Book Contest: Historical Fiction Giveaway

10 Books = 10 Winners

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Do you like historical romance? Then this is the giveaway for you!


10 authors have teamed up to bring you a fun giveaway. Enter to win one of the books pictured here. There will be ten winners, each winning one book. 

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Book Review: The Little Lady Agency (SERIES) by Hester Browne

Little Lady Agency and the Prince

My Favorite Romantic Comedy

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This book series is a British Romantic Comedy about a young woman who strikes out on her own to build a business. In the process she helps men find their way and finds herself in the position to maybe find her own.

This is one of the first British series I read in 2007. Immediately, I fell in love with the culture, characters, and couldn't help day-dreaming about a trip to London someday.

I highly recommend this series. It's one of my favorite books and part of the reason I love British Romance Novels.

Home Automation Product Review: Ivation 6 LED Automatic Motion-sensing Night Light

Ivation 6 LED Automatic Motion-sensing Night Light  

Battery Powered Hallway Light with a Built in Motion and Light Sensor and adjustable light timer

I bought this light when I first bought my house, sometime in early 2014. At the time, I wanted a way to light up the basement when I did laundry or got home from work. The light switch for my basement is not directly next to the door and there are multiple lights and switches. I hate basements and poor lighting so this was kind of a double whammy for me.

Before I knew about home automation, I discovered the Ivation 6. It works well enough and the batteries in it are still going strong but it works like a night light and is not incredibly bright. The motion sensors work very very well considering how small the product is and how far away I was when needing it to sense me. I'm writing this review nearly a year after I purchased the product (guessing $15?), so I do not remember how much it originally cost me but I'd happily send someone mine for $3+ shipping.

My recommendation is to pay the $300 to setup a DIY home automation system. Use Philips Hues, Levitron, or Wink to automate all your lights. If you need a stand alone bathroom light or kids room night light, this is probably great for that. If you want to buy this on Amazon, click here. 

Please note, I was not paid to write this review. Ivation is not one of my blog sponsors. However, the links to Amazon do give me a few pennies, but only if you make a purchase.

BOOK REVIEW: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean

"Typical Period Mystery Love Story"

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I consider, A Rogue by Any Other Name, a typical 1800's fiction piece because they all have a pretty obvious template: sweet damsel in distress needs a husband, something bad happens, other questions are posed, woman gets married, and society gossips. I enjoy these books, they are great for passing the time. Modern chic flick movies have a similar template. These books also offer a small glimpse into British aristocratic society in a different time.

These books talk about society rules, fashion, etiquette, old slang, and the discomforts woman endured in another time. In some ways they offer historical facts, but most of the time the authors of this genre take some artistic license.

BOOK REVIEW: Blameless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger

"The book in the series about family & Adventure"

Gail Carriger

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Where does Blameless rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's one of my favorites.

What other book might you compare Blameless to and why?

Its a fantasy adventure: Twilight set back in time?

What about Emily Gray’s performance did you like?

She is a fantastic reader. I love the way she narrates voices (more more detail on this read my review of the first book) but needless to say the way she pulls her own and remains unified in the tones. You really get into the adventure and differentiate the characters!