Karen Harper tells an engaging story of a country girl’s rise to power in the Tudor court **** 4 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/15/2010 - “It’s a story that gives a fresh glimpse into the making of Elizabeth Tudor…a touching mother-daughter story, a ghost story, a story of one woman’s rise to power in treacherous times,” says [...]

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By Rima Bek SEATTLE, WA (Hollywood Today) 7/29/10 – The third generation Kindle was bowed Wednesday by Amazon.com, Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos. “We are excited to introduce a new generation Kindle that is smaller, lighter, and faster, with 50 percent better contrast. Readers are going to do a double take when [...]

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Mina Harker reboot of Stoker’s Dracula novel shows why girls go ga-ga for Dracula *** 3 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/20/2010 - “Stoker’s Dracula is a very evil, ghoulish old man, endlessly discussed and feared, and rarely seen after the first few chapters,” says Dracula My Love author Syrie James. “I didn’t see how Mina could possibly fall in love [...]

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Farooki’s Half Life novel explores running away from home as an adult *** 3 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/20/2010 – “The idea for Half Life came to me when I was traveling home late one night after promoting Corner Shop at a literary festival,” says Half Life author Roopa Farooki. “The [...]

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Adena Halpern novel appeals to women of all ages, bridges generations **** 4 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/19/2010 – “It was important to me that I didn’t portray myself or my mother in this book,” says 29 A Novel author Adena Halpern. “I’m not 75, 55, or 25…like the main characters [...]

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Vantrease novel‭ ‬The Heretic’s Wife‭ ‬features heroine risking being burned at the stake in order to smuggle Protestant Bibles,‭ ‬meanwhile Anne Boleyn pushes Henry VIII to break from the Catholic church‭ ‬**** 4‭ ‬Stars by Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD,‭ ‬CA‭ (Hollywood Today) ‬7/6/2010‭ ‬-‭ ‬“The idea for The Heretic‭’‬s Wife emerged naturally as I followed the [...]

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Novel of the love affair of a Welsh girl set against the harsh backdrop of the Crimean War *** 3 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD , CA (Hollywood Today) 7/7/2010 – “I stopped at a tiny chapel in a place called Pumpsaint and saw a plaque commemorating a woman called Jane Evans,” says Band of Angeles author Julia [...]

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Kate Nobel romance novel explores highwayman mystery *** 3 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/6/2010 – “It’s a very personal story for me because of the setting,” says The Summer of You author  Kate Nobel. “I’ve been lucky enough to spend every summer of my life, at least in part, on a [...]

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Boyd Morrison for the British Weekly Boyd Morrison presents a fast-paced thriller searching for Noah’s Ark **** 4 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/4/2010 - “I thought, if Indiana Jones can make archaeologists seem cool, why can’t I do the same for engineers?” says The Ark author Boyd Morrison. “While I’ve seen many thriller novels with heroes who were cops, spies, doctors, and lawyers, I [...]

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Robin Pilcher novel explores family relationships, care of a failing parent, and returning to a childhood home *** 3 Stars by Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/1/10 - “I went to visit a lovely old fellow who lived quite close in what was then a ramshackle old castle,” says The Long Way Home author Robin Pilcher. “I remember him turning up to church in [...]

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As she’s swept into an affair, a married novelist wonders what happiness means to her **** 4 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 6/9/2010 - “I started looking at my girlfriends, and listening to anecdotes tossed about at parties and realized that women become reckless in their 40s,” says The Perfect Happiness author Santa Montefiore. “They’ve dedicated pretty much twenty years [...]

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British historian Tony Spawforth examines the inner workings of a palace *** 3 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 6/8/2010 – “When living at Versailles the royal family ate publicly to bring them close to their subjects,” says Versailles author Tony Spawforth. “But the public horrified a Russian princess in 1768 with their [...]

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