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Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin

Posted by Highland Hussy | Sep 18, 2017 | Book review, Promo |

Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin Series: The Gunpowder Chronicles #1 on November 18, 2014 Genres: Steampunk Pages: 274 Buy at Amazon • Buy at Barnes & Noble • Goodreads In 1842, the gunpowder might of China’s Qing Dynasty fell to Britain’s steam engines. Furious, the Emperor ordered the death of his engineers—and killed China’s best chance of fighting back… Since her father’s execution eight years ago, Jin Soling kept her family from falling into poverty. But her meager savings are running out, leaving her with no choice but to sell the last of her father’s possessions—her last memento of...

A Soupcon of Poison by Jennifer Ashley

Posted by Highland Hussy | Sep 16, 2017 | Book review |

A Soupcon of Poison by Jennifer Ashley Series: Kat Holloway #.5 on December 15, 2015 Genres: Historical Mystery Pages: 79 Source: Purchased Buy at Amazon • Buy at Barnes & Noble • Goodreads Note: This work also appears in the anthology, Murder Most Historical. London, 1880 Kat Holloway, highly sought-after young cook to the wealthy of London, finds herself embroiled in murder when she’s accused of poisoning her employer, the loathsome Sir Lionel Leigh-Bradbury. Her only help as she works to clear her name comes from the mysterious Daniel McAdam, a handsome man-of-all-work who seems to know everyone and...

The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

Posted by Highland Hussy | Sep 10, 2017 | Book review |

The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare Series: Girl Meets Duke #1 Published by Avon on August 22, 2017 Genres: Regency Romance Pages: 384 Source: Avon Addicts, edelweiss Buy at Amazon • Buy at Barnes & Noble • Goodreads When girl meets Duke, their marriage breaks all the rules… Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury’s to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne’er-do-wells by night. Now there’s a new item on the list. He needs an heir—which means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress, appears...

Going Dark by Monica McCarty

Posted by Highland Hussy | Sep 1, 2017 | Book review |

Going Dark by Monica McCarty Series: The Lost Platoon Published by berkley on September 5, 2017 Genres: Rom-Suspense Pages: 352 Source: Advance Reader Copy Buy at Amazon • Buy at Barnes & Noble • Goodreads The members of a top secret SEAL Team can't keep their passion under wraps in this thrilling contemporary romantic suspense series from New York Times bestselling author Monica McCarty. Like Rome's Lost Legion, a SEAL platoon goes on a mission and vanishes without a trace. After walking into a trap on a covert op in Russia, the men from top secret SEAL Team Nine...

Resurrection by Katie Reus

Posted by Highland Hussy | Aug 24, 2017 | Book review |

Resurrection by Katie Reus Series: Redemption Harbor #1 Published by KR Press on July 11, 2017 Genres: Contemporary RS, Rom-Suspense Source: Advance Reader Copy Buy at Amazon • Buy at Barnes & Noble • Goodreads From USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus comes the ALL NEW Redemption Harbor series where sparks fly and so do bullets… She faked her own death… Skye Arévalo left the CIA and faked her death to protect Colt Stuart, the only man she ever loved. Months later, a brutal kidnapping draws her to quietly infiltrate a dangerous cartel. Just when she thinks she’s home...