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Candace Robb, author of The Owen Archer Series, on tour October 2015

August 10, 2015 By TLC Booktours Leave a Comment

To celebrate the US and Canada debut of books 9 and 10 in The Owen Archer Mystery Series, we are putting the whole series on tour!

The Apothecary Rose (Small)About The Apothecary Rose

Print Length: 313 pages

Publisher: Diversion Books (July 28, 2015)

“Suspenseful, historically accurate, and blessed with a wonderful cast of characters, THE APOTHECARY ROSE is an absolute delight from start to finish…” — Charles de Lint, author of the Newford Series

In the year of our Lord 1363, two suspicious deaths in the infirmary of St. Mary’s Abbey catch the attention of the powerful John Thoresby, Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York. One victim is a pilgrim, while the second is Thoresby’s ne’er-do-well ward, both apparently poisoned by a physic supplied by Master Apothecary Nicholas Wilton. In the wake of these deaths, the archbishop dispatches one-eyed spy Owen Archer to York to find the murderer.

Under the guise of a disillusioned soldier keen to make a fresh start, Owen insinuates himself into Wilton’s apothecary as an apprentice. But he finds Wilton bedridden, with the shop being run by his lovely, enigmatic young wife, Lucie. As Owen unravels a tangled history of scandal and tragedy, he discovers at its center a desperate, forbidden love twisted over time into obsession. And the woman he has come to love is his prime suspect.

Lovingly detailed, beautifully written, THE APOTHECARY ROSE is a captivating and suspenseful tale of life, love, and death in medieval England.

The Lady Chapel (Small) (2)

About The Lady Chapel

  • Print Length: 324 pages
  • Publisher: Diversion Books (July 26, 2015)

“A lovingly detailed background informs and animates the plot at every point.” —KIRKUS

Perfect for fans of both Ellis Peters and CJ Sansom, THE LADY CHAPEL is a vivid and immersive portrait of court intrigue and a testament to the power of the medieval guilds.

Summer in the year of our Lord 1365. On the night after the Corpus Christi procession, a man is brutally murdered on the steps of York Minster. The next morning his severed hand is found in a room at the York Tavern—a room hastily vacated by a fellow guild member who had quarreled with the victim.

Archbishop Thoresby calls on Owen Archer to investigate. As Owen tracks the fleeing merchant, he uncovers a conspiracy involving a powerful company of traders, but his only witness is a young boy who has gone into hiding, and his only suspect is a mysterious cloaked woman. When Owen discovers a link between the traders and a powerful coterie in the royal court, he brings his apothecary wife Lucie into the race to find the boy before he is silenced forever by the murderers.

The Nuns Tale (Small)

About The Nun’s Tale

Print Length: 334 pages

Publisher: Diversion Books (July 26, 2015)

“[An] engrossing tale…imbued with the flavor of English medieval life, Robb’s story melds true events with fiction to create a gripping historical mystery.”—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Based on an enigmatic entry in the records of Clementhorpe Nunnery, this authentic, gripping mystery conjures a 14th century ripe with forbidden passions and political intrigue.

When young nun Joanna Calverley dies of a fever in the town of Beverley in the summer of 1365 she is buried quickly for fear of the plague. But a year later, Archbishop Thoresby learns of a woman who has arrived in York claiming to be the resurrected nun, talking of relic-trading and miracles. And death seems to ride in her wake.

The archbishop sends Owen Archer to retrace the woman’s journey, an investigation that leads him across the north from Leeds to Beverley to Scarborough. Along the way he encounters Geoffrey Chaucer, a spy for the king of England, who believes there is a connection between the nun’s troubles, renegade mercenaries, and the powerful Percy family. Back in York, however, Owen’s wife Lucie, pregnant with their first child, has won the confidence of the mysterious nun and realizes that there are secrets hidden in the woman’s seemingly mad ramblings…

 

The Kings Bishop (Small)About The King’s Bishop

“Robb continues to adeptly blend politics with period detail and three-dimensioned characterizations in the Owen Archer tales.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

From the marshy Thames to the misty Yorkshire moors, murder stalks Welsh soldier-sleuth Owen Archer and one of his oldest friends.

