
Mailbox Monday was originally hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page, but is now a traveling meme and for the month of April Mailbox Monday will be hosted by yours truly!!! For the month of May your new host for MM will be Mari @ Mari Reads!
This is my last time hosting Mailbox Monday and I'd like to thank Marcia for this opportunity. It has been so much fun meeting new bloggers and I thank all of you for dropping by and hope you will continue to do so!
To add your MM link please use Mister Linky at the end of this post.
This past week was another slow one for me, but quality trumped quantity as I received a book I have been lusting after for a long time now! I am a huge fan of author Karleen Koen and was so excited to snag a copy of her latest release, Before Versailles. I also was able to secure an interview with Ms. Koen and am beyond stoked for that! Thank you Rachel from Crown Publishing!
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
by Karleen Koen
Release Date: June 28, 2011
SYNOPSIS
Louis XIV is one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace the French throne. But what was he like as a young man—the man before Versailles?
After the death of his prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, twenty-two-year-old Louis steps into governing France. He’s still a young man, but one who, as king, willfully takes everything he can get—including his brother’s wife. As the love affair between Louis and Princess Henriette burns, it sets the kingdom on the road toward unmistakable scandal and conflict with the Vatican. Every woman wants him. He must face what he is willing to sacrifice for love.
But there are other problems lurking outside the chateau of Fontainebleau: a boy in an iron mask has been seen in the woods, and the king’s finance minister, Nicolas Fouquet, has proven to be more powerful than Louis ever thought—a man who could make a great ally or become a dangerous foe . . .
Meticulously researched and vividly brought to life by the gorgeous prose of Karleen Koen, Before Versailles
dares to explore the forces that shaped an iconic king and determined the fate of an empire.
After the death of his prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, twenty-two-year-old Louis steps into governing France. He’s still a young man, but one who, as king, willfully takes everything he can get—including his brother’s wife. As the love affair between Louis and Princess Henriette burns, it sets the kingdom on the road toward unmistakable scandal and conflict with the Vatican. Every woman wants him. He must face what he is willing to sacrifice for love.
But there are other problems lurking outside the chateau of Fontainebleau: a boy in an iron mask has been seen in the woods, and the king’s finance minister, Nicolas Fouquet, has proven to be more powerful than Louis ever thought—a man who could make a great ally or become a dangerous foe . . .
Meticulously researched and vividly brought to life by the gorgeous prose of Karleen Koen, Before Versailles
So, that's my mailbox...now tell us about the goodies that came in yours! Click on Mister Linky to leave your link and check out what others received!

First, thank you so much for hosting MM in April. I'm a GFC follower so I'll continue to visit :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of Karleen Koen's books so I'm going to make a point of checking them out at Goodreads. Hope you love the newest.
This was a wonderful way to meet some wonderful new reviewers and I'll definitely be back.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on hosting April 2011 and now off I go to roam the corridors of Passages to the Past :)
I love having a look at what other books people have acquired over the week! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also a follower of your blog, I have gotten a few historical picks from some of your reviews.
Jules :) x
Aaaah, so it's arrived. I can't wait to hear how it is.
ReplyDeleteI went straight to Goodreads and added Before Versailles to my TBR list!
ReplyDeleteAnd then, straight to barnesandnoble.com to order it :)
Thanks for the awesome recommendation. I added my link above, and my IMM post is forthcoming!
So awesome that you got a book you've really been wanting. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteOh, you're book looks fabulous! Hope you enjoy it...and thanks so much for hosting this event this month.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading Karleen Koen's books in the past and being swept away. Can't wait to hear what you think of this one.
ReplyDeleteI really like how the Mailbox Monday is touring to different blogs because there are so many blogs I find and the books they get in the mail are so interesting and new to me.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your book.
This looks like a good one. I'll watch for the review.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. The covers of your books are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI've always been curious about Louis XIV, too. We got to visit Versailles a few years ago, and I thought I should read a good historical fiction novel set in that time about he and his wife. Do you have one you could recommend??
ReplyDeleteThat one does sound really good, congrats! Thanks so much for hosting this month :)
ReplyDeleteI can see why you wanted this book. Before Versailles sounds great. Thanks for hosting this month! I enjoyed visiting and I will be back.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the good score Amy, I have yet to read her but I made sure I won every one of her released books to date. Someday I will get to her, enjoy the read.
ReplyDeleteIt's always great when there's a week with one book when that book is something that we really really wanted! Enjoy and thank so much for hosting this past month!
ReplyDeleteThis one looks good. I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteBEFORE VERSAILLES looks like a great historical fiction book. I've always been fascinated with that time period. Enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks so much for being the host this month. We're most appreciative!
Thank you for hosting for April. I will be following the meme next month as well.
ReplyDeleteThe book is new to me and the subject is of course fabulous.
Thanks for hosting, and happy reading!
ReplyDeleteYou were a wonderful hostess this month! I hope you enjoy your new book.
ReplyDeleteAmy:
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time to host this month. You did a wonderful job. Even though this meme adds to my evergrowing personal tbr bucket list, it is one of my favorite. Happy Reading!!
Thanks so much for hosting! I hope you enjoy the new book!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting! I haven't posted a mailbox all month but posted today. I was visiting some blogs through Mr Linky and post #50 HGH Energizer is a spam post and takes you to a site without a MM post.
ReplyDeletesounds intriguing!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your book and thanks for being a wonderful hostess! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!!!!!
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I am currently reading Madame Tussaud, so that book looks especially good to me! I look foward to your review!
ReplyDeleteGreat job hosting this month. Hoping May goes as smoothly for me. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the first I have heard of this book. It sounds most interesting.
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