Available Jan. 10: Lucky Boy ****4/5 stars More thoughtful than entertaining, in Lucky Boy there is no right or wrong ending – just a taste of life. Recommended readers: If you enjoy thoughtful, real life reads If you like to step into someone else’s shoes via fiction Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 characters 4/5 plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Two people who grow up in different … Continue reading Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
Available tomorrow: Leopard at the Door by Jennifer McVeigh *****4.5/5 stars Like Gone with the Wind, but set in 1950s British-occupied Kenya: You’ll love it! Recommended readers: Fans of British history If you like Gone with the Wind for its historical insights and feels If you like fictional history and a mix of genres Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 5/5 for plot 4.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: … Continue reading Leopard at the Door by Jennifer McVeigh
Coming in January: The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers ****4/5 stars-loved it A young bride accused of murder must fend for herself and her farm during the Civil War. Recommended readers: If you like letter format novels, and if you like romantic and historical suspense, this one is for you. Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 characters 4/5 plot 4/5 overall 4/5 steaminess, including violence REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: … Continue reading Coming January 10th: The Second Mrs. Hockaday
Available tomorrow: Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt ****4/5 stars With everything you love about historical romance, Duke of Pleasure is action-packed and fun. Recommended readers: If you like a historical romance, especially with sword-fighting heroines If you’re a fan of a come-back story in your romance If you like Elizabeth Hoyt, Lisa Kleypas, and Mary Balogh Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 4/5 overall 3/5 … Continue reading Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt
Available this month: The Dare and the Doctor by Kate Noble ****3.5/5 stars: Liked it Fun and witty, if you love Regency Romance and a tomboy English lady, The Dare and the Doctor are for you. Recommended readers: If you like Karen Hawkins If you enjoy historical romances especially Regency Period Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 4/5 overall 2/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR … Continue reading The Dare and the Doctor by Kate Noble
Available now: Fates and Traitors, A Novel of John Wilkes Booth ****4/5 stars If you’re a fan of history being humanized – Fates and Traitors is a fascinating retelling of the John Wilkes Booth’s life surrounding one of US history’s most notorious events. Recommended readers: Fans of history that If you like mystery-thrillers with some romance If you want a quick-reading mystery Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters … Continue reading Fates and Traitors, A John Wilkes Booth Novel
There’s three days left to vote in the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards for your favorite books of 2016. Even Erin and Terra at Books for Her didn’t have a chance to read them all – but we got through a lot of them and here’s our picks. Best Fiction: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld Best Mystery & Thriller: All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda Best Historical Fiction: … Continue reading Goodreads Top Books of the Year 2016
Available November 29th: To Capture What We Cannot Keep ****4/5 stars A fictional portrayal of a man who designed and built the Eiffel Tower Recommended readers: Lovers of Paris Parisian lovers Francophiles Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Someday, perhaps, I will be able to resist an enigmatically-titled historical fiction novel with a misty picture of the Eiffel Tower … Continue reading Available November 29th: To Capture What We Cannot Keep
Available October 18th: The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa ****4/5 stars A young girl who never knew her father is given a chance to meet the aunt who raised him, a woman with a story of her own. Recommended readers: Readers of historical fiction, Readers of World War II fiction Adult and Young Adult readers alike Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 characters 4/5 plot 4/5 overall … Continue reading Available Today: The German Girl
Coming October 18th: The Girl From Venice ****4/5 stars- loved it! From thriller series writer Martin Cruz Smith , a standalone action-adventure-romance about a Venetian fisherman who decides to help the Jewish girl he encounters in his lagoon at the very close of World War II. Recommended readers: fans of historical fiction fans of mystery and suspense fans of action-adventure romance…this one’s got it all! Here’s my … Continue reading October 18th: The Girl from Venice
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