If you’re like me, you’re busy busy busy. I love to visit blogs, but it seems I never have time to get by in a timely fashion…and never in time to win anything! Well, no worries about that here. The Historical Reader Salon will be open all month long and you can come by anytime during the month to join the conversation and enter to win! No rush, no hurry…just a nice relaxing visit (or three) at your leisure. Each month, I’ll throw out a topic for discussion as well as ways for you to win. We’ll keep the conversation going in the comments section and just see how our Reader Salon grows. Hopefully it will develop into a thriving community centered around what we all love—historical romance!

Monday, March 11, 2013

Day 11: The Mistress Memoirs by Jillian Hunter!


Welcome to day eleven of March SWEET Madness—a month long party to celebrate the upcoming release of my novel, SWEET MADNESS, available April 2, 2013.


I am thrilled to continue this fun event with a very, very favorite author of mine. I had the great fortune of meeting Jillian last summer and I can assure you, as lovely as her writing is, she is even lovelier!


The Mistress Memoirs is the thirteenth in Jillian’s Boscastle series, and I can’t wait to give it away to a lucky winner!


Here is what the book is about:


Disgraced by her past employer, young governess Kate Walcott owes her loyalty to the only woman willing to hire her—the sought-after courtesan Mrs. Georgette Lawson. Georgette entrusts Kate with the care of her unruly children—and the writing of her shocking memoirs, which detail her affairs with famous gentlemen, including the rakehell who promised to marry her, then ruined her.

Sir Colin Boscastle intended to keep his promise to Georgette—until his father was murdered. Thirteen years of chasing vengeance pass before he returns to find Georgette sleeping in his enemy’s bed. Revenge has destroyed their romance, but the two former lovers agree to set a trap to restore Colin’s honor.

Caught in this deadly game, Kate struggles to resist Colin’s virile charm. She knows he is a born heartbreaker and unreliable rogue. Should she believe him when he whispers that, for her, he will change his sinful ways?




And now for the fun part—your chance to win! Just fill out the rafflecopter form below. Contest will be open for 2 weeks—US & CANADA only, please).
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To find out more about Jillian, you can visit her website at:




I am also giving away a copy of either my debut, SWEET ENEMY or SWEET DECEPTION (winner’s choice) EVERY DAY of March SWEET Madness! (you will need to enter this contest separately every day for a new chance to win! OPEN INTERNATIONALLY)

Sweet Enemy

Beakers and ball gowns don't mix, so when lady chemist, Miss Liliana Claremont, goes undercover as a husband-hunter to investigate Lord Geoffrey Wentworth, the earl whose family she suspects murdered her father, romance isn't part of her formula. But it only takes one kiss to start a reaction she can't control...

Read the Prologue and First Chapter HERE...

Sweet Deception

Lady criminologist, Miss Emma Wallingford, unknowingly finds herself tangled up in the dangerous final mission of Lord Derick Aveline, a spy who also happens to be her long-lost first love. But when deception, however sweet, is the name of the game, no one can be trusted. And every love--and every life--is at risk.

Read the First Chapter HERE.
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And don’t forget SWEET MADNESS, coming April 2, 2013!

There’s a fine line between love and insanity…

Ever since her husband’s sudden and tragic death, Lady Penelope Bridgeman has committed herself to studying the maladies of the mind, particularly treating traumatized soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars. It is this expertise that brings the Marquess of Bromwich’s family to her door.

Gabriel Devereaux’s unexpected and unpredictable episodes are unlike any Penelope has studied. The once proud soldier has been left shaken and withdrawn, but she manages to build a fragile trust between them. Strangely, Gabriel seems completely lucid when not in the grips of his mania, and in the calm between bouts, she is surprised by how much she is drawn to him.

Despite his own growing feelings, Gabriel knows that he is fit for no one, and is determined to keep Penelope away from his descent into madness. But even though she knows firsthand the folly of loving a broken man, Penelope cannot stop herself from trying to save him, no matter the cost.

Read the Prologue and First Chapter HERE...

"In this emotional, compassionate romance...the powerful love story will sweep readers away."
~RT BookReviews, 4 1/2 stars

“The brilliance of Sweet Madness shines strongly and completely. Heather Snow is cutting edge…a master storyteller. Sweet Madness is a magnificent story.”
~Book Obsessed Chicks 5 stars


See you tomorrow, where our featured author is Shana Galen!!!


And don’t forget, giveaways are open for TWO weeks, so if you’ve missed any of the fabulous authors featured, visit the archives section and enter!

46 comments:

  1. I honestly don't think I've read any. But Tina Fey's looks like it'd be really fun/good to read.

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    1. I read, of all things, Rob Lowe's. Someone picked it for our bookclub, and really, it was fantastic! I listened to it on audio (performed by him, of course) and found it really engaging and funny.

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  2. Our national hero. Jose Rizal. Such an admirable man.

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  3. I have not really read any. I guess that I would like to read about a famous woman like Jane Austen, Amelia Earhardt, Marilyn Monroe, etc.

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  4. I didn't have the chance to read any!
    I only read Marilyn Monroe's biography
    OMG I love the cover book of The Mistress Memoirs, it's so gorgeous! love the shades of blue!

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  5. I have not read any biography before

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  6. I'd like to read Elizabeth Taylor's memiors. That would be quite a book. I haven't ever read a biography.