On a snowy morning in 1367, Sir William of Wyndesore’s page is found in the icy moat of Windsor Castle, and some whisper that the murderer was Ned Townley—a former comrade-in-arms of Owen Archer. Burdened with a reputation as a notoriously jealous lover, Ned cannot hope to clear his name; even Mary, his ladylove, is unsure of the truth. Hoping to put Ned out of harm’s way while solving the murder, Owen places his friend in charge of a mission to Rievaulx Abbey at the edge of the moors. But when the travelers receive news of Mary’s drowning, Ned vanishes into the wild.

Riding out in search of his old friend, Owen does not know whether he will be Ned’s savior or executioner. With his one good eye, Owen sees more than most, but now he must find a way to penetrate the curtains of power that surround the Church and England’s royal court and discover the truth of Ned’s innocence or guilt…

The Riddle of St (Small)About The Riddle of St. Leonard’s

Print Length: 300 pages

Publisher: Diversion Books (July 26, 2015)

“Gripping and believable…you can almost smell the streets of 14th-century York as you delve deeper into an engrossing plot.” —PRIMA

In the year of our Lord 1369 the much-loved Queen Philippa lies dying in Windsor Castle, the harvest has failed, and the pestilence has returned. In York, the atmosphere of fear and superstition is heightened by a series of thefts and violent deaths at St. Leonard’s Hospital and rumors that these crimes are connected to the hospital’s dwindling funds. The Master of St. Leonard’s, Sir Richard Ravenser, hurries north from the queen’s deathbed to summon Owen Archer, soldier-spy, to investigate the scandal before it ruins him.

While Owen’s wife Lucie faces the plague-panicked townsfolk at the apothecary, Owen encounters a seemingly random series of clues: a riddle posed by one of the victims at the hospital, a lay sister with a scandalous past, the kidnapping of a child from the hospital orphanage, and a case of arson. The answer to the riddle of St. Leonard’s lies in the past, and as Owen’s family is caught up in the sweep of the pestilence, he must abandon them to race across the countryside to save the next victim.

A Gift of Sanctuary (Small)About A Gift of Sanctuary

  • Print Length: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Diversion Books (July 26, 2015)

“Robb deftly interweaves a complex story of love, passion and murder into the troubled and tangled fabric of Welsh history, fashioning a rich and satisfying novel.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Under the pretense of escorting his father-in-law and the archbishop’s secretary on a pilgrimage to the sacred city of St. David’s in Wales, Owen Archer and Geoffrey Chaucer are carrying out a mission for the Duke of Lancaster. England and France are at war, and the southern coast of Wales is vulnerable to invasion—Owen and Geoffrey are to recruit archers for the duke’s army and inspect his Welsh fortifications on the coast, while quietly investigating whether the duke’s steward at Cydweli Castle is involved in a French plot to incite rebellion in Wales.

But trouble precedes them in the cathedral city of St. David’s. On Whitesands Beach beyond the city a young man is beaten and left for dead, then spirited away by a Welsh bard. Shortly afterward a corpse clothed in the livery of the Duke of Lancaster is left at the city gate, his shoes filled with white sand. And at Cydweli Castle a chain of events begun by the theft of money from the castle’s exchequer ends in a violent death and the disappearance of the steward’s beautiful young wife. Owen and Geoffrey begin to see connections linking the troubles in city and castle, and see they must unravel the complex story of betrayed love and political ambition to prevent more deaths.

But in the course of his investigations in the land of his birth, Owen is haunted by doubts about his own loyalties…

A Spy for the Redeemer (Small)About A Spy for the Redeemer

Print Length: 300 pages

Publisher: Diversion Books (July 26, 2015)

“Fascinating…crisp, evocative writing…. The tapestry here is rich and varied.”—CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

Late spring in the year of our Lord 1370, and Owen Archer is anxious to leave Wales for home. His mission for the Duke of Lancaster complete, he attempts to arrange safe passage on a ship sailing for England, but the hanging of a stonemason interrupts his plans. On the surface it appears the young man was driven to suicide by a broken heart, but to Owen the signs all point to murder. As his investigation stretches on, however, Owen finds himself drawn into the influence of the leader of a Welsh rebellion whose manifesto speaks to his heart, and a choice is offered to him: join or die.

