, please visit www.FrontStreetReviews.com
How to Ruin a Vacation - Becky Bartness
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Uptight attorney Kate Williams is sent on a much-needed vacation by her partner at their Chicago law firm to the Lazy ZZ Ranch near Tucson, Arizona. Kate pictures a spa-like resort dripping with rustic, frontier ambience. Instead, she's walks into a resort decorated in 1950s kitsch. Something tells her this isn't going to be the vacation she envisioned. Unwittingly, Kate stumbles upon the murder of a Mexican immigrant employee of the Lazy ZZ Ranch. She's determined to report the crime and find the perpetrator, but she doesn't know whom to trust. Should she tell her story to Chris MacKay, who has already admitted he was involved in another murder, or should Kate confide in the dude ranch owner, Jeff Oman, who is deceptive, handsome and chivalrous? In a week, she comes face-to-face with horror and misery. Kate must call upon her inner strength to save her life and uncover the sinister motives behind the murder. Available from amazon.com. For complete review, please visit www.FrontStreetReviews.com
The Pict - Jack Dixon www.jdixon.net
The Pict tells the exciting tale of how one enigmatic man united the scattered and reclusive Pictish tribes of ancient Scotland into a resilient confederation in a dramatically successful bid to stave off Roman conquest. The Pict explores the invasion's impact upon the culture and the man who so effectively led them to war. Please see www.jdixon.net for my review of The Pict.