Stacking the Shelves #61

 

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality. It's a place to showcase any books I have purchased, borrowed, or been lucky enough to have been given an advance copy of. Hope you find something that looks interesting to you or that makes you remember a favorite book you need to finish. Enjoy your reading this week!

The Tangled Thread by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (Morland Dynasty Book 10)

Amazon Kindle purchase- $0.99 this week

I have read two books in this series and I know the author has more set in the World War I era, Russia, and another called Ashmore Castle that is currently being written. This is book 10 of the long running 36 volume Morland Dynasty and it was on sale for 99cents. There are so many books covering all of English history chronologically. The latest book came out last year and so I'm guessing she will continue. 

I don't know if I'll read out of order but this particular book covers the Napoleonic/French Revolution era of which I am not as familiar with, and it being so cheap this week I went ahead and bought it. My experience with her other books was positive and she uses them to teach history in an interesting, easy to understand way which I really like. 

A Fatal Encounter in Tuscany by Vivian Conroy (Miss Ashford Investigates Book Three)

Amazon Kindle purchase- $0.99

This is a series I'm reading in order and have actually kept up with! While they aren't my absolute favorite cozies, they do take place in exotic, unusual locations which I love. I don't know anything about Tuscany except that wine vineyards come to mind when I think of it. Hopefully I'll learn about it a bit while seeing Atalanta Ashford also solve a murder. She gets to travel on the Orient Express with her friend Raoul and meet an Italian heiress. Agatha Christie vibes going there. It shopuld be fun. Great deal this week for 99 cents!

Hourly History, Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life From Beginning to End

FREE with sign up to Hourly History newsletter (Free Friday books every week!)

Ya'll I have waaaayyyyy too many books and information on Eleanor. So what is the logical thing to do? Get another book on Eleanor, lol. No way can I pass it up. It was free! When you sign up for the Hourly History newsletter, each Friday they give away free, and practically free, (99 cents to $2) books. I just scroll through and pick what I want. I'm really cheap so typically I'll only take the free ones unless there is one I really, really want. 

This one popped up and I just couldn't say no. These books are meant to be read in an hour or less and give an overview of the subject. While I'm not likely to learn anything I don't already know about her, I like the refresher between novels about her that I will encounter again. She never ceases to fascinate me.