At home in York, Owen’s wife Lucie is troubled by rumors that her husband’s long absence is permanent, as well as threats by a customer who claims she was poisoned by a physic from the Wilton apothecary. Meanwhile, Lucie is tempted by the attentions of a friend’s steward, even as she uncovers a shattering betrayal in her own household.

 

The Guilt of Innocents (Small)About The Guilt of Innocents

  • Print Length: 265 pages
  • Publisher: Diversion Books (July 26, 2015)

“It’s…the Machiavellian intrigue that makes this such an enjoyable read. When the iron curtain came down people said the spy-thriller genre was dead. They were wrong. This is as full of intrigue as a Deighton or a Le Carré.” —THE GUARDIAN

Winter in the year of our Lord 1372. A river pilot falls into the icy waters of the River Ouse during a skirmish between dockworkers and the boys of the minster school, which include Owen Archer’s adopted son Jasper. But what began as a confrontation to return a boy’s stolen scrip becomes a murder investigation as the rescuers find the pilot dying of wounds inflicted before his plunge into the river. When another body is fished from the river upstream and Owen discovers that the boy Jasper sought to help has disappeared, Owen Archer convinces the archbishop that he must go in search of the boy. His lost scrip seems to hold the key to the double tragedy, but his disappearance leaves troubling questions: did he flee in fear? Or was he abducted?

On the cusp of this new mystery, Owen accepts Jasper’s offer to accompany him to the boy’s home in the countryside, where they learn that a valuable cross has gone missing. A devastating fire and another drowning force Owen to make impossible choices, endangering not only himself, but the two innocents he fights to protect. The bond between fathers and sons proves strong, even between those not linked by blood.

 

A Vigil of Spies (Small)About A Vigil of Spies

Print Length: 267 pages

Publisher: Diversion Books (July 26, 2015)

“As always, Candace Robb writes a powerful story intertwined with genuine characters of the day.” —HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW

Archbishop Thoresby of York, the second most powerful cleric in England, lies dying in his bed. The end of his life is seen by the great families of the North as a chance to promote one of their own as his successor, and Thoresby himself announces he will leave the matter to the dean and chapter of York. On the eve of this decision, the dying archbishop agrees to a visit from Joan, Princess of Wales, wife of the Black Prince, heir to the throne of England, and Thoresby’s captain of the guard, Owen Archer, has no doubt that trouble will follow.

As soon as the company rides into the palace yard he is proved right: they arrive burdened with the body of one of their party, and Owen finds evidence that the man’s death was no accident. Within days of this discover, a messenger carrying an urgent message for the Archbishop is found hanging in the woods. With guards surrounding the property, it is clear that the murderer walks among the palace guests. The powerful Percy and Neville families are well represented in the entourage, including a woman who remembers an afternoon tryst with Owen as much, much more. Even the princess’ son is suspect. As Owen races to unmask the guilty and rid the palace of the royal party, his final wish for his lord is that he might die in peace.
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portrait_B&W_smiling_Emma_Campion_20100214About Candace Robb

Growing up, Candace Robb wanted to be a ballerina, tap dancer, folk singer, journalist—but on the day that she walked into Liz Armstrong’s undergraduate class on Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, that all changed. A gifted teacher, lively, witty, always laughing even when cringing at a lazy response, Dr. Armstrong launched into the opening stanzas, and within a few lines Candace’s ears adjusted to the middle English—and she was hooked. Chaucer’s psychological study of the two lovers was a revelation to her. The next quarter was The Canterbury Tales. That clinched it. Candace went on to graduate work in medieval history and literature, and ever since she’s been engaged in bringing to life the rich culture of the period, from the arts to the politics. She is the internationally acclaimed author of thirteen crime novels featuring the sexy, brooding, clever Owen Archer, who solves crimes for John Thoresby, Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor of England, and the young Margaret Kerr, searching for her missing husband and establishing her own role in a Scotland overrun by English soldiers. Candace is currently under contract with Pegasus Books for a new crime series set in 15th century York, the Kate Clifford mysteries, which will debut in 2016.

