Available now with a brand-new cover: Cluny Brown **** 4/5 stars- loved it Originally published in 1944, Cluny Brown is an unconventionally-attractive parlormaid who refuses to know her place. Recommended readers: Fans of British humor fans of Bridget Jones fans of a comedic play Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: If you could use a little cheering up, do yourself a … Continue reading Review: Cluny Brown
Available with a brand-new cover on April 12th: The Nutmeg Tree **** 4/5 stars- loved it Originally published in 1937, The Nutmeg Tree’s Julia Packett is a Bridget Jones for the 1930s. Recommended readers: Fans of British humor fans of Bridget Jones fans of a comedic play Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: You may … Continue reading Available Today: The Nutmeg Tree
Available May 16: Eliza Waite ***3.5/5 stars- Really liked it This debut novel is a compelling story of a women’s role in a dramatic and changing time in the Wild West. Recommended readers: Readers of Western History Those interested in the changing roles of women in the West Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 for characters 3.5/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: This debut novel explores one female’s … Continue reading Review: Eliza Waite
Available April 26: Magnate (The Knickerbocker Club) ****4/5 stars- loved it Tycoon is the first in the Knickerbocker Club Series set in the unique Gilded Age. And you’ll love it. Recommended readers: If you’re looking for not-your-typical setting: Gilded Age if you like Candace Camp, Jane Feather and others and if you like a super-quick and steamy read Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: … Continue reading Magnate by Joanna Shupe
Available April 5th: Lilac Girls ***3.5/5 stars- Really liked it This debut novel explores the female experience of World War II, from New York to Nazi concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Recommended readers: Readers of wartime historical fiction Those interested in the female experience of war Fans of novels based on real people Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 for characters 3.5/5 for plot 3.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS … Continue reading Review: Lilac Girls
Available March 22nd : The Summer Before the War ****4/5 stars-loved it From the author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, a charming novel about a coastal English village on the cusp of great change at the dawn of Great War. Recommended readers: readers of WWI fiction anglophiles Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 characters 4/5 plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Beatrice Nash is orphaned, penniless, and prettier … Continue reading Review: The Summer Before the War
Available April 5: The Railwayman’s Wife: A Novel ****4/5 stars-loved it Emotional and thoughtful, The Railwayman’s Wife will break your heart. Recommended readers: Post War literature Fans of slow-building, emotional reads Looking for something deeper from your book Here’s my Rankings: 5/5 characters 4/5 plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: The Railwayman’s Wife is a touching, emotional read that will break your heart with a thoughtful smile. A … Continue reading Review: The Railwayman’s Wife
Available April 5: Chasing the North Star: A Novel ****4.5/5 stars-loved it A fabulous novel of a young slave’s journey to freedom. It’s simple and lyrical … how literature should be. Recommended readers: Fans of American Lit If you like simple, plain prose If you are a fan of Charles Frazier (Cold Mountain) Here’s my Rankings: 5/5 characters 4/5 plot 4.5/5 overall 4/5 steaminess … some graphic insinuations REVIEW FROM BOOKS … Continue reading Chasing the North Star
Available Now: Where My Heart Used to Beat ****3.5/5 stars-really liked it Psychiatrist and WWII veteran Robert Hendricks attempts to square his past and his present when he receives an invitation from an aging man who claims to have known his father during the First World War. Recommended readers: Readers of war and memory readers of WWII fiction fans of the lifelong saga Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 characters … Continue reading Review: Where My Heart Used to Beat
Available March 1: Nowhere Girl: A Novel *****5/5 stars- loved it Read Nowhere Girl before it makes the best-seller list – it’s that good! Recommended readers: If you like good, modern day fiction If you like a mix of great characters and plot and if you want to read it before it becomes a best-seller Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 5/5 for plot 5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS … Continue reading Nowhere Girl by Susan Strecker
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