Books from the Backlog #83

 

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. This is a fun meme hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books!

 

 

And then she mouthed a word at me—an unmistakable word that told me everything I needed to know. “Checkmate.”

Evaline Stoker & Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that’s been missing for centuries. But when the letter—which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians—is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina’s watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does…including their foe, the Ankh. For the chess queen is not only a historic symbol of a woman’s political power, but it has literal power as well—the queen will unlock the chessboard, revealing both treasures and ancient secrets the Ankh would kill to possess. It will take Mina’s smarts and Evaline’s strength to beat the thief and untangle this mystery before it is too late.

 

 

I added Colleen Gleason's The Chess Queen Enigma to my TBR in October of 2015 when it released! I loved the author and was following the series well, but I can't remember what was going on in 2015 and why it was the year I became SO behind in everything it seems! Perhaps it was due to my last RT, perhaps it was when the blogosphere was running rampant and I was adding other books to the TBR. It was a chaotic year obviously! Lol! I still want to finish this series as it was very enjoyable and had a nice mystery vibe with the supernatural going on! There's 2 books left if I recall and I have them, so it's just a matter of working it into the queue!