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Writing as Emma Campion, Candace has published two historical novels about the women of the English court in the 14th century, A Triple Knot and The King’s Mistress.
Born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Candace grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has lived most of her adult life in Seattle, Washington, which she loves for its combination of culture, natural beauty, and brooding weather so like Yorkshire, Wales, and Scotland, which she visits as often as possible. She has taught the art of writing the crime novel in the University of Washington’s certificate program, and offers workshops in writing the historical novel and in creating and plotting the crime series. Candace (and Emma) blog about writing and medieval topics at A Writer’s Retreat.

Connect with Candace

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Candace Robb’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, October 5th: You Can Read Me Anything – The Apothecary Rose

Monday, October 5th: Reading Reality – The Guilt of Innocents

Wednesday, October 7th: No More Grumpy Bookseller – The Apothecary Rose

Wednesday, October 7th – Raven Haired Girl – The Apothecary Rose

Thursday, October 8th: It’s a Mad Mad World – The Apothecary Rose

Thursday, October 8th: Broken Teepee – The Apothecary Rose

Friday, October 9th: Birdhouse Books –  The Apothecary Rose

Monday, October 12th: Reading Reality – A Vigil of Spies

Tuesday, October 13th: Let Them Read Books – author guest post

Wednesday, October 14th: No More Grumpy Bookseller – The Nun’s Tale

Thursday, October 15th – Raven Haired Girl – The Nun’s Tale

Monday, October 19th: No More Grumpy Bookseller – The Riddle of Saint Leonard’s

Monday, October 19th: Broken Teepee – The Lady Chapel

Tuesday, October 20th: Thoughts from an Evil Overlord – The Apothecary Rose

Wednesday, October 21st – Raven Haired Girl – The Riddle of Saint Leonard’s

Friday, October 23rd: Broken Teepee – The Nun’s Tale

Monday, October 26th: Luxury Reading – The Apothecary Rose

Wednesday, October 28th – Raven Haired Girl – A Spy for the Redeemer

Thursday, October 29th: Broken Teepee – The King’s Bishop

Monday, November 2nd: Broken Teepee – The Riddle of Saint Leonard’s

Friday, November 6th: Broken Teepee – A Gift of Sanctuary

Wednesday, November 11th: Broken Teepee – A Spy for the Redeemer

Monday, November 16th: Broken Teepee – The Guilt of Innocents

Friday, November 20th: Broken Teepee – A Vigil of Spies

Sunday, November 22nd: Raven Haired Girl – author guest post

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The sadistic Anglophile in me is jumping for joy. Thank you @tlcbooktours and @williammorrowbooks for my copy!⁣
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Synopsis: Chief Inspector Brian Leslie, a respected colleague of Ian Rutledge’s, is sent to Avebury, a village set inside a great prehistoric stone circle not far from Stonehenge.⁣
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A young woman has been murdered next to a mysterious, hooded, figure-like stone, but no one recognizes her - or admits to it. And how did she get there? Despite a thorough investigation, it appears that her killer has simply vanished.⁣
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🌿 Thank you @TLCbooktours and @williammorrowbooks for the gifted copy of The Heiress, out now! 🌿 ⁣⁣⁣
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#bookfeature 📚 If you’re looking for a unique LGBTQ Pride and Prejudice retelling to disappear into this weekend, The Heiress by @mollyjgreenley might be for you! I’m very excited to try this one, and I hear there’s a bit of WLW romance! 💜⁣⁣⁣
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🌿 Synopsis: As a fussy baby, Anne de Bourgh’s doctor prescribed laudanum to quiet her, and now the young woman must take the opium-heavy tincture every day. Growing up sheltered and confined, removed from sunshine and fresh air, the pale and overly slender Anne grew up with few companions except her cousins, including Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout their childhoods, it was understood that Darcy and Anne would marry and combine their vast estates of Pemberley and Rosings. But Darcy does not love Anne or want her.⁣⁣⁣
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After her father dies unexpectedly, leaving her his vast fortune, Anne has a moment of clarity: what if her life of fragility and illness isn’t truly real? What if she could free herself from the medicine that clouds her sharp mind and leaves her body weak and lethargic? Might there be a better life without the medicine she has been told she cannot live without?⁣⁣⁣
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In a frenzy of desperation, Anne discards her laudanum and flees to the London home of her cousin, Colonel John Fitzwilliam, who helps her through her painful recovery. Yet once she returns to health, new challenges await. Shy and utterly inexperienced, the wealthy heiress must forge a new identity for herself, learning to navigate a “season” in society and the complexities of love and passion. The once wan, passive Anne gives way to a braver woman with a keen edge—leading to a powerful reckoning with the domineering mother determined to control Anne’s fortune . . . and her life.⁣⁣⁣
