Posted February 26, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Dauntless by
Dina Sleiman Series: Valiant Hearts #1 Publisher: Bethany House (2015)
eARC (368 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup,
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Though once a baron’s daughter, Lady Merry Ellison is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village. Dubbed “The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest,” her band of followers soon become enemies of the throne when they hijack ill-gotten gold meant for the king.
Timothy Grey, ninth child of the Baron of Greyham, longs to perform some feat so legendary that he will rise from obscurity and earn a title of his own. When the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest are spotted in Wyndeshire, where he serves as assistant to the local earl, he might have found his chance. But when he comes face-to-face with the leader of the thieves, will he choose fame or love?
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Tagged as 4 star, Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge, NetGalley, Read 2015, You Read How Many Books Challenge
Posted December 24, 2014 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Esther: Royal Beauty by
Angela Hunt Series: Dangerous Beauty #1 Publisher: Bethany House (2014)
eARC (325 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Also by this author: Delilah Also in this series: Delilah Reading Challenges: Read 2014 Synopsis
An ambitious tyrant threatens genocide against the Jews in ancient Persia, so an inexperienced beautiful young queen must take a stand for her people.
When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the pagan ruler. After months of preparation, the girl known to the Persians as Esther wins the king's heart and a queen's crown. But because her situation is uncertain, she keeps her ethnic identity a secret until she learns that an evil and ambitious man has won the king's permission to exterminate all Jews--young and old, powerful and helpless. Purposely violating an ancient Persian law, she risks her life in order to save her people...and bind her husband's heart.
Esther marks bestselling author Angela Hunt's return to biblical fiction. In each novel she explores an example of a Hebrew Old Testament tob woman: a woman whose physical beauty influences those around her--and can change the course of history.
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When I first saw this book on NetGalley, I knew I had to request it. It is about Esther! I absolutely love the movie One Night With the King and the biblical book of Esther. Esther (or rather, Hadassah) is one of the biblical persons who really fascinates me. And the cover is just beautiful.
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Tagged as 5 star, All Time Favorites, NetGalley, Read 2014
