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Series: Book One, The Seven Sisters
Genre: Historical Fiction
Internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley returns with THE SEVEN SISTERS, the first novel in a spellbinding new series (seven books in all) inspired by the ancient myth of the Seven Sisters of Pleiades. THE SEVEN SISTERS takes readers from the shores of Lake Geneva to modern day Rio de Janeiro to bohemian Paris of the 1920s in a sweeping saga of passion, sacrifice, and the enduring power of art.
Upon the death of their wealthy, enigmatic father, Maia D’Apliese and her sisters convene at their family home, a secluded estate on the shores of Lake Geneva. Each of the sisters had been adopted at birth from a different part of the globe. Maia, the eldest, is the first to learn of their adoptive father’s death. Confusion is added to her grief when the sisters -- Maia, the beauty; Ally, the leader; Star, the peacemaker; CeCe, the pragmatist; Tiggy, the nurturer; and Electra, the fireball – gather to hear the reading of the will. Their father has left each of his daughters a simple clue about her birthplace.
Until now, Maia has constructed her life so that she does not have to leave the safety of the family nest. But spurred by her father’s final bequest, Maia embarks on a journey to Rio de Janeiro to discover the truth of her origins. In Rio, Maia is accompanied by Floriano Quintelas, a novelist and amateur historian, who is intrigued to discover that Maia is apparently descended from the Aires Cabrals, an aristocratic Portuguese family who have been prominent in the country for the past two centuries. Together, they delve into her complex family history, a quest that is helped by their discovery of the crumbling mansion where an elderly woman – Maia’s biological grandmother -- is on the verge of death. When the old woman’s caretaker secretly slips Maia a stack of old letters, an astonishing family history unfolds.
Praise for The Seven Sisters
"A brilliant page-turner, soaked in glamour and romance." -The Daily Mail
"Riley launches her most ambitious andexciting writing project to date...…a labyrinth of seductive time-switchstories, the enchanting brand of novel writing which has made Riley one of thebest women’s fiction authors on the market… An epic start to an epic series." -The Lancashire Evening Post
Lucinda Riley was born in Ireland and during her childhood travelled extensively abroad, particularly to the Far East to visit her father.
Moving to London she became an actress working in film, theatre and television. Five years ago she designed and built a house on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand, where her father had purchased land many years before. Her passion for history combined with her love of travel, and Thailand in particular, inspired her to write her novel Hothouse Flower, published by Penguin in November 2010.
She currently lives in Norfolk and France with her husband and four children.
The Orchid House
The Lavender Garden
Girl on the Cliff
The Italian Girl
The Midnight Rose
My Review
The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley is loosely based on the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades, a constellation next to the belt of Orion. Real life sisters, Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, and Sterope were all adopted by a rich man "Pa Salt". Their adoptions are a mystery in themselves as their father never discussed it. They were adopted from various places around the globe all from different nationalities.
Maia D'Apliese was away on a needed getaway in London to visit a friend when she gets word that Pa Salt passed away. She is the first of the sisters to arrive at the Lake Geneva estate, Atlantis. Their father has already been buried at sea and they are all there for the reading of the will. They are all given a clue as to their birth and they need to figure it out from this clue.
Maia's clue takes her to Rio de Janeiro where she discovers who her family is. Her journey takes her to her dying biological grandmother. She is given letters from her grandmothers caretaker that tells her the story of Maia's great grandmother, Izabela Bonifacio, daughter of Italian immigrants, whose fortune comes from coffee farms. Izabela is betrothed to a man, her father has chosen for her and prior to the wedding her intended allows her to go to Paris with a friend. While there she meets Laurent, a handsome sculptor who is assisting in the creation of the famous Christ the Redeemer monument that looks over Rio.
While in Rio, Maia meets a novelist, Floriano Quintelsas, who she has translated a novel for, and he accompanies her on her discovery of her birthright. While learning about her great grandmother, Maia also learns about herself and what is really important, it helps her get out of her own seclusion and discover her heart. This is a wonderful story, full of love passion, history and the beauty that is Paris and Rio de Janeiro. This story is very well written and will have the reader wanting more, and of course there will be as this is the first in a series of books featuring each of the sisters as they explore their ancestry. I loved everything about the book, the complex characters. The story takes the reader from the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland to Rio de Janeiro and then back to 1920's Paris.
I recently went to the Dominican Republic and went up the mountain to see the replica of the Christ Redeemer statue and reading this story gave me more insights as to how the original was constructed. The author gives us an idea about the art of sculpting and the history of the monument itself. Very interesting indeed. This is a historical fiction novel that you won't want to end. I highly recommend this book, but be prepared to stay up late to get to the last page and then eagerly awaiting the next in the series.
I received a copy for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
It is my pleasure today to feature The Kaleidoscope by BK Nault to Celticlady's Reviews!
BLURB:
Harold
Donaldson unwillingly becomes the custodian of a beautiful, handcrafted
kaleidoscope that changes the viewer’s future and becomes the focus of evil
operatives intent on capturing the kaleidoscope for nefarious purposes.