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Most of y’all know by now that Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book of all time. So when @tlcbooktours offered me the chance to be on the book tour for The Heiress, I jumped at it! ⁣⁣⁣⁣In The Heiress, we see Anne de Bourgh’s story, and what a story it is. I’m halfway through this creative and enthralling story of one of the forgotten characters of P&P and am mesmerized. Synopsis⬇⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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As a fussy baby, Anne de Bourgh’s doctor prescribed laudanum to quiet her, and now the young woman must take the opium-heavy tincture every day. Growing up sheltered and confined, the pale and overly slender Anne grew up with few companions except her cousins, including Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout their childhoods, it was understood that Darcy and Anne would marry and combine their vast estates. But Darcy does not love Anne or want her.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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After her father dies unexpectedly, leaving her his fortune, Anne has a moment of clarity: what if her life of fragility and illness isn’t truly real? What if she could free herself from the medicine that clouds her mind and leaves her body weak and lethargic? Might there be a better life without the medicine she has been told she cannot live without?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In a frenzy of desperation, Anne discards her laudanum and flees to the London home of her cousin, Colonel John Fitzwilliam, who helps her through her painful recovery. Yet once she returns to health, new challenges await. Shy and utterly inexperienced, the wealthy heiress must forge a new identity for herself. The once wan, passive Anne gives way to a braver woman with a keen edge—leading to a powerful reckoning with the domineering mother determined to control Anne’s fortune . . . and her life.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I’m absolutely loving this one so far, and can’t wait to post my full review soon! Thank you to @tlcbooktours @mollyjgreeley and @williammorrowbooks for my gifted copy! This one is out now! I’m tagging a few accounts that I think would enjoy!
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🔥Oh ello! Did someone say they were in need of a brief escape? Did you want to pretend for one hot minute that the world isn’t burning down around you!? Well great! Because your bookish godmother is here with a thrillerific new twisted morsel! Until We Are Lost has twins, missing people, a messy childhood, and of course the uncovering of buried truths! Tell me...what more do you need right now (aside from everyone not acting like a bunch of psychopath barbarians.)!?!? AVAILABLE February 2nd!!! 

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When Tara Peary’s twin sister Sophie goes missing, Tara dives into New York’s underbelly to find her. Sophie is the one person who’s ever truly understood her, and Tara knows her sister isn’t the only one who needs help.

Tara is also on the run emotionally from her complicated childhood. Her memories are threatening to overwhelm her emotions and derail the hunt for Sophie. A psychotherapist keeps her afloat, but when Tara begins dating her therapist’s young tech-millionaire neighbor, she risks losing the only lifelines she has left.
The more Tara uncovers about her sister’s disappearance and the dark side of the rich elite, the less certain of the truth she becomes. As Tara reaches the center of the mystery, spanning from her childhood home in Georgia to a Southern California beach, she has to decide whether the truth is a price she’s willing to pay.

🔥Thank you @amazonpublishing @tlcbooktours and @lakeunionauthors for the gifted copy!
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The Children’s Train - Viola Ardone

Today’s feature is an emotional post-WWII story based on true events & set in Italy. 

Synopsis: Though Mussolini and the fascists have been defeated, the war has devastated Italy, especially the south. Seven-year-old Amerigo lives with his mother Antonietta in Naples, surviving on odd jobs and his wits like the rest of the poor in his neighborhood. But one day, Amerigo learns that a train will take him away from the rubble-strewn streets of the city to spend the winter with a family in the north, where he will be safe and have warm clothes and food to eat.

Together with thousands of other southern children, Amerigo will cross the entire peninsula to a new life. Through his curious, innocent eyes, we see a nation rising from the ashes of war, reborn. As he comes to enjoy his new surroundings and the possibilities for a better future, Amerigo will make the heartbreaking choice to leave his mother and become a member of his adoptive family.
Amerigo’s journey is a moving story of memory, indelible bonds, artistry, and self-exploration, and a soaring examination of what family can truly mean. Ultimately Amerigo comes to understand that sometimes we must give up everything, even a mother’s love, to find our destiny.

