Bookreview: Master & Marquis

"What a beautiful love story!"

Summary

Declan Dalton, the Marquis of Barrington, fell in love with Lady Elisa
Remington when they were childhood companions running over the 
countryside.

He traveled to the continent, fought for his country, managed his estates,
and tried, in vain to stay as far away from her as possible. Because Elisa
is worthy so much more than a man like him, a man with dark, hidden,
dangerous desires, a man with a secret room in his noble estate....

But when a war injury sends him home a decorated hero, Declan cannot
keep his distance from Lady Elisa. He offers for her hand, intent on
protecting her from the erotic passions surging within him - passions far
more potent when she's near. 

My review

I read the second book of the series before without having read the first one,
 but I like the love story, so I'm going to read the first book too. 

However this book really has very strong characters and a well out- spitted
plot, which I enjoyed. It took place in the 19th. century, so it was absolutely
a splendid historical romance. 

I would say: don't doubt and read it! I like to give a 4* rating for this 
amazing historical romance. 

The Author

Gemma Snow loves high heat, high adventures and high expectations for her
heroes! Her stories are set in the past and present, from the glittering streets
of Paris to cowboy-rich Triple Diamond Ranch in Wolf Creek, Montana. 

Visit: https://gemmasnow.com/ to learn more about the author. 

BookSirens

I received a free copy via BookSirens. Thank you very much!

Master & Marquis is available on Amazon.com in Kindle and in 
Paperback. 

Bookreview: Shadow Of The Raven

 written by Millie Thom

Summary

By the mid ninth century, Danish raids on Anglo-Saxon kingdoms have escalated. Several bands even dare to overwinter on the coastal islands, particularly those at the mouth of the Thames, where the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia border each other. The kings of these lands must put past hostilities aside and take the first steps towards unity; steps they see as vital in the face of this newfound threat to their lands.

Alfred of Wessex and Eadwulf of Mercia are the sons of kings, whose futures have been determined since birth. But the turbulent events in their childhood years change the natural progression of things and shape the characters of the men they will become. Their roads to manhood follow vastly different routes, but both learn crucial lessons along the way: lessons that will serve them well in future years.

Discovering that the enemy is not always a stranger is a harsh lesson indeed; the realisation that a trusted kinsman can turn traitor is the harshest lesson of all.

Review

I 'met' Millie Thom via Twitter and via BookTasters. Immediately the

book series about the Anglo Saxon Royal History attracted me. 

While reading books, I always put some key words on paper,

in case I forget, what I want to write down. These are my key words to 

describe this wonderful book:

* Beautiful cover : The cover is very attractive with amazing pictures and colors. 

* Large list of characters : The characters were very well  and clearly defined. 

* fascinating : It was so fascinating to read this book and especially about the 
society during the Anglo Saxo time

* good story teller : Millie Thom is a fantastic author. She can tell a story and 
make it her own. 

* A page turner : I wanted to know what was going to happen. 

* very emotional : I immediately empathized with the characters (mostly 
with the women) 

* Great historical royal family drama

So, if you like to read about historical royal family drama, don't hesitate to buy
this amazing book. I give it a 5 star on 5 rating. It's sad that I can't give even
more stars.

The Author

Millie Thom is a former geography and history teacher with a degree in geology and a particular passion for the Anglo Saxon and Viking era. She was born in Southport, Lancashire, in 1947, and happily admits to being a 'boomer'.

After completing a teacher training course in Liverpool in 1968, she moved to Yorkshire to take up her first teaching post. This was at a secondary school in a small mining village, where most of the children - and more than a few of the staff - spoke in a dialect riddled with 'thees', 'thous', 'hast thas' and wilt thas'. She also met her husband to be at this time, a teacher at a rival school - the rivalry always being in the not-so-gentle sport of rugby!

In 1970 Millie and her husband moved down to Wantage for six years. Wantage is known a King Alfred's town, since it is the place where he was born. In 1976 she moved up to Nottinghamshire, and still lives there with her husband, midway between Lincoln and Newark. Their six grown up children all live close by.

Since retiring from teaching, Millie has been writing the trilogy about King Alfred that has been screaming to be born for so many years. Book 1, 'Shadow of the Raven' is already published on Amazon, and Book 2, 'Pit of Vipers' is presently nearing completion.

I 'met' Millie Thom - as I mentioned before - on Twitter. She really is a very nice and interesting lady, who knows lots about history. She also is very interactive with other authors and reviewers. 

Booktasters

I received an advanced copy for free by Booktasters and by the author @MillieThom.

I'm leaving this review voluntarily and I really enjoyed reading this splendid book. So,

thank you very much for this fantastic chance. 

Source picture: Book Cover

Which are the most interesting book groups on Facebook?

Recently, perhaps a bit late, I downloaded the Kindle app from Amazon. With this special download I discovered the 'Free Kindle Books' group on Facebook. I didn't know that so much authors published their works for free! It's amazing and it offers hours of reading fun. 

Lello Bookstore in Porto Portugal taken in 2019

Besides the group 'Free Kindle Books' I also like the group 'We love Memoirs', which I learned to know through Twitter. 

My bookshelves at home

A third interesting group on Facebook is (in Dutch) 'Kobo plus lezers' for all the people who have a Kobo Plus reader and a subscription.  

I'm sure there are many more pages and groups on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as well. But for me, it's just very nice that so many people like to read! It also is very interesting to learn all different types of stories. It's obvious that one story you like more than another, but that's life!

In this blog post about interesting book groups on Facebook, I posted pictures of a real shop and my bookshelves at home. It is my wish to discover more interesting book shops online and in real life (hopefully after the Covid-19 period). 

Wish you all a fantastic day and a great start of the Weekend (filled with books?) ! 

If there are much more interesting groups about books on Facebook and Twitter,
just let me know!!