Brilliant but socially inept, Harold has distanced himself from any connection
to his dysfunctional childhood. Abandoned by a father accused of his mother’s
death, Harold trusts no one until the ’scope forces him to accept a circle of
friends he must rely on. To protect all their lives from imminent danger,
Harold must discover the source of the ’scope’s mysterious powers. Just as he
is on the verge of learning how it works and why his past connects to his
future, he must face disturbing truths he’s run from all his life.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Bev's a
graduate of Texas A&M University and is multi-published in both fiction and
nonfiction. She's the co-author of the best selling and award winning,
"Lessons from the Mountain, What I Learned from Erin Walton," with
the actress Mary McDonough. A former business writer, she’s dabbled in many
things from working as a theatre set dresser and props mistress to riding
horses at pre-Olympic levels, judging for the Miss America/California pageants,
and escorting her kids to work in Hollywood as professional extras. Married to
her high school sweetheart, they've lived in two countries and 6 states, but
promise they're not running from the law. A member of the RWA and ACFW, she
also blogs, tweets and Pinterests when she’s not dreaming up new stories or
planning a 'round the continent RV trip when said husband retires. Read and Excerpt
Ruddy complexions were like skywriting, a girl in high
school had told him once. The message may appear slowly, but everyone can see
it for miles around and remember it for days. “I have to get back to work.” He
gathered up his trash and headed for the can. When he turned around, Pepper was
standing close, nose to his chin. “Tell Glenda hello.” Before he could go, she
grabbed his arm.
“Harry, I really mean it. I am glad I saw...what I saw.
Where did you get it again? Could I get one like it, or is that a one-of-a-kind
thing?”
He told her about the encounter in the park with the
homeless man. “It’s a mystery why he picked me.” He pictured the day of the
handoff, the police hurrying the old guy away before he could explain himself.
The police responding to his own complaint about the vagrants camping out. She
was the first person he shared this with.
“You have been given much responsibility in many areas.”
With that, she stood on tiptoe and pecked him on the cheek. “You have been
given a gift. Thank you for sharing your magical looking-piece with me.”
“Um. You’re welcome. And thanks.” He demurred, dropping his
hand from her grip. “But I don’t believe in magic.”
“A man of science and numbers, I get it.” She tipped her
head sideways, considering him. “The mysteries of the universe reveal more than
we see with our eyes or hear with our ears. If we slow down and really absorb what
it’s trying to teach us, we might be surprised and delighted.” She poked a
slender finger at his chest. “I choose to keep my mind open to the
possibilities. What about you, Harry?”
It is my pleasure today to feature Dead Ringer by Sarah Fox to Celticlady's Reviews
Title: Dead Ringer: A Music Lover's Mystery
Author: Sarah Fox Series: A Music Lover's Mystery Genre: Mystery & Detective / Cozy Release Date: June 2, 2015 Publisher: HarperCollins Imprint: WitnessImpulse
Standalone ISBN: 9780062413031 Pages: 304 List Price: 2.99 USD Ebook Goodreads Buy the BookAmazon | Barnes and Noble | iTunes | HarperCollins
Synopsis
Dead Ringer by Sarah Fox is the first in the Music Lover’s Mystery series.
Orchestra practice hits the wrong chord when a fellow musician is found dead, and violinist (and now amateur sleuth) Midori Bishop finds herself investigating more than just a new concerto in Sarah Fox’s new cozy mystery, Dead Ringer.
Midori Bishop’s life is hitting all the right notes. She has her dream job playing violin in the Point Grey Philharmonic Orchestra, and is embarking on a new relationship with the symphony’s hot maestro. But when Midori finds a cellist strangled to death during a rehearsal, the maestro soon becomes the number one suspect and Midori his only supporter.
Midori sets out to prove the maestro’s innocence, but soon discovers that he and many others have secrets they would rather keep hidden. For someone who was only a ringer - a temporary member of the orchestra - the dead cellist had certainly made a lot of enemies. And as the investigation takes Midori closer to the truth, the killer gears up for a grand finale -with Midori as the intended victim.
About the Author
Sarah Fox was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia where she developed a love for mysteries at a young age. When not writing novels or working as a legal writer she is often reading her way through a stack of books or spending time outdoors with her English Springer Spaniel.
It is my pleasure today to feature Courting Mrs.McCarthy by Ian Thomas Malone to Celticlady's Reviews! Nathan is terrible at relationships…
Just ask his absent father, his controlling aunt and uncle…or his ex-girlfriend, Sarah. All he wants is to spend the summer before his senior year relaxing in the sun without any conflict or drama. But when he lays eyes on the beautiful, married mother of three at the opening of a yacht club, all bets are off.
Jacqueline McCarthy’s life is nothing but a façade…
Her husband is a disgraced former athlete who prefers to have his ego stroked by other women. Jackie fills her empty days with yacht club events with other bored, wealthy housewives she can’t stand, and she’d give anything to truly connect with someone.
When she meets Nathan and asks him to watch her children, she is captivated by the handsome, charismatic young man with a swimmer’s body.
Jacqueline’s attraction to Nathan doesn’t go unnoticed and one particular vindictive gossip is determined to expose what she considers an unsavory secret.