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  7. Thanks for the fun post! Jillian's book sounds awesome :) I haven't read any bios. Not b/c I don't want to, just haven't had any time.

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  8. Elizabeth Taylor's... It would be quite a book. I read Richard Barton's and it was terrific.

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  9. since a memoir is supposed to be by the person and the truth about a lot of personal encounters, I think Hilary Clinton's true story would be fascinating.

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  10. It's been a long time, but after I visited Austria I read a biography on Empress Maria Therese and learned a lot.

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  11. Madame Tussaud: A Life in Wax was a fascinating book!

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  12. I haven't read any memoirs or biographies. I guess I would like to read about Queen Victoria.

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  13. I usually read political or acting memoirs. The last one I read was Robert Wagner's.

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  14. I would love to read Cleopatra's memoir. I don't usually read memoirs and I can't remember the last one I picked up, but it must have been in college.

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  15. Queen Elizabeth's.. the current queen!

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  16. Normally I'm not into reading memoirs, but I'd love to read Anne Boleyn's

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  17. I would love to read Nell Gwyn's memoirs. I imagine they would be naughty and amusing! Her character is one of most entertaining in the Restoration.

    By the way, I love your salon! And that scone recipe is incredible. You are so talented, Heather.

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    1. Awww, thanks Jillian! I'm SO glad to have you here :) Next time we see each other, I will totally make you some scones. We'll have some tea and listen to some great music ;)

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  18. I would love to read Jane Austen's and Queen Elizabeth's. They seem like they would have had a very interesting life.

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  19. I would love to read about Kate Middleton. It's gotta be really hard for her to be who she is.

    I think my favorite biography type book was Are You There Voldka? It's Me, Chelsea. It was hilarious and I love her!

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  20. I would love to read, Cleopatra's memoirs, or oerhaps Marilyn Monroe's......

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    1. Favorite memoir would be, "Memoirs of A Geisha". =) - And would love to read about Lady Chatterly's biography.

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  22. I was really enthralled by this memoir by Malika Oufkir, she spent 20 years in jail with her family

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  23. I haven't actually read a memoir, but I really want to read Mindy Kaling's book, which I am pretty sure qualifies as a memoir.

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  24. I really loved Eloisa James's book, PARIS IN LOVE, about the year she and her family spent in Paris.

    Marcy Shuler
    bmndshuler(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  25. I haven't read any biography or memoir yet.

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  26. I would love to read memoirs by Cleopatra and Helen of Troy.

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  27. My brother recently received a really nice biography on Mark Twain and I would love to take that off his hands :)

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  28. Oh, you guys have given me some great ideas for people to read about. As if my TBR pile wasn't high enough! I've read a few biographies in my day. Celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant, historical figures (currently reading one on Lincoln), I've read a few stories of Holocaust survivors...I do so love to read about real people. We're amazing creatures. Of course, I love fiction more--historical romance MOST!

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  31. I would love to read any memoirs from Marie Antoinette and also Napoleon's wife, Josephine. I would really love to read in their own words what their lives were like and how they thought during those turbulent times. I would also like to know if there was any romance between them and their partners! jdh2690@gmail.com

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  32. Many years ago I read almost all of Irving Stone's biographies of our American presidents and other historical figures. He made history come alive for me. History was a minor of mine during college days. jdh2690@gmail.com

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  33. I've read several biographies. I love history. The last one I read was Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Indepenence. I'm reading one on George Washington which is fascinating. I would also like to read one on Winston Churchill. Also Margaret Thatcher would be interesting too.
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    lorih824 at yahoo dot com

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    1. I would TOTALLY love to read a biography on Winston Churchill (note to self!). I visited the Cabinet War rooms in London last time I was there and it was fascinating! I didn't know until then that he was half American.

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  34. I would like to read about Liz Taylor. She was so pretty and lived her life to the fullest.

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  35. The best biography I've read is
    Pocahontas by Grace Steele Woodward. Pocahontas was a Native American Princess, ambassador, and peacemaker to the first American settlers.

    The reason a biography about Pocahontas is that I'm related to her through John Rolfe. To me it was a romance because she saved the life of Capt. John Smith, who had been captured by Powhatan's warriors and was to be clubbed to death. The salvation of John Smith was the salvation of Jamestown colony.

    John Rolfe, a gentleman at Jamestown, fell in love with her and they were married in Jamestown in June 1614 in the Anglican church. Both Native Americans and Englishmen apparently considered this a bond between them, and it brought 8 years of peaceful relations in Virginia.


    For anyone who is a history buff they have discovered and are doing an excavation now in Virginia of what they believe is the site of the original settlement there of the English including John Rolfe and it's not to be missed seeing the history of the past come to life once more!

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  36. My favorite biography was Kathryn Hepburn's Kate Remembered. The biography I'd like to read is Cary Grant's.

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  37. I'd like to read a memoir of the Queen Mother. Can't really think of any biographies or memoirs that I've read except back in my school days!

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  38. I so wish Jane Austen had left diaries or a memoir behind; she's my favorite author and a woman who is a true mystery.

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  39. I have not really read any memoirs yet. I would suppose I would love to read someone who was very interesting and lived an unusual life.

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  40. I really enjoyed reading Paris in Love by Eloisa James.

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  41. I haven't read any but I think I would enjoy reading Betty White's...I hear she is not the sweet innocent you see on Golden Girls, would love to read the about the real person and see how shocking she really is...lol.

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