Wow!! Absolutely riveting!! Anglophiles REJOICE!!
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This is an amazing book. Yorkshire, a historical mystery and a little love interest thrown in. I can understand why it won both the Aurthur Ellis and Chloe awards. Well plotted, believable characters, and humanity all in one book.
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My wife says, "I have just finished Shakespeare's Rebel and I feel as though I have experienced Elizabethen London in 3D!
As a Shakespeare fiend and as someone who earned their living performing his works, not to mention being a Tudor history buff I cannot praise this novel too highly!
Not only is the storyline enthralling but the attention to so much detail of the period left me full of admiration.
CC Humphreys skill in weaving together known historical facts and producing such a ripping yarn at the same time is outstanding.
I didn't want it to finish!
I shall now seek out C.C. Humphreys other books as I feel I have found an author I want to read again and again."
I agree!
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Riveting! Audacious! Plain speaking! Brilliant!
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WOW. I am so happy with the story Jenetta James gives us in The Elizabeth Papers.  This is one of the best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading...EVER!  I don't think I can sing its praises enough!  I want everyone who loves Pride and Prejudice to read it as well as anyone who loves a book so wonderfully written they can't get it out of their head to read it. I keep playing parts over and over in my mind, I LOVED IT!  It is the best of both worlds for Janeites like me who love our regency romance as well as our modern day adaptions.  Alternating from the past to the present, we get to see our favorite couple through the intimacy of letters. Letters that were so beautiful, it reinforces why we love The Darcy's. The suspense keeps you glued to the pages but the romance in this book makes you swoon! I still can't get over the originality of it all and how much I adored it!

The Elizabeth Papers is incredibly ingenuous! I want to read it again and again and again!!
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Best bloody air disaster novel I've ever read! Kept me riveted on every word...highly recommended! Off now to read "Heathrow" !
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It seems to have taken forever for this book to become available for the general public to read, but what a knockout! Totally worth the wait and loved it from start to finish, with all the scintillating twists and turns. What a superbly clever writer Samantha Towle is!! Such a way with words. So much so that you feel a part of the actual book, not merely the reader, but somehow inside the scenario unfolding in front of you. More like an onlooker.

Incredible achievement for your first publication and so can't wait for the next! Bring it on - and quick!!!
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The Devlin Diary is an outstanding historical mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat.  The book is a real page turner and you will not be disappointed.  The book alternates between 17th century London and present day Cambridge and follows the story of two university fellows trying to solve the mystery surrounding the death of an English princess.  This book is the follow up to Christi Phillip's first novel The Rossetti Letter, and once again historians Claire and Andrew use their amazing research abilities to solve a mystery forgotten by the passage of time.  I loved Ms Phillip's first novel, but this one is even more engrossing.  I could not put it down and really enjoyed both the 17th century and present day stories.

Christi Phillips is an amazing author and I highly recommend this book, as well as, her first novel too.  Buy this book....you will not be disappointed!!!!
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This is a magnificently written book. I read this book in 2.5 days---which is a record-break for me, really, considering the fact that I am a busy mom-of-2 and never read! :)
The best feature of this book is the way it just grips you until the end. You start off with who the heck is Alice? Then it all just unfolds itself. The writer's style is magnificent, though, honestly, in the beginning, I did feel it was strange with the frequent change of tenses and people, incidents etc--- but soon enough, I was totally absorbed and couldn't wait until the end. The end was very emotional for me.
The romance part has been delivered wonderfully as well. In fact, it is a love story, extremely passionate and yet in the end, sad.
The length of the story is just right--- not too much, not too little.
I am currently living in London and I feel that this helped me understand the British part of this book really well.
Finally, Go For It! Read it and you will love it, I guarantee.
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This book was absolutely fantastic!!  Amazing use of the english language that catapults you right into the story.  I loved every minute and was sorry when I was finished.  I hated for the book to be over!!
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I am very critical of the books I read, I review almost all the books I read and I will admit I read about 1 book of this length a day. So we have established that I READ A LOT!!!!!!!  This book was refreshing in the fact that it's been a couple weeks since I read a book this good. The characters All have depth, I could very easily visualize not only what the characters looked like but their personality as soon as they were introduced. The excitement in this book started from the beginning and had me on the edge of my seat throughout. This book had me laughing, crying and just about every emotion in between. I can not wait for the next book to continue this adventure.  No for the negative... I realize this is the author's first books but if you are going to write a book then know how to punctuate properly, and HAVE YOUR BOOK PROFESSIONALLY EDITED!!!!!! Nothing drives me nuts more than bad editing! This book was not as bad as a lot I've read lately how ever the errors were there. The other problem was some of the speech the author used, I thought maybe she was British but from her bio she is not. It's a good thing I only use my KINDLE HD to read, this way all I had to do was highlight the word to see the meaning. To the author... thank you for such an amazing adventure!!!
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All I can honestly say is....."STUNNING"  I swear I was there.  I inhaled this novel in one long gulp. This book contained such vivid detail and fabulous imagery, told from Mary's point of view, and I couldn't put it down! The character profiles were flawless. I was entirely able to imagine Mary, Henry, William and Anne sitting by my side. The wonderful literary style that Gregory drew into this book is unmatched and unequaled. Very few books I have read can rival this wonderful account of love, passion, anger, betrayal and feeling. I can't wait to continue her Tudor series.
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Extremely well written, entertaining and inquisitive!!! I couldn't stop turning the page! Thank you for sharing this masterpiece with us :-)
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TODAY IS THE DAAAAY!

