Mailbox Monday was originally hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page, but is now a traveling meme and for the month of May your new host for MM will be Mari @ Mari Reads!
Welcome all! Time once again to gush about the new additions to our bookshelves! This week I received two books for review.
Midnight on Julia Street
by Ciji Ware
Release Date: August 1, 2011
SYNOPSIS
Ciji Ware's acclaimed time slip novel weaves together romance and history with the sultry and timeless flavor of two eras of New Orleans.
TV reporter Corlis McCullough's investigation of a century-old mystery involving spectacular 19th-century buildings under the threat of the wrecker's ball brings her back into the orbit of her old college nemesis King Duvallon. But now they're mature and companionable, and King shows Corlis a fascinating, hidden side of New Orleans society. Then she begins to be pulled back into the past where corruption, violence, and greed mirror the events of the current day.
by C.C. Humphreys
Paperback Release Date: May 1, 2011
SYNOPSIS
Dracula. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his tale not one of a monster but of a man... and a contradiction.
His tale is told by those who knew him best. The only woman he ever loved...and whom he had to sacrifice. His closest comrade...and traitor. And his priest, betraying the secrets of the confessional to reveal the mind of the man history would forever remember as The Impaler. This is the story of the man behind the legend...as it has never been told before.
So that's my mailbox...tell us about yours!!!
Midnight on Julia Street sounds great! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI received Vlad too and I have the other coming. I'll look forward to reading your thoughts
ReplyDeleteI'm really curious about the Vlad novel. He's always been an intriguing person to much and I suspect a lot of that comes from the country's colorful past! I will look forward to this one!
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous you have Vlad, but I can't wait for your review! Hope its a good book!
ReplyDeleteThe cover for Midnight on Julia Strees is beautiful and the story sounds interesting, I'll be looking for your review. The book on Vlad is a new-to-me book. I might just put this one on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteMine is here:
http://abookwormsblog1.blogspot.com/2011/05/mailbox-monday-in-my-mailbox.html
Great mailbox, Amy. I have the Ciji Ware book coming as well - - I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your reviews of both.
Happy Monday!
My MM is here: http://www.psychoticstate.net/2011/05/mailbox-monday-may-2-2011.html
I got Vlad too. Can't wait to start reading it and look forward to what you think of it.
ReplyDeleteTwo very different, and interesting books :)
ReplyDeleteI look forward particularly to your review of Vlad!
That Vlad novel sounds really good. I've always been fascinated by him.
ReplyDeleteAnother worthy mailbox.
ReplyDeleteI am very excited to see your review of C.C. Humphrey's book on Vlad. My husband and I have enjoyed his adventure historicals, thanks to learning of him through C.W. Gortner's blog years ago, and look forward to seeing how he handles this historical subject. I am happy to see him getting more attention plus it's nice to see books by male HF writers, a rarity indeed!
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