The King's Witch by Cecelia Holland Berkley Trade June 7, 2011 Paperback 320 pages 978-0425241301 Review copy from publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars Of the women in King Richard’s life, she is the least known—and the most powerful. During the Third Crusade, deaths from fever and starvation...

Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV by Karleen Koen Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Crown (June 28, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0307716576 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: five stars! Louis XIV is one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace the French throne. But what was...

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by At Home With Books. To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme this week, post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken and then leave a direct link to your post at Alyce's blog here. And here are my four snapshots where you can see a little piece of my world....

Queen Defiant: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Anne O'Brien (Devil's Consort is the UK title) 448 pages, paperback Penguin NAL Trade: April 14, 2011 Personal copy won through Maria Grazia's giveaway at her Fly High blog, thank you!! Burton Book Review Rating: 4 stars Orphaned at a young age,...

The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Touchstone (June 7, 2011) ISBN-13:978-1451617184 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars When Josephine March's great-great-granddaughter stumbles across her letters, the Little Women shed...

Have you seen the promos for Happily Ever After by John Klima? This is such a fun premise for a book I had to share it with you all.. aren't you lucky? I first saw it on Shelf Awareness, and was immediately intrigued and requested an ARC. Somehow I got two finished copies of these wonderful books.. so I am...

Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick 544 pages Hardcover, Little Brown/Sphere UK 6/2/2011 Sourcebooks US Release 9/1/2011 ISBN 13: 9781847442376 Review copy provided by the UK publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: Five Glittery Stars Two very different women are linked by destiny and the struggle...

13, rue Thérèse by Elena Mauli Shapiro Hardcover, 278 pages Published February 2nd 2011 by Hachette/Reagan Arthur Books Review copy provided by publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating:  American academic Trevor Stratton discovers a box full of artifacts from World War I as he settles into his new office...

It is with glee that I present this article written by Elizabeth Chadwick in honor of today's UK release of her newest novel, Lady of the English. This is a beautiful hardcover that is available at the BookDepository or Amazon.uk. I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into it, and it is not disappointing me in the least! Lady...