Thank you to @tlcbooktours and @harperviabooks for the gifted copy!

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Who doesn’t love animal behavior? Especially these days, to be honest, when the humans seem to be letting us down so…

I’m thrilled to be part of TLC’s book tour for Wild Rituals, in which author Caitlin O’Connell, PhD--a faculty member at Harvard Med School, behavioral ecologist & world-renowned elephant scientist as well an award-winning author who spent more than 30 years studying animals in the wild—dives into the rituals of elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, flamingos & many more.

Wild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, & others; if we better understand how we are similar to wild animals, we can find healing, self-awareness, community & self-reinvention. The book covers 10 different animal rituals & features full-color photos, from the Caribbean to the African savannah, as O’Connell documents her journeys into the desert, tundra & rainforest, revealing how animals can help us find a simpler, more meaningful way of life. We are actually profoundly similar to the wild creatures who captivate us & this remarkable book taps into the unspoken languages of creatures around the world.

In a culture of technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distance from nature & each other, this one is sure to help us see how to connect more deeply and meaningfully again.
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Thank you @tlcbooktours for my advanced copy of I FOUND LOVE, out today! Very excited for this one & I already know my sister will want to borrow after. 
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From the influential and ever-growing movement I Am Second, a remarkable collection of stories of people searching for and finding love.

When I Am Second launched in 2008, the organization intended simply to tell stories of lives changed utterly by people placing God first and themselves second. Although the organization has exploded in size and influence since, that original mission has remained the same–and continues to have enormous power and influence today. I Found Love is the highly anticipated new book from I Am Second, gathering together stories of people who searched everywhere for fulfillment and wholeness and found it only when they surrendered to God. People whose stories appear include the following, among others: David and Tamela Mann, Jason Castro, Sean Lowe & Stephen Baldwin. Moving, compelling, and profoundly inspiring, the stories found here remind us that our hearts will always be restless until they find their rest in God and always unsatisfied until we find the love of God.
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@tlcbooktours is celebrating the tour for A CHILD LOST by @michellecoxwrites with a giveaway for a $100 Amazon gift card! Head over to @tlcbooktours for details. 

A CHILD LOST is the latest in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series. You can even listen to the whole series on audio!  Use the link for @librofm in today’s story to get the first book free!

I admit this is my first Michelle Cox book, but it definitely won’t be the last!  This is actually the FIFTH book that features the power duo of Henrietta Von Harmon and Inspector Clive Howard, but it read well as a stand alone.

All of these books are historical mysteries set in 1930’s Chicago.  In this story, Henrietta is suffering from depression after a recent miscarriage. Clive takes on a new case hoping to boost the baby blues for Henrietta. Meanwhile Henrietta’s sister has asked her to help her beau in a missing persons case.  Both cases are more than they bargained for and weave together the mystery of a spiritualist, an insane asylum, and a lost girl.

The writing style fully immerses you in the story!  It is incredibly detailed, full of classic twists and turns, and the historical elements are well researched.  The Mundelein Seminary, Bohemian Home for Orphans and Dunning Asylum (also called the Tomb for the Living) are all real places.  The story exposes the horrific range of treatment back then for patients dealing with mental illness and the system so rife with abuse.

I devoured this book in one sitting!  It is a truly entertaining and suspenseful page turner.  I think fans of both mystery and historical fiction will enjoy the story.  It does make me want to go back and read her earlier books to fully appreciate how Henrietta and Clives relationship has grown. 

Don’t forget to head to @tlcbooktours for the Amazon Gift Card giveaway!

CW:  miscarriage , depression, mental health, missing child, and domestic violence.