Her campaign of rumors and innuendo—and eventually physical evidence—draws the attention of friends and strangers alike, and threatens to bring their world crashing down.
However, sometimes those who are quickest to judge
are the last ones who should be throwing stones…
Courting Mrs. McCarthy (Limitless Publishing) available June 9th from all major booksellers
About Me
“Ian Thomas Malone is a bright young voice in American letters. His smart, witty and original take on American college life will resonate with his generation…and mine!” – Paul Levine, author “State vs. Lassiter”
Ian grew up in Greenwich, CT. He is the grandson of noted Sherlockian scholar Colonel John Linsenmeyer, with whom he shares a common love of literature, James Bond, Diana Rigg, and The Wire.
Ian began his training as a writer at the age of 11 when he started writing amazon reviews, mostly about Thomas the Tank Engine VHS tapes. At the age of 15, he became the News Editor for TvHell.net, a website specializing in TV ratings. Channeling his love of baseball and Canadian football, he became a Featured Columnist for three years at Bleacher Report until they told him to make more top 10 lists. He doesn’t like those.
At Boston College, Ian quickly rose through the ranks of The Observer at Boston College, going from Assistant Opinions Editor to Managing Editor in slightly over a year. Following a successful semester at Managing Editor, he left to found The Rock at Boston College, an innovative online publication that continues to produce exciting content to this day.
Following a successful semester abroad at Monash University in Melbourne, Ian became a certified yoga teacher at South Boston Yoga, mostly to justify his ever growing collection of headbands. Ian offers private lessons.
Ian secured his first publishing deal with TouchPoint Press a few months after graduating for his book, Five College Dialogues, a comedic treatise on college life. Two sequels have been commissioned, the first of which is due out in May.
Ian has also signed a deal with Limitless Publishing for his psychedelic coming of age novel, A Trip Down Reality Lane, which was released on February 24th. A Trip Down Reality is an Amazon Bestseller in metaphysical fiction. Ian signed a second deal with Limitless Publishing for his novel Courting Mrs. McCarthy, which will be released on June 9th.
Ian continues to follow his dreams, taking time off only to sit in coffee shops debating Star Wars, walk his golden retriever Georgia (Jorge), and to play with his collection of stuffed animals.
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From Pamela Schoenewaldt, author of SWIMMING IN THE MOON, short-listed for the Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction, and USA Today bestseller WHEN WE WERE STRANGERS, comes a captivating new novel, UNDER THE SAME BLUE SKY (May 5, 2015; $14.99; William Morrow Paperbacks), about a young German-American woman seeking her place and her people amidst the turmoil of the First World War.
Hazel Renner is on the cusp of adulthood as WWI breaks out, the daughter of German shopkeepers in Pittsburgh who have high hopes for who she might become. Her mother is convinced that Hazel’s mysterious healing talents point to a career in medicine, but Hazel’s dreams lie elsewhere.
As the war escalates, isolating her community and family, Hazel escapes to teach in a one-room country schoolhouse, desperate for peace. But the traumas of war are everywhere, in a gentle man still shell shocked from an old war, and in her own father, who can’t resolve the fissure of his native and adopted countries. When her healing powers bring shattering consequences, Hazel understands that to move forward, she must first understand her past, in particular the truth about her birth. As the world rages, she travels to a remarkable castle in New Jersey and post-war Germany to solve the mystery of her mother—and ultimately of herself, and to fashion a new kind of healing for a shell-shocked hero.
“Absorbing and layered with rich historical details, Schoenewaldt weaves a tender and at times, heartbreaking story about German-Americans during World War I. With remarkable compassion, the author skillfully portrays conflicted loyalties, the search for belonging, the cruelty of war, and the resilience of the human spirit.”—Ann Weisgarber,author of The Promise and The Personal History of Rachel Dupree
“From the smoke-filled streets of Pittsburgh to the war-ravaged landscape of Europe, UNDER THE SAME BLUE SKY is the story of one woman’s wonderfully determined journey through a world at the edge of war to seek her family’s past and her own future.” — Jessica Brockmole, author of Letters from Skye
“The past returns in this story of the Great War, to tell of some who survived and some who didn’t. Hazel Renner is a hesitant healer, a young woman afraid of her gift. When the power to cure physical ailments deserts her, she tries instead to mend the human spirit. Rich in historical detail, this novel describes what it is to be gentle in a world gone terribly mad.” — Rita Leganski, author of The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow
“Schoenewaldt has done it again - crafted a rich and refreshing tale that not only sweeps us back to the American landscape of 1914 but keeps us bound to the page as young German-American Hazel Renner fights for her dreams while war rages on abroad.” — Susan Gregg Gilmore, author of The Funeral Dress and Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen
Pamela Schoenewaldt is the USA Today bestselling author of the novels WHEN WE WERE STRANGERS, which was translated into three languages and selected as a Barnes & Noble Discoveries Selection, and SWIMMING IN THE MOON, which appears in German this year and which was short-listed for the Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction. Her prize-winning short stories have appeared in literary magazines in England, France, Italy, and the United States. She taught writing for the University of Maryland, European Division and the University of Tennessee. You can find her online at http://pamelaschoenewaldt.com/.
