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Flavor of the week:
The Architect of Song
A.G. Howard
Series: Haunted Hearts Legacy #1
Publication date: August 15th 2016
by Golden Orb Press
A lady imprisoned by deafness, an architect imprisoned by his past, and a ghost imprisoned within the petals of a flower – intertwine in this love story that transcends life and death.
For most of her life, nineteen-year-old Juliet Emerline has subsisted – isolated by deafness – making hats in the solitude of her home. Now, she’s at risk to lose her sanctuary to Lord Nicolas Thornton, a twenty-seven-year-old mysterious and eccentric architect with designs on her humble estate. When she secretly witnesses him raging beside a grave, Juliet investigates, finding the name “Hawk” on the headstone and an unusual flower at the base. The moment Juliet touches the petals, a young English nobleman appears in ghostly form, singing a song only her deaf ears can hear. The ghost remembers nothing of his identity or death, other than the one name that haunts his afterlife: Thornton.
To avenge her ghostly companion and save her estate, Juliet pushes aside her fear of society and travels to Lord Thornton’s secluded holiday resort, posing as a hat maker in one of his boutiques. There, she finds herself questioning who to trust: the architect of flesh and bones who can relate to her through romantic gestures, heartfelt notes, and sensual touches … or the specter who serenades her with beautiful songs and ardent words, touching her mind and soul like no other man ever can. As sinister truths behind Lord Thornton’s interest in her estate and his tie to Hawk come to light, Juliet is lured into a web of secrets. But it’s too late for escape, and the tragic love taking seed in her heart will alter her silent world forever.
International and NYT bestselling author, A.G. Howard, brings her darkly magical and visual/visceral storytelling to Victorian England. The Architect of Song is the first installment in her lush and romantic Haunted Hearts Legacy series, a four book gothic saga following the generations of one family as – haunted by both literal and figurative ghosts – they search for self-acceptance, love, and happiness.
New Adult: Recommended for ages 16+.
Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *
– Arcana Rising (The Arcana Chronicles #4) by Kresley Cole [Purchase]
– Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry [Purchase]
– The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer [Purchase]
– Vicarious (Vicarious #1) by Paula Stokes [Purchase]
– Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal [Purchase]
– The Flame Never Dies (The Stars Never Rise #2) by Rachel Vincent [Purchase]
– Sting by Sandra Brown [Purchase]
– Poisoned Blade (Court of Fives #2) by Kate Elliott [Purchase]
– Unknown (Unknown #1) by Wendy Higgins [Purchase]
– Betrayals (Cainsville #4) by Kelley Armstrong [Purchase]
– Mr. Corporate (Mister #3) by J.A. Huss [Purchase]
– David (The Unseen #3) by Johnny Worthen [Purchase]
– Below (Broken Sky Chronicles #1) by Jason Chabot [Purchase]
What are you most excited for this week?
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Lots of new releases! Really excited to read Ghost Talkers and The Architect of Song. 🙂
Jessica Elizabeth
I cannot wait for The Architect of Song, ah!
JA huss
🙂 I come here every week looking for YA SF and ha, I was like – oh, Corporate is up here this time! 🙂 TY! <3 I'm gonna check out Vicarious. (Wish it was on audible…)