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The Paris Spy (Maggie Hope Mystery, #7)
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Maggie Hope has come a long way since serving as a typist for Winston Churchill. Now she’s working...
Falling From The Sky (Bear Creek #1)
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All stability in sixteen-year-old Ridge McCoy’s life crashed and burned in the plane crash that...
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Draw it, Print it, Ink it: Templates, Tips & Techniques for Temporary Tattoos: Templates, Tips & Techniques to Ink Yourself at Home
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Spotted on the biceps of Paris catwalk models and style maven Beyonce, temporary tattoos are being...
Call Me Elizabeth Lark
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Your daughter went missing twenty years ago. Now, she's finally back. You thought she had returned a...
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My First: Jason & Katie
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Jason Sloan is known as Harper’s Crossing’s resident Romeo, and he’s never had to work too...
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated The Barefoot Queen in Books
May 10, 2018
Caridad is a Cuban slave. She is being brought to Spain by her master when he dies on the ship. After arriving in Spain she is given her freedom papers and then she has to try and find a new life for herself in a place where she knows no one. Only in Spain a few days, Caridad meets an old gypsy named Melchor. He brings Caridad home with him to be a companion for his granddaughter, Milagros. But who is she really there to be a companion for. The girls become fast friends. But no longer a slave and far from gypsy, Caridad is not sure exactly how she should or would fit in.
Follow Caridad on her journey through Spain to find all the things she never had; freedom, friends and love.
This book took a long time for me to read. There were days that I didn't even pick the book up. The story as a whole was very interesting and I know a lot more about gypsy law than I ever thought I would. Family is everything to them and they will let nothing come in the way of that. While Milagros and Melchor were welcoming to Caridad from the beginning, it took the rest of the family some time to do the same. They all learned from each other. This book spans over many years and you get to see how Caridad learns to embrace her freedom. There are lots of trials and tribulations for her along the way. How Milagros grows from a love-struck teen to an adult with a daughter to care for. Melchor on the other hand is an old gypsy who really only learned one thing.
This is a very good book with strong characters. I just wish it hadn't taken me so long to read.
"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."
Old Man on a Bike
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A Septuagenarian Odyssey Simon Gandolfi has never been one to grow old gracefully and following two...
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Debbiereadsbook (1202 KP) rated The Captain and the Theatrical in Books
Sep 3, 2019
Ambrose Pendleton is a hero and returns home from war to his father’s meddling into his love life. Or lack thereof. Pen now faces an arranged marriage his father has brokered as part of a business deal. To get out of this marriage, Pen needs a fiancée, and who better than his long-time friend and actor, Orsini, who has a leading lady who might just fit the bill. But Pen has long held feelings for Orsini, feelings a man should not have for another. Then Orsini surprises him and throws his own feelings at Pen. Now they just need to get rid of the dreadful arranged marriage and they can be together.
For the most part, I did enjoy this. It was a little bit different and different is always good in my book, but something didn’t quite work for me, and I cannot figure out what. And I hate that I can’t!
Pen and Orsini are old friends, and Pen has crushed on Orsini for a long time. He did not know that feeling was the same for Orsini, though. With Orsini pretending to be Pen’s new bride, the pair get close, far closer than they should. I loved how it really was a bit of a slow burn for these two. It’s not overly explicit, but it doesn’t need to be for these two.
Both Pen and Orsini have a say, and I didn’t think that was going to be the case for a while, so I am glad they both were given a voice.
There was a little twist, with the missing jewels, that I did not see coming, and I thought Pen’s mother might have given the game away a time or two. I think she had them sussed, I really do!
An enjoyable way to spend and lazy Sunday evening.
3.5 stars (rounded up to four the Amazon and Goodreads)
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