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Stacking the Shelves (6)

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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! My Pile! Vivian Apple At The End of The World by Katie Coyle Dearest by Alethea Kontis *Thank You Houghton Mifflin* Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky *Thank you Disney and Harlequin Teen* Zac and Mia by A J Betts Evidence of Things Not Seen by Lindsey Lane  *Thank you Houghton Mifflin and Macmillan* How I Got Skinny, Famous and Fell Madly In Love by Ken Baker Summer of Yesterday by Gaby Triana *Thank you Simon and Schuster & RP Teens* The Good Girl by Mary Kubica  The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon * Thank you Harlequin and Bloomsbury* Tell me what you got in the comments below! Clearly I have my reading

Manor of Secrets by Katherine Longshore | Review

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Manor of Secrets by Katherine Longshore Published by Point on January 28, 2014 Pages 320 Format Hardcover Source Publisher Goodreads   •  B&N The year is 1911. And at The Manor, nothing is as it seems . . . Lady Charlotte Edmonds: Beautiful, wealthy, and sheltered, Charlotte feels suffocated by the strictures of upper-crust society. She longs to see the world beyond The Manor, to seek out high adventure. And most of all, romance.  Janie Seward: Fiery, hardworking, and clever, Janie knows she can be more than just a kitchen maid. But she isn't sure she possesses the courage -- or the means -- to break free and follow her passions. Both Charlotte and Janie are ready for change. As their paths overlap in the gilded hallways and dark corridors of The Manor, rules are broken and secrets are revealed. Secrets that will alter the course of their lives. . . forever. MY THOUGHTS:     Usually I am not such a fan of the old time historical fiction with girls all dre