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Today is my tour stop with @tlcbooktours @harperviabooks @allendeisabel for Maya’s Notebook and Ripper

MAYA’S NOTEBOOK

Nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal grew up in a rambling old house in Berkeley with her grandmother Nini—a force of nature whose formidable strength helped her build a new life after she emigrated from Chile in 1973—and Popo, an African-American astronomer and professor whose solid, comforting presence helps calm the turbulence of Maya’s adolescence.
When Popo dies of cancer, Maya comes undone and turns to drugs, alcohol, and petty crime. When she becomes lost in the dangerous underworld of Las Vegas, Maya becomes caught in the crosshairs of deadly warring forces. Her one chance for survival is Nini, who helps her escape to a remote island off the coast of Chile. Here, Maya tries to make sense of the past to discover the truth about her life and her family, and embarks on her greatest adventure: a journey of self-discovery and forgiveness.

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Though they are as different as night and day, Indiana and Amanda Jackson have always shared a strong, mother-daughter bond. Beautiful and free-spirited, Indiana is a holistic healer. Teenage Amanda is a natural sleuth fascinated by the dark side of human nature like her father, the SFPD’s deputy chief of homicide. She also loves playing Ripper, an online mystery game.
When a serial killer strikes San Francisco, the young amateur detective plunges into her own investigation. But the case becomes all too personal when Indiana vanishes. Could her mother’s disappearance be linked to the murders? With Indiana’s life on the line, Amanda must solve this perplexing mystery . . . before it’s too late.

How gorgeous are these covers? What draws you to a book cover?
How pretty is this photo! And the books sound grea How pretty is this photo! And the books sound great; I love a good mystery!⁣
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Repost from @fearyourexDid you ever want to have a certain career because of a book, movie, or TV show?⁣
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Thank you to @kellyoliverbook and @tlcbooktours for the free ebooks of the first two books in The Fiona Fig mystery series. These books sound really fun!⁣
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✨Review + Giveaway ✨

Wild Rituals by Caitlin O’Connell (featuring a wild Gidget)

If you’re interested in animals, psychology, or understanding human connection, then this book is for you!

Wild Rituals explores the human and animal behaviors that show our deep need for connection. Everything from greetings to body language to play are essential to wellbeing and a sense of community. Caitlin O’Connell uses her 30+ years of experience to provide immersive accounts that make you feel like you’re watching the animals yourself.

I love how she related many examples to the pandemic. At a time when we are physically isolated, we crave connection more than ever. 

This is a fascinating read and there is a 100% chance I will share fun facts from it. Don’t miss this book out TODAY! 

For a chance to win a copy of Wild Rituals, follow these steps:
- Follow me and @chronicleprism
- Like and save this post
- Tag two friends in the comments

Thank you @tlcbooktours @chronicleprism and @elephant_skinny for this great opportunity!

(Giveaway closes 11:59pm EST Friday, January 15, 2021. US entries only.)
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I am back!!! It’s 2021 and I thought hard about how I’d return to bookstagram, and it hit me. Rather than pick a new book, why not celebrate the paperback release of one of my FAVORITE books I read in 2020???

If you haven’t had a chance to read THE HOLLOWS by Jess Montgomery yet, now is a perfect time to start because it’s new in paperback! You can also find some giveaways if you head over to @tlcbooktours page 💕 Let’s ring in 2021 with books that will whisk you away into a fascinating mystery!

ABOUT THE BOOK: Ohio, 1926: For many years, the railroad track in Moonvale Tunnel has been used as a shortcut through the Appalachian hills. When an elderly woman is killed walking along the tracks, the brakeman tells tales of seeing a ghostly female figure dressed all in white.

Newly elected Sheriff Lily Ross is called on to the case to dispel the myths. With the help of her friends Marvena Whitcomb and Hildy Cooper, Lily follows the woman’s trail to The Hollows—a notorious asylum—and they begin to expose dark secrets long-hidden by time and the mountains.

#tlcbooktours #minotaurbooks #mysterybooks #thehollows #jessmontgomery #paperbackrelease #historicalmystery #favoritebooks #whattoread
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Congratulations to our December winners! Jennifer and the York Public Library Book Club won The German House by Annette Hess, Christi and As the Page Turns book club won The Maverick by Jennifer Valenti, Lynn and Friends Forever book club won It’s Never Too Late: Make the Next Act of Your Life the Best Act of Your Life by Kathy Lee Gifford, Lana and the Happy Bookers Book Club won The Amish Baker’s Rival by Marie E. Bast, and Vivian and the CTC Mall Book Club won The Book of Candlelight: A Secret, Book, and Scone Society Novel by Ellery Adams.

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