Available now: The Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin Harmel ***3.5/5 stars In this classic tale of present meets past, a struggling bakery owner learns that her family’s World War II legacy stretches far beyond her imagining. (Bonus: there’s recipes!) Recommended readers: If you like a bit of chic lit in your historical fiction, If you could use a classic heart warmer, And if you like … Continue reading Review: The Sweetness of Forgetting
Available now: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak *****5/5 stars Don’t be put off by the young adult category or the experimental format: this one is worth your time. Recommended readers: If you’re open to experimental fiction and alternate formats, If you’re looking for something new and utterly original in Halocaust literature, And if you hope to be completely undone by a book once in … Continue reading Review: The Book Thief
Available February 3rd: The Nightingale ***3/5 stars “How can I start at the beginning, when all I can think about is the end?” Recommended readers: If you liked The Girl You Left Behind, If you are a fan of WWII fiction, And if you might be interested in reading about the war in France from a unique angle, this one is for you. Here’s my Rankings: … Continue reading Review: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Available January 13th: The Magician’s Lie by Greer Macallister ***3/5 stars A beautiful and famed magician accused of murder has but one night to convince a small town has-been of her innocence. Recommended readers: If you like a bit of intrigue in your historical fiction, with just a bit of romance for good measure, if you enjoy a dual storyline, and if you appreciate good old-fashioned storytelling , this … Continue reading Coming January 13th: The Magician’s Lie
Available now: The Girl You Left Behind ****3.5/5 stars In 1916, one woman struggles to survive in her German-occupied town. When her portrait, painted by her husband before he left to fight for France, draws the obsessive eye of the German kommandant, she must put everything on the line. And in the present, another woman struggles to hold on to the portrait that means everything to her. Recommended readers: If … Continue reading Review: The Girl You Left Behind
Available today: A New York Christmas: A Novel ****3.5/5 stars While accompanying a wealthy acquaintance from London to New York, Jemima Pitt finds more than a nice experience when she arrives into a high society New York home. Recommended readers: If you enjoy reading turn-of-the-century history and society If you like a bit of intrigue in your historical fiction and a teeny tiny bit of romance and … Continue reading Review: A New York Christmas
Available now: The American Heiress: A Novel ****3.5/5 stars At the height of the Gilded Age, Mrs. Might-as-well-be-Vanderbilt seeks an English title for her American daughter, and a bit more than she bargained for meets all involved. Recommended readers: If turn-of-the-century historical fiction is your thing, if you’re a fan of Edith Wharton, if you enjoyed The Fortune Hunter, and if you miss Downton Abbey, this one … Continue reading Review: The American Heiress
Available November 4: The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding (Millworth Manor) ***3.5/5 stars The Shocking Secret … is another trademark Victoria Alexander novel with fun twists and witty characters. Recommended readers: If you like witty characters and dialogue If you’re a sucker for an independent woman Any fan of Victoria Alexander and classy historical romance Here’s my Rankings: 4.5/5 for characters 4.5/5 for plot … Continue reading The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding
Available October 31: The Demon Count Novels ****4/5 stars Mystery, intrigue and a dark, brooding guardian … plus a second bonus novel too! Recommended readers: If you like a dark Jane-Eyre Mr. Rochester character… If you love a Venetian-romance setting and if you a good mystery-plot with your romance Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall 2/5 Steaminess (pretty tame) REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: … Continue reading Anne Stuart: The Demon Count Novels
Available October 28: Scandalous Summer Nights ***3.5/5 stars A desperate Lady Olivia is force to be reckoned with in Scandalous Summer Nights. Recommended readers: If you like a female character with ambition If you enjoy a bull-by-the-horns kinda gal Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3/5 overall 2/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: You’ve got to respect a woman who goes after what she … Continue reading Review: Scandalous Summer Nights
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