Fawkes has officially stepped out into the world to touch readers with hope and heart in this #historicalfantasy!

This riveting tale is filled with the gunpowder plot, color magic and stone plagues, a young man just trying to be accepted by his fatherand a young woman hiding far more than her face behind a mask. Fawkes is a delightful, unique and memorable read that whisks you away to shadowy streets of London and a harrowing adventure bathed in mist and mystery.

Don't miss this page-turner!
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Page turner. Spellbinding. I was intrigued the entire time and could imagine the tumult of the times and feel the personal plights that she faced. I am very impressed with this book and it made me look up historical facts about the times and Houdini and the Londons I never knew. Very entertaining read!

I confess I must elaborate, because initially I wanted to be brief, but am gushing about it! So here it goes: I am very impressed with this book. I couldn't stop thinking about it and what she was going through, but it also seemed to dive into what life with such a persona, a bigger than life London, would have been like, despite the fact that she herself had her own literary interests and unfulfilled passions. I have never read any of her work or biographies that talk about her or Houdini or London, but Rebecca Rosenberg opened up the interest. I found myself intrigued by the fiction and interested in the facts. So I would be there with Kindle and with computer simultaneously looking to know more about their lives and the time period.

I found that she was a very fascinating person, but also deeply disconnected from the passionate life she so desperately wanted, all the while attracting suitors and watching as her husband took on more and more of his interests and made her settle continuously for whatever he chose to do. Ugh. That really hurt my idea of London, but I liked Rosenberg's exploration of what marriage may have meant then especially given his fame and his lack of fortune. But her own misfortune was always so palpable and yet even suitors that tried to remind her how beautiful she was and made her feel what it was like to be a woman - needed, lovely, desirable - were, simply put, maybe more interested in the chase anyway.

Who knows right? There was Houdini ready to share the spotlight with her, but it begs so many questions at times, about whether it was purely for scandal or part of the free love that was explored within the context of Victoria Woodhull's influence. Women's vote and free love! (Why tie these two together? Give it a rest Woodhull!)

So interesting all the layers of their relationships! I don't know if I would have found either of these men attractive to be honest, but I did find the mental acrobatics Charmian had to pursue absolutely riveting and appreciated descriptions of her inner thoughts about trying to keep up with his mental/intellectual pursuits. A lot to think about, but I am looking forward to reading more about the time and the people Rosenberg explores in this highly recommended and excellent book!
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This is the best historical I've read in quite a while.  It was exciting, sexy, sweet, just amazing all the way around.  I'm extremely impressed with the historical accuracy that I found in some parts of the book.  I was so pleasantly surprised when the author noted the difference in dress between a governess and a Lady.  Most authors don't note it so I was stunned and thrilled to see this.  The characters were full of life, the movement of the whole book was fast but not so fast that you get lost, it was the perfect blend of keeping up the excitement without losing the details.  I  can't wait to read the next installments of this series!
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Absolutely, fantabulous, a must read for all ages!!!
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Absolutely fabulous!!!  Held your attention through the entire book.  Many twists and turns.  A lot of historical research by the author is very obvious and very well presented throughout the book.  A must read!!!