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4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, History, Romance

Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt

Available now: Wicked Intentions ****4/5 stars With everything you love about historical romance, Wicked Intentions is a great kickoff to the Maiden Lane Series. Recommended readers: If you like a historical romance 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 4/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR … Continue reading Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt

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4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, History, Romance

Once Upon a Moonlit Night by Elizabeth Hoyt

Available now: Once Upon A Moonlit Night novella ****3.5/5 stars With everything you love about historical romance, Once Upon a Moonlit Night is perfect except for being too short. Recommended readers: If you like a historical romance If you’re a fan of witty characters 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 steaminess … Continue reading Once Upon a Moonlit Night by Elizabeth Hoyt

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Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Available Now: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike *****5/5 stars- loved it The founder of Nike tells you how he barely succeeded in making the biggest brand on the planet. Recommended readers: If you’re an entrepreneur or business person If you think building a business is easy And if you’re enthralled with the mega brand called Nike Here’s my Rankings: 5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS … Continue reading Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

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Book review, Fiction, History, Romance

Stormswept by Sabrina Jeffries

Available June 28: Stormswept by Sabrina Jeffries (originally written as Deborah Martin) ***3/5 stars Get drawn in with Sabrina Jeffries’ Stormswept. Recommended readers: If you like good mystery with your historical romance If you’re a fan of Sabrina Jeffries Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3/5 overall 3/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Drawn together by accident, Lady Juliana St. Albans and Rhys Vaughn, a … Continue reading Stormswept by Sabrina Jeffries

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4 Star Review, 5 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, Mystery-Suspense

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Available June 28: All the Missing Girls ****4.5/5 stars A scary-good psychological thriller, All the Missing Girls will rock your mind with haunted characters and a  reverse chronological plot. Recommended readers: Fans of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, Paula Hawkin’s The Girl on the Train If you like psychological thrillers If you want a brain-busting, page-turner Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 5/5 for plot 4.5/5 overall … Continue reading All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

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4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, History, Romance

Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt

Available today: Duke of Sin ****4/5 stars With everything you love about historical romance, Duke of Sin is a great come-back story. Recommended readers: If you like a historical romance 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 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: A … Continue reading Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt

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4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, History, Romance

The Cavendon Luck by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Available now: The Cavendon Luck ****4/5 stars With Downton-Abbey appeal and a meandering pre-World War II story, The Cavendon Luck is classic Barbara Taylor Bradford. Recommended readers: If you like Downton Abbey and other Edwardian English dramas If you’re a fan of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s family sagas If you enjoy a turn of the century, changing of times family drama Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for … Continue reading The Cavendon Luck by Barbara Taylor Bradford

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Book review, Fiction, History

Review: Call Me Zelda

Available now: Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck ****3/5 stars- liked it The author of The House of Hawthorne and Hemingway’s Girl tackles Zelda Fitzgerald. Recommended readers: For book clubs For Hemingway/Fitzgerald Jazz age buffs For fans historical fiction featuring real people Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 characters 3/5 plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Call me Zelda enters around Zelda Fitzgerald’s struggle with mental illness and with her famous husband, fictionalizing a … Continue reading Review: Call Me Zelda

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Book review, Fiction, Humor

Available June 21st: Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl

Available June 21st: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler ****3.5/5 stars-really liked it Anne Tyler takes on The Taming of the Shrew. Recommended readers: If you’re a fan of comedy, Shakespeare, and contemporary takes on classic stories, this one is for you. Here’s my Rankings: 3.5/5 characters 3.5/5 plot 3.5/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: In the very popular vein of revisiting the classics with a modern twist, … Continue reading Available June 21st: Anne Tyler’s Vinegar Girl

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Available Now: The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom

Available now:  The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom ***3/5 stars- liked it Forbidden love and family ties collide among an Italian family in World War II London. Recommended readers: If you’re a fan of World War II romantic fiction, and if you’re interested in the Italian perspective outside of Italy, this one is for you. Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 characters 3/5 plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: For … Continue reading Available Now: The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom

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