Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Waiting to Read Wednesday: Death at the Crystal Palace / Incense and Sensibility / The Art of Drowning


The New
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by the marvelous Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss upcoming release we are excited about that we have yet to read.


Death at the Crystal Palace
(Kat Holloway Mysteries #5) by Jennifer Ashley

Release Date: July 6, 2021 by Berkley
Intrepid cook Kat Holloway puts aside her apron to delve into Victorian London’s high society and catch a killer in this thrilling new mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Murder in the East End.

While attending an exhibition at the Crystal Palace, young cook Kat Holloway is approached by a woman in distress. Lady Covington is a wealthy widow convinced that her entire family is trying to kill her. Kat feels compelled to help, and she escorts the lady home to discover whether she is delusional or in true danger.

It is quickly apparent that the threat is all too real, and Kat promises aid. Her charming confidant Daniel McAdam is busy infiltrating a plot against the Crown, and she worries he will not have time to lend his sleuthing expertise. This might be for the best, as Kat fears her growing emotional entanglement with Daniel can only lead to disaster. But soon, Kat faces a more serious threat when her involvement in both investigations plunges her into peril.
[Goodreads Summary]
Why I want to read this: Of course I want to read this one! It's one of my favorite historical mystery series. I cannot wait!!!


Incense and Sensibility
(The Rajes #3) by Sonali Dev

Release Date: July 6, 2021 by William Morrow
The author of Recipe for Persuasion—“not only one of the best but one of the bravest romance novelists working today” (Shelf Awareness)—adds an Indian American twist to Jane Austen's classic Sense and Sensibility in this delightful retelling that is a feast for the senses.

Yash Raje, California’s first serious Indian gubernatorial candidate, has always known exactly what he wants—and how to use his privileged background to get it. He attributes his success to a simple mantra: control your feelings and you can control the world.

But when a hate-fueled incident at a rally critically injures his friend, Yash’s easy life suddenly feels like a lie, his control an illusion. When he tries to get back on the campaign trail, he blacks out with panic.

Desperate to keep Yash’s condition from leaking to the media, his family turns to the one person they trust—his sister’s best friend, India Dashwood, California’s foremost stress management coach. Raised by a family of yoga teachers, India has helped San Francisco’s high strung overachievers for a decade without so much as altering her breath. But this man—with his boundless ambition, simmering intensity, and absolute faith in his political beliefs—is like no other. Yash has spent a lifetime repressing everything to succeed. 

Including their one magical night ten years ago—a too brief, too bright passion that if rekindled threatens the life he’s crafted for himself. Exposing the secrets might be the only way to save him but it’s also guaranteed to destroy the dream he’s willingly shouldered for his family and community . . . until now.
[Goodreads Summary]
Why I want to read this: I really enjoyed the first book in the Rajes series, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors. I have Recipe for Persuasion on my TBR shelf. I do not think I will be able to resist this one either. 


Does either of these books interest you? What upcoming releases are you looking forward to reading?

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The Old(er) 
I have an embarrassing number of unread books sitting on the shelves in my personal library. Carole of Carole's Random Life in Books has given me the perfect excuse to spotlight and discuss those neglected books in her Books from the Backlog feature. After all, even those older books need a bit of love! Not to mention it is reminding me what great books I have waiting for me under my own roof still to read!


The Art of Drowning
by Frances Fyfield
(Witness Impulse, 2013, originally published in 2006 by Little Brown)
Rachel Doe is a shy accountant at a low ebb in life when she meets charismatic Ivy Schneider, nee Wiseman, at her evening class and her life changes for the better. Ivy is her polar opposite: strong, six years her senior and the romantic survivor of drug addiction, homelessness and the death of her child. Ivy does menial shift work, beholden to no one, and she inspires life; as do her farming parents, with their ramshackle house and its swan- filled lake, the lake where Ivy's daughter drowned. As Rachel grows closer to them all she learns how Ivy came to be married to Carl, the son of a WWII prisoner, as well as the true nature of that marriage to a bullying and ambitious lawyer who has become a judge and who denies her access to her surviving child. Rachel wants justice for Ivy, but Ivy has another agenda and Rachel's naïve sense of fair play is no match for the manipulative qualities in the Wisemen women. [Goodreads Summary]
Why I want to read this: I came across this one in 2013 and added it to my TBR shelf and rediscovered it recently when looking through my e-reader. I cannot help but wonder about the Wiseme
n women.  


Have you read The Art of Drowning?  Does this book sound like something you would like to read? 

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36 comments:

  1. Both your forthcoming reads are ones I would love to pick up. I've read Kat Holloway and like the Verity King series are very good.

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    1. Mystica - The Kat Holloway series is one of my favorites. I am really enjoying it. Thank you for visiting!

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  2. I'm so excited for the new Kat Holloway book!! I love this series!

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    1. Eustacia - Me too! I am reading it now and enjoying it. Thank you for stopping by!

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  3. I didn't realise Sonali Dev's books were a series!! Great pick!

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    1. Verushka - I'm fairly sure the books can be read as stand alones, just featuring a different Raje family member in each book. Thank you for visiting!

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  4. Death at the Crystal Palace sounds so good! I need to start that series:-)

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    1. Tammy - It's one of my favorites. I just love Kat. Thank you for stopping by!

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  5. So many good books to choose from! It's a hard reading life you have. ;D

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    1. Lark - Haha! Yes, so many choices! Thank you for visiting.

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  6. I need to start those books that Incense and Sensibility are a part of a series with. Hope you get your hands on these soon!
    Lisa Loves Literature

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  7. Looks like a great to be read collection. Happy reading!

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  8. I love the sound of the first 2 books in particular, Wendy:). I'll check out the Rajes series...

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    1. Sarah - I really liked Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors and look forward to reading the other two books. Thank you for stopping by!

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  9. Oooh! It's been awhile since I last read a Jennifer Ashley book! Great list!

    Here’s my WoW!

    Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

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  10. These sound like some great choices. I've already enjoyed the Jennifer Ashley. I have Recipe for Persuasion from the library and I'm sure I'll continue with the next one.

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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    1. Anne - I am reading it now and enjoying it quite a bit. Thank you for visiting!

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  11. We'll both have to see what we think of Incense and Sensibility, but Death at the Crystal Palace sure looks good too!

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    1. Wendy - I hope we both enjoy Incense and Sensibility! Thank you for stopping by!

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  12. Of course, I enjoyed Death at the Crystal Palace! Kat and Daniel have an interesting relationship, and I liked the "undercover" role Lady Cynthia plays in this one. :)

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    1. Jenclair - Cynthia is one of my favorite characters. Thank you for visiting!

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  13. These are all new to me! I have been considering trying The Rajes book but not really sure.

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    1. Athira - If you do try them, I'd be curious to see what you think. Thank you for stopping by!

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  14. All of these sound good! I really want to start the Kat Holloway series. :)

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    1. Ashley - I hope you will give it at try. It's so good! Thank you for visiting!

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  15. I've been wanting to read the Jennifer Ashley series for awhile. It really looks good.

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    1. Yvonne - It is! I highly recommend it. Thank you for stopping by!

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  16. I am so excited about the new Kat Holloway book. I've really enjoyed that series so far. Incense and Sensibility looks intriguing too.

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    1. Katherine - I am enjoying it so far! I hope you get a chance to read it soon. Thank you for visiting!

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  17. I'm behind in the The Rajes series but really enjoyed the first book. The new one sounds like fun too. I'm always such a sucker for a good Austen retelling.

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  18. Death at the Crystal Palace interests me the most. All your picks look good. Hope you enjoy them!

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