Saturday, November 13, 2010

On My Wishlist...



Vixen (The Flappers)Vixen by Jillian Larkin (published Dec. 14, 2010)
From Goodreads:

Jazz . . . Booze . . . Boys . . . It’s a dangerous combination.
 Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over before they’ve even begun . . . or are they?
 Clara Knowles, Gloria’s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitch—but Clara isn’t as lily-white as she appears. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that she’ll do anything to keep hidden. . . . 
 Lorraine Dyer, Gloria’s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloria’s shadow. When Lorraine’s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someone’s going to be very sorry. . . . 
 From debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in the Roaring Twenties . . . when anything goes. 

Bright Young ThingsBright Young Things by Anna Godbersen (published Oct. 1, 2010)
From Goodreads:

The year is 1929. New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: flappers and socialites seeking thrills and chasing dreams in the anything-goes era of the Roaring Twenties.
Letty Larkspur and Cordelia Grey escaped their small Midwestern town for New York's glittering metropolis. All Letty wants is to see her name in lights, but she quickly discovers Manhattan is filled with pretty girls who will do anything to be a star…
Cordelia is searching for the father she's never known, a man as infamous for his wild parties as he is for his shadowy schemes. Overnight, she enters a world more thrilling and glamorous than she ever could have imagined—and more dangerous. It's a life anyone would kill for . . . and someone will.
The only person Cordelia can trust is Astrid Donal, a flapper who seems to have it all: money, looks, and the love of Cordelia's brother, Charlie. But Astrid's perfect veneer hides a score of family secrets.
Across the vast lawns of Long Island, in the illicit speakeasies of Manhattan, and on the blindingly lit stages of Broadway, the three girls' fortunes will rise and fall—together and apart. From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Luxe comes an epic new series set in the dizzying last summer of the Jazz Age.
Okay, so do the Charleston and tell me what is on your wishlist this week!

11 comments:

  1. I love the Roaring twenties but not read many books set in that era - these sound great!

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  2. Funny you should post this--I've had it in my mind to write about the twenties forever. Even have a good storyline. However, right now I'm on a spec fiction kick.
    Just bought Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi, and I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (alias name).

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  3. With Vixen in the title, you can't go wrong ;)

    Hope you get to read these soon. Here is what I have on my wishlist this week.

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  4. Oh good titles. Hope you get them very soon.

    Just hopped over via On My Wishlist meme :)

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  5. I've followed you from the meme! I love your choices this week. I dont' think I've ever read a book set in the 20s.....hhhmmmm....sounds good! hope you get your wishes!

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  6. Oh my gosh, these look fantastic!!! I loved The Luxe series by Godberson..so I can't wait for her new one!

    Girls with Books
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  7. Bright Young Things is all over the blogosphere right now!!=) Must be worth waiting on!!

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  8. Bright Young Things is on my list too. I'm wishing for a lot of books recommended by the Color Online blog.

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  9. I have vixen...it looks soo good i want to read BYT! all that jazz*day dreams* lol

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  10. Both are new books for me to see. :) I think Vixen was an Early reader at Barnes & Nobles last month, but not sure. Hope you get them both and enjoy them if you get them.

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