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A Touch of Darkness
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair is $2.24! This is a Hades & Persephone fantasy romance that skews more toward the erotic side. I know St. Clair gained a huge following in some of the self-pub/indie pub spaces. Have you read anything by her? Thoughts?
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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict is $2.99! This is a mystery mixed with historical fiction based on real events in Agatha Christie’s life. Elyse gave this one a C:
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie isn’t a bad book by any means. It just lacked an element of suspense for me because I was already familiar with the case and I wasn’t in the mood to read about Archie Christie being an awful, entitled dude. I will admit that the ending is entirely satisfying though, if you have the fortitude to endure the Archie sections. I think readers unfamiliar with the case will ultimately enjoy it more.
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history: Agatha Christie’s mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926.
In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car—strange for a frigid night. Her World War I veteran husband and her daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away.
The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. With her trademark historical fiction exploration into the shadows of the past, acclaimed author Marie Benedict brings us into the world of Agatha Christie, imagining why such a brilliant woman would find herself at the center of such murky historical mysteries.
What is real, and what is mystery? What role did her unfaithful husband play, and what was he not telling investigators?
Agatha Christie novels have withstood the test of time, due in no small part to Christie’s masterful storytelling and clever mind that may never be matched, but Agatha Christie’s untold history offers perhaps her greatest mystery of all.
Fans of The Secrets We Kept, The Lions of Fifth Avenue, and The Alice Network will enjoy this riveting saga of literary history, suspense, and love gone wrong.
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The Address Book
The Address Book by Deirdre Mask is $1.99! I featured this one on a previous edition of Get Rec’d. I thought it was a fascinating examination of race and class through the micro-history lens of addresses and urban planning
An extraordinary debut in the tradition of classic works from authors such as Mark Kurlansky, Mary Roach, and Rose George.
An exuberant and insightful work of popular history of how streets got their names, houses their numbers, and what it reveals about class, race, power, and identity.
When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won’t get lost. But street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. In many parts of the world, your address can reveal your race and class. In this wide-ranging and remarkable book, Mask looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King, Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an address is not having one, and we also see what that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t—and why.
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A Holiday by Gaslight
A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews is FREE! This is a historical romance novella set during a house party during the holidays. Sarah reviewed this one and gave it a C+. Here are some of the good things she said:
I liked the central romance, and I really liked Sophie and Ned. I liked the contrast in their conversations from before they agreed to be mutually candid and afterward. There were some moments I found incredibly charming, and some development of the story that was heartfelt and genuine.
A Dutiful Daughter
Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. But the darkly handsome Mr. Edward Sharpe is no run of the mill London merchant. He’s grim and silent. A man of little emotion–or perhaps no emotion at all. After two months of courtship, she’s ready to put an end to things. After all, even a dutiful daughter has her limits.
A Taciturn Tradesman
Ned has come a long way since his days working as a draper’s assistant. He’s wealthy, ambitious, and eager to take a wife. But the courtship advice issued in The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Though he’s followed it to the letter, Miss Appersett still doesn’t wish to see him again. Frustrated and hurt, he’s more than happy to oblige her.
A Christmas Courtship
Severing ties with her former beau isn’t as straightforward as Sophie envisioned. Her parents are outraged. And then there’s Charles Darwin, Prince Albert, and that dratted gaslight. What’s a girl to do except invite Mr. Sharpe to the annual Christmas party at Appersett House and give him one more chance to win her? But this time there’ll be no false formality. This time they’ll get to know each other for who they really are.
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I’m a purveyor of fine Kindle Unlimited smut and I really enjoyed A Touch of Darkness. Its strength, for me, was the fact that the characters did an absolute TON of communication, and there was a lot of back-and-forth as far as supporting each other and working through internal and external challenges together. I’m reading a series by Becka Mack right now that’s similar in that all of the characters are both in touch with their feelings and willing to communicate those feelings to their partner. I guess my trope is anti-misunderstanding!
I read A Holiday by Gaslight and gave it a solid C. Mimi Matthews is a good writer, and free is a good way to try her writing. I thought some of the plot was a bit ridiculous, but I did enjoy it.
I really wanted to like A Touch Of Darkness more than I did. But cub reporter Persephone could give Lois Lane a challenge for the “Stupidest Actions in Pursuit of a Story” award. I couldn’t understand what Hades saw in her, but I have a vague memory that the Fates were involved. It was fine, I finished it, but I didn’t bother to read the next couple of books in the series.
I really enjoyed A Holiday by Gaslight — it’s got a slight marriage-of-convenience flavor, and the main characters actually communicate well! And hey, you can’t beat the price.
“The Address Book” was a wonderful read, and I’ve recommended it often. This book is where, in the final chapter, I learned about the what3words app and how it can be and has been used to sidestep some of the most egregious aspects of “not having an address”. Excellent book.
A Touch Of Darkness was… not great, imho. The cluelessness of the heroine was at a pretty unbelievable level, and the hero was extremely one dimensional, even for an easy, spicy read. I got the impression that the author wanted to capitalize on the Hades/Persephone trend, and just sort of plopped out a book.
I don’t think I’ll read anything else by the author.
“A Holiday by Gaslight” was thoroughly charming in my opinion… Main characters who try hard to understand each other, and a dose of historical info