Monday, January 3, 2011

Tuesday Tomorrow

The Mistress of Nothing by Kate Pullinger
Published by: Simon and Schuster
Publication Date: January 4th, 2011
Format: Hardcover, 256 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"The American debut of an award-winning novel about a lady’s maid’s awakening as she journeys from the confines of Victorian England to the uncharted far reaches of Egypt’s Nile Valley.

When Lady Duff Gordon, paragon of London society, departs for the hot, dry climate of Egypt to seek relief from her debilitating tuberculosis, her lady’s maid, Sally, doesn’t hesitate to leave the only world she has known in order to remain at her mistress’s side. As Sally gets farther and farther from home, she experiences freedoms she has never known—forgoing corsets and wearing native dress, learning Arabic, and having her first taste of romance.

But freedom is a luxury that a lady’s maid can ill afford, and when Sally’s new found passion for life causes her to forget what she is entitled to, she is brutally reminded she is mistress of nothing. Ultimately she must choose her master and a way back home—or a way to an unknown future.

Based on the real lives of Lady Duff Gordon and her maid, The Mistress of Nothing is a lush, erotic, and compelling story about the power of race, class, and love."

Lady's maid and Egypt! Must own! Must own!

Home for a Spell (Bewitching Series #7) by Madelyn Alt
Published by: Penguin
Publication Date: January 4th, 2011
Format: Hardcover, 304 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"As the newest witch in Indiana, Maggie O'Neill already has plenty to deal with. So being hobbled by a broken leg doesn't help. Neither does the fact that her best friend and upstairs neighbor is getting ready to tie the knot with her own boyfriend and move away. This leads Maggie to wonder if it isn't time to find herself a new pad.

But when she finds a place, Maggie's dream of new digs turns into a nightmare: the apartment manager is found dead before she can even sign the lease. And Maggie finds herself not only searching for a new home- but for a frightfully clever killer."

Such a cute little Midwestern witch series. So glad it's doing well enough to merit the hardcovers now.

Murder Your Darlings: Algonquin Round Table Mystery by J.J. Murphy
Published by: Penguin
Publication Date: January 4th, 2011
Format: Paperback, 336 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"One morning legendary wit Dorothy Parker discovers someone under Manhattan's famed Algonquin Round Table. A little early for a passed out drunk, isn't it? But he's not dead drunk, just dead. When a charming writer from Mississippi named Billy Faulkner becomes a suspect in the murder, Dorothy decides to dabble in a little detective work, enlisting her literary cohorts.

It's up to the Algonquins to outwit the true culprit-preferably before cocktail hour-and before the clever killer turns the tables on them."

This first in a new series could be fun... that's if they can capture the time period and the wit... so it could also fail miserably.

Buffalo West Wing (White House Chef Mystery Series #4) by Julie Hyzy
Published by: Penguin
Publication Date: January 4th, 2011
Format: Paperback, 320 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"With a new First Family, White House executive chef Olivia Paras can't afford to make any mistakes. But when a box of take-out chicken mysteriously shows up for the First Kids, she soon finds herself in a "no-wing" situation. After Olivia refuses to serve the chicken, the First Lady gives her the cold shoulder. But when it turns out to be poisoned poultry, Olivia realizes the kids are true targets."

For my mom, who loves this cozy little series.

Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson Series #2) by Patricia Briggs
Published by: Ace
Publication Date: January 4th, 2011
Format: Hardcover, 352 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind.

But this new vampire is hardly ordinary-and neither is the demon inside of him."

Yeah for Ace and their hardcover re-issues. I LOVE them!

The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (The Secret History of the Pink Carnation Book 6) by Lauren Willig
Published by: Penguin
Publication Date: January 4th, 2011
Format: Paperback, 512 Pages
To Buy
The official patter:
"The heroines of Lauren Willig's bestselling Pink Carnation series have engaged in espionage all over nineteenth-century Europe. In the sixth stand-alone volume, our fair English heroine travels to India, where she finds freedom-and risk-more exciting than she ever imagined.Everyone warned Miss Penelope Deveraux that her unruly behavior would land her in disgrace someday. She never imagined she's be whisked off to India to give the scandal of her hasty marriage time to die down. AS Lady Frederick Staines, Penelope plunges into the treacherous waters of the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, where no one is quite what they seem-even her husband. In a strange country, where elaborate court dress masks even more elaborate intrigues and a dangerous spy called the Marigold leaves venomous cobras as his calling card, there is only one person Penelope can trust...Captain Alex Reid has better things to do than play nursemaid to a pair of aristocrats. Or so he thinks-until Lady Frederick..."

A new cover for Pen that is entirely un-Pen like. I'm glad they're trying to reach out to more markets, but at the same time I want to stamp my foot on the ground and whine "But now my paperbacks won't match!"

2 comments:

the first one looks really good!! i love briggs' books!

She is a great author. So far my favorite is the third in her Mercy Thompson Series, Iron Kissed.

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