Today, a Wordless Wednesday picture:Chatsworth.. same as my header photo which is explained in my profile a...

TEASER TUESDAYS is hosted by ShouldBeReading and asks you to:♠Grab your current read.♠Let the book fall open to a random page.♠Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page.♠You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations...

Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week. And I am adding what I purchased, swapped, etc.Monday started off with a bang .. one of those old US MAIL crates was on the front porch waiting for me when I got home from work, and it was of course full...

Happy Sunday to all.. As some of you are aware, one of my favorite bloggers, Arleigh, (historical-fiction & Royal Intrigue) has been affected tremendously by the recent floods in Georgia. I am happy to report that everyone is alive and well, but as she puts it, "her house is not." So sad, I hope that she has Wonder...

Join in the Friday Fill-In Fun~ They provide the basics and we fill-in the blanks with whatever we want! So that means I get to use famous dead people or fave characters.. Can you guess who this person is? 1. One week ago I sent many to their deaths. 2. I would never have thought I would grow up to have an awful...

Booking Through Thursday is hosted by Deb. Deb asks: What’s the saddest book you’ve read recently? I've read some books that have "sad" themes, and some disturbing ones.. but today I'm thinking of the one that made me cry more than once and was my most recent. Those who haven't read it, will be surprised. Those who...

Blogger also has updated their Posting options where there is a new editor, and an old editor. The new editor looks a little fancier and improves photo handling, and you can drag text around. I like the photo resizing option. With the new post editor, the HTML process is supposed to be easier as well. Posts are now timestamped...

The Burton Review's blogspot address will still work, as it will be redirected... but to avoid unneccessary tax on your typing fingers, you can now find me at http://www.theburtonreview.com/{Sadly, burtonreview without THE has been taken by some fake site}I wanted to register theburtonreview.com ever since I found out...

First up.. my heart, thoughts and prayers go out to Georgia, affected by the floods, especially Arleigh of Historical-fiction.com.Secondly.. TRUE BOOK ADDICT WON THE HERETIC QUEEN GIVEAWAY! CONGRATS!Sponsored by "Breaking the Spine". This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:(I have posted this before,...

TEASER TUESDAYS is hosted by ShouldBeReading and asks you to:♠Grab your current read.♠Let the book fall open to a random page.♠Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page.♠You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations...

"The Tudor Rose: A Novel of Elizabeth of York" by Margaret Campbell BarnesThis Reissue by Sourcebooks October 2009Original Publication 1953The Burton Review Rating:Description:"One woman holds the key to England's most glorious empire in this intimate retelling of the launch of the Tudor dynasty.A magnificent portrait...

Edited to Add that I am ecstatic to announce that Claire from The Anne Boleyn files won the Cleaopatra's Daughter! Congrats, Claire! Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week. And I am adding what I purchased, swapped, etc.This week, all SEVEN of...

It has been a fantastic week for the Historical Fiction fans out there, if I do say so myself. For the entire previous week from Sept. 14 - 18, I and six other bloggers created guest posts, interviews of each other and scheduled author posts along with some fantastic giveaways. This was the inaugural event of The Historical...