Scandalous Women

  In the past, I've normally done a giveaway for my birthday or to celebrate the anniversary of Scandalous Women, but this year I decided to do something different. I'm giving away a copy ...

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I am delighted to welcome author Mimi Matthews to the blog to talk about her new historical romance novel The Siren of Sussex which came out this month from Berkley Romance.         VIC...

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Title:  The Woman Before Wallis Author:  Bryn Turnbull Publisher:  Mira Books Pub Date:  7/21/2020 How Acquired:  Edelweiss Synopsis: Before Edward, Prince of Wales famously abdi...

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Title: SEDUCTION Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood Author: Karina Longworth Publisher: Custom House How obtained:  through the publisher What it's about: In this riveti...

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The Favourite – starring Olivia Colman (Queen Anne), Emma Stone (Abigail Hill Masham), and Rachel Weisz as Sarah Marlborough. I had totally forgotten that The Favourite was playing at the N...

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This post was supposed to go up yesterday but I'm telling you, I have a wicked case of jet lag! I will also write up a post later about the Royal Wedding and my trip to London, but for now, ...

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Hello everyone! I know it has been a long time since I have blogged but I have an exciting giveaway that I couldn't wait to share with you. May 19th is the Royal Wedding, and I will be heading to...

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“I have never written a word that did not come from my heart. I never shall." Nellie Bly, The Evening-Journal; January 8, 1922 The young woman who helped launch a new kind of investigat...

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TITLE:  Ecstasy:  A Novel AUTHOR:  Mary Sharratt PUBLISHER:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 10, 2018) HOW ACQUIRED:  Edelweiss WHAT’S IT ABOUT? In the glittering hotbed of tur...

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I know that I have neglected this blog shamefully of late due to my involvement in the Historical Novel Society conference and just life in general. So I completely missed that last month, Scanda...

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I'm a native New Yorker and I've been going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a long-time. I've done scavenger hunts at the Met, the Costume Institute is like a second home, it's just a very ...

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TITLE:  Undercover Girl: The Lesbian Informant Who Helped the FBI Bring Down the Communist Party AUTHOR:  Lisa E. Davis PUBLISHER: Publisher: Imagine (May 9, 2017) HOW ACQUIRED:  Ede...

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SPIRIT OF A DOVE   The closest rival of Josephine Baker, British siren Evelyn Dove was an international star in the 1920s and 1930s. In his new biography, EVELYN DOVE: BRITAIN’S BLACK CA...

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I've been a member of the Historical Novel Society since 2011 and I have attended conferences both in the US and in London.  Recently, I joined the board planning the 2017 conference in Portl...

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Title:   ENEMIES OF VERSAILLES: A Novel (The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy) Author:  Sally Christie Publisher: Atria Books (March 21, 2017) How Acquired: Net Galley/TLC Book Tours Bac...

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Happy March everyone! Today is also the first day of Women's History Month.  I know it has been quite a while since I've blogged and I apologize profusely. It has been hard lately juggling a j...

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gel·ig·nite ˈjeləɡˌnīt/ noun a high explosive made from a gel of nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate, used particularly for rock bl...

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Finally we get to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. But first we have the obligatory flashback to 1937. George VI is rehearsing in his office when Princess Elizabeth comes for a visit. He...

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This episode was all about the Great Smog of 1952 which I had never heard, but was apparently a really big thing.  Having experienced a little bit of London Fog in my lifetime, I can’t im...

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This episode was slightly different from the previous two episodes with a focus on the Duke of Windsor.  We get a flashback to Edward VIII signing the act of abdication on December 10, 1936 wit...

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I have been waiting eagerly for new series The Crown to drop on Netflix ever since it was announced. November 4th couldn’t come soon enough for me.  I took it as a good omen that the premiere...

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The winner of Leanna Renee Hieber's ETERNA AND OMEGA is Brenda Fletcher Congratulations! http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Hello everyone! I know it has been a long time since I have blogged but I have an exciting giveaway that I couldn't wait to share with you. ETERNA AND OMEGA, the 2nd book in Leanna Renee Hieb...

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Leanna Renee Hieber's gaslamp fantasy series continues and the action ramps up in Eterna and Omega. In New York City, fearing the dangers of the Eterna Compound--supposedly the key to immo...

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The next few months mark the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of France by Allied troops, which makes it a perfect time to be talking about Lucie Aubrac and other members of the French res...

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