I just received a brand spanking new book hot off the press from the author - "Earl of Darkness" by Alix Rickloff.
From the Publisher:
The magic she tries to hide . . . Born a lady, but reduced to surviving in the slums of Dublin, Catriona O’Connell has been hired to steal a mysterious book from Aidan Douglas, Earl of Kilronan. But Cat is secretly Other, an age-old mixture of Fey and human—something Aidan recognizes immediately when he surprises the lovely young burglar in his library, about to steal a magical diary.. . . is the magic he desperately wants. From the moment Aidan sees her, Cat’s spirited beauty enchants him, but her uncanny abilities are what he truly needs, for Cat can understand the mystical language in the diary he inherited from his murdered father. So Aidan makes an offer: translate the book or be thrown in prison as a thief. And as Cat slowly deciphers each page, she and Aidan are drawn together by passion . . . and into the violence of the Other world that is the Kilronan legacy. Can they defeat those who seek the book, or are their lives in even greater danger than their hearts?
EARL OF DARKNESS
ALIX RICKLOFF
•Pub. Date: December 2010
•Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
•ISBN-13: 9781439170366
•ISBN: 1439170363
You can see an excerpt from Chapter 1 HERE to get a taste of what I'm about to read.
I'm intrigued, hopeful, apprehensive, as I get ready to peruse the pages of this new book by an unfamiliar author - admittedly a genre I seldom dabble in. It's sort of like going to a fancy dress up party where I don't know any of the other guests. I may have a smashing good time. I may feel awkward and out of place. Who knows? But I'm ready to jump in and see if it is a fit.
Thanks ever so much for the book Alex - I will let you know what I think...
2 comments:
I've got an EXTREMELY busy week coming up with no time for escape reading right now. But I just had to sample the first 25 pages to see what this new book would be like. I'm intrigued! I like her word pictures. Already I get a feeling of wanting to know more about these characters. I'm looking foreward to this one.
I FINALLY had time to finish this book. While it's not a genre I usually read it honestly held my interest. There were things I liked and things I didn't. But overall it was a sweet read.
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