Being a teen-ager during World War II is tough. Finding out you're the next keeper of the real Cinderella's dress is even tougher.
Kate simply wants to create window displays at the department store where she's working, trying to help out with the war effort. But when long-lost relatives from Poland arrive with a steamer trunk they claim holds the Cinderella's dress, life gets complicated.
Now, with a father missing in action, her new sweetheart shipped off to boot camp, and her great aunt losing her wits, Kate has to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
After all, the descendants of the wicked stepsisters will stop at nothing to get what they think they deserve.
With dystopia taking up space in the bookstores for me to find a young adult historical was almost a needle in a haystack. I found this book on the publishers website, and I knew I had to buy it right away. Kate lives in World War II and her family has been the guards of the fancy dresses of the Queen. They have a duty of protecting the dresses. While working she also has to deal with her father and brother are both fighting in the war, and her crush is also gone as well. Kate needs to solve the mystery of the dresses before it's too late.
My feelings for the book was simple I LOVE THIS BOOK! You feel Kate conflict of wanting to be independent, and doing what's right for her family. I especially love the fiction storytelling! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Reign Mercy
After one of the most disturbing episodes of Reign I witnessed last week it's time for a new episode! The only thing I hate about the holidays is my shows go off air for a while.
Thursday, December 04, 2014
Reign Acts of War
OMG how are they going to kill Francis right in the middle of the second season! At least wait until the season finale to do it!
Book Blitz: French Kissed by Chanel Cleeton
FRENCH KISSED by Chanel Cleeton
December 1, 2014
International School Book 3
New Adult Contemporary Romance
BOOK SUMMARY:
On the surface, Fleur Marceaux has it all.
If only the facade matched reality. With one year left at the International
School in London, Fleur’s struggling to graduate, her love life is a mess, and
she can’t stop thinking about Max, her ex-boyfriend’s best friend. But all that
pales compared to the blackmailer determined to destroy her.
There’s a social hierarchy at the
International School and Max Tucker is outside the velvet ropes. After watching
Fleur break his friend’s heart, Max knows to stay away from trouble, despite
the crush he’s had on her since freshman year. But when they’re partnered on a
project, Max learns there’s more to Fleur than meets the eye, and she just
might be worth the wild ride.
The more time they spend together, the further
Max falls. And when a kiss awakens a passion Fleur never imagined, she’s unable
to resist Max, who she had thought was all wrong for her but might be the only
thing that’s right. But will he stand by her when her secrets are revealed?
Don’t miss the final book in the
International School series. This New Adult romance is recommended for readers
17 and up.
BOOK
LINKS:
Goodreads link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22858376-french-kissed
FRENCH KISSED
(International School Book #3)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/ZH8BeL
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1vlkljJ
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1x2UaLu
I SEE LONDON (International
School Book #1)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/MpM27V
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1ibPGgh
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1ewcogY
LONDON FALLING
(International School Book #2):
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1n6rvo2
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/VxbiOd
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1ziLXaq
EXCERPT
I noticed her perfume before I
saw her. It smelled of flowers, and money, and seduction in a scent I’d never
smelled on anyone else. Likely never would. It figured she’d have a signature
perfume or something like that. And then I saw her, and like always, it took a
moment to adjust to her beauty.
She was almost too beautiful.
Maybe that sounded stupid, but there wasn’t another way to describe it. It was
like that moment when you first turned on a light, and it was so bright that it
was nearly blinding—and not in a good way. Fleur wore her beauty like a weapon,
slicing through mere mortals with a careless arc, leaving destruction in its
wake.
She could do with some
imperfections—her nose a bit bigger, her lips less full, her hair less shiny.
Something, anything to make her look
like a real person. Anything to make wanting her ache less, to ease the thrust
of it that left me completely skewered.
I would have understood my
attraction to her if I’d been one of those guys who got off on being with a hot
girl. I mean, sure, I could appreciate a Maxim
spread as much as the next guy, but looks had never been my primary motivating
factor. Was it nice to have something pretty to look at? Absolutely. Did that
get boring after a couple minutes? Yeah, it did.
If all of my past girlfriends
had one common denominator, it was that they were all smart—a little nerdy,
like me. I fit with the kind of girls who liked sci-fi movies and video games.
Chill girls who didn’t spend an hour doing their hair and makeup or own more
pairs of shoes than there were days in the month. And yet, as Fleur slid into
the seat across from mine, apple in hand, my pulse picked up and everything
else stood at attention.
Originally a Florida girl, CHANEL CLEETON
moved to London where she received a bachelor’s degree from Richmond, The
American International University in London and a master’s degree from the
London School of Economics and Political Science. Chanel fell in love with
London and planned to stay there forever, until fate intervened on a Caribbean
cruise and a fighter pilot with smooth dance moves swept her off her feet. Now,
a happily ever after later, Chanel is living her next adventure in Asia.
Law school made Chanel realize she’d rather
spend her days writing sexy stories than in a courtroom, and she hasn’t looked
back since. An avid reader and hopeless romantic, she’s happiest curled up with
a book. She has a weakness for handbags, her three pups, and her fighter pilot
husband.
She is the author of I SEE LONDON and
LONDON FALLING, published by Harlequin HQN, the upcoming FRENCH KISSED, and
FLIRTING WITH SCANDAL, the first book in a new three-book series to be released
by Penguin/Berkley in 2015.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: www.chanelcleeton.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorchanelcleeton
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chanelcleeton
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/chanelcleeton
Newsletter: www.chanelcleeton.com/mailing-list/
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