Tuesday, September 01, 2009

The Boleyn Wife by Brandy Purdy: A Giveaway



I'm pleased to be offering a giveaway of an advance review copy of Brandy Purdy's The Boleyn Wife, featuring Jane Boleyn, sister-in-law of Anne. The Boleyn Wife was originally self-published as Vengeance Is Mine. I never got to read it in its original version, because it was snapped up by Kensington very quickly, so I'm looking forward to the revised, expanded version.

Brandy and I have known each other for a while online, and we now share the same agent!

Here's the back cover description from The Boleyn Wife:

Shy, plain Lady Jane Parker feels out of place in Henry VIII's courtly world of glamour and intrigue--until she meets the handsome George Boleyn. Overjoyed when their fathers arrange a match, her dreams of a loving union are waylaid when she meets George's sister, Anne. For George is completely devoted to his sister, and cold and indifferent to his bride. As Anne acquires a wide circle of admirers, including King Henry, Jane's resentment grows. But if becoming Henry's queen makes Anne the most powerful woman in England, it also makes her highly vulnerable. And as Henry, desperate for a male heir, begins to tire of his mercurial wife, the stage is set for the ultimate betrayal...

Encompassing the reigns of five of Henry's queens, THE BOLEYN WIFE is an unforgettable story of ambition, lust, and jealousy, of the power of love to change the course of history, and of the terrible price of revenge.


You can enter through September 7. I will send the name and address of the lucky winner to Brandy. (US residents only, sorry.) For more information about Brandy and her books, visit her website.

32 comments:

Lezlie said...

Count me in! I've never been able to find a copy under the original title.

Lezlie
BooksnBCs(a)gmail(dot)com

Lynn Irwin Stewart said...

Please enter my name in the contest! Thanks! My e-mail is on my profile.

Jen - Devourer of Books said...

Ooh, I think Jane is so interesting, but not many people want to write about her (perhaps because there isn't much about her in the records - Julia Fox's nonfiction book had a lot of "she may have," "there might have been").

I'd love to read an historical fiction treatment of her.

Jen - Devourer of Books said...

Oops, forgot to leave my email! devourers.books(at)gmail.com

Linda said...

Vengeance is Mine has been on my wish list for quite some time. I'd love to read this newer version. Thanks.
lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

Heather said...

I'd love to enter! I enjoyed her Piers Gaveston book very much; I'd like to read her take on the Boleyns.

Misfit said...

I'm in. You know how to find me if I actually win.

Rachel said...

I've been waiting for this to come out! Thanks for the giveaway!

Rachelhwallen@gmail.com

BurtonReview said...

Count me in also, Jane was an intriguing figure and I wonder if a little nutty? Would love to find out more. There were not the greatest reviews of the book by Julia Fox on the subject so I'd rather skip that one. Either way, I hope you do get to review this one soon so I can see if this is one for my TBR pile.
Thx for the giveaway,
marieburton2004 at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

Oh count me in! I've had Vengeance on my TBR list for quite a while! I was a bit worried by the cover though! LOL!

robinbird_79 AT hotmail DOT com

Melanie said...

The original version has been showing up in my Amazon recommendations for awhile, and I'd love a chance to read the expanded version. Please enter my name.
melaniej_evans AT yahoo DOT com

Melanie said...

The original version has been showing up in my Amazon recommendations for awhile, and I'd love a chance to read the expanded version. Please enter my name.
melaniej_evans AT yahoo DOT com

FlyFreeMyBooks said...

Please enter me in your giveaway. I read about it on the Goodreads list.
ludeluh (at) yahoo (dot) com

YA Librarian said...

Cool. Add my name to the list. :)

trish wilson said...

Aw shucks Sue!

What a spoilsport!

You'd be well served if I were to reveal the answer on my blog.

Not that I have any intention of doing so. After weeks of struggling with historians and their 'facts' I'm not sure I could cope with any more historical fiction other than that what I am about to receive.

Mimi said...

I would love to enter!

Tudor Daughter said...

Oh yes please count me in

tudor_daughter@yahoo.com

Thanks

Susie

teabird said...

I can't get enough of the Tudors, alas. I read the first chapter, and now I want to read them all!

teabird17 AT yahoo dot com

thanks!

Barbara Martin said...

This looks to be an interesting read. Thanks for the preview, Susan.

Terry said...

Sounds like a book I would like to read. Please enter me. tmrtini (at) gmail (dot) com

Thanks!

Elizabeth said...

Although a new reader to your blog, I would also like to enter the drawing! Thanks so much.

Email is

strawn.elizabeth(at)gmail(dot)com

suburbanbeatnik said...

I would love to enter the drawing too! My name is Joanne Renaud, and my email is neroville at yahoo dot com.

Hot Off the Shelves said...

Please count me in! I love stories from this time period.

jasmyn9[at]hotmail[dot]com

Beth said...

Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me.

lizzi0915 at aol dot com

Unknown said...

I would love to be entered for this book. Heather - dolleygurl[at]hotmail[dot]com.

trish wilson said...

You can have the brandy now I've got the candy. Sorry Sue but I just couldn't wait. There was no way I could pass the newly opened candy store without takng a peek and the more I peeked the more I began to drool.

Not that I was the only one and the ironic fact it was the grown-ups not the kids - in fact the ratio is about 3:1. But then faced with childhood delights that we all thought no more is it any wonder that we all started to behave like kids?

Zibilee said...

This looks like a great read, and I would love to be entered into this giveaway.

zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

tetewa said...

I'd like to be included! tWarner419@aol.com

Kit moss said...

I got my own review copy so won't enter myself, but I just want you all to make sure you also read purdy's earlier novel, "The Confession of Piers Gaveston".. a rare treat!

Debbi said...

Please enter me! I love historical fiction and I love giveaways!

Debbi
pinky(at)knology(dot)net

Thanks!

Mystica said...

Please count me in.

Mystica


mystica123athotmaildotcom

Christy K Robinson said...

Please enter me in the giveaway:
editornado(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks!