Broken-down walls and crumbling stones seemed to possess a secret language all their own. What stories would they tell, if she finally listened? Ellie Carver arrives at her grandmother’s bedside expecting to find her silently slipping away. Instead, the beloved woman begins speaking. Of a secret past and castle ruins forgotten by time. Of a… Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron
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Book Review: I Will Not Fear by Melba Pattillo Beals
In 1957, Melba Beals was one of the nine African American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. But her story of overcoming didn't start--or end--there. While her white schoolmates were planning their senior prom, Melba was facing the business end of a double-barreled shotgun, being threatened with lynching by rope-carrying… Continue reading Book Review: I Will Not Fear by Melba Pattillo Beals
Book Review: The Innkeeper’s Daughter by Michelle Griep
A London officer goes undercover to expose a plot against the Crown Dover, England, 1808: Officer Alexander Moore goes undercover as a gambling gentleman to expose a high-stakes plot against the king—and he’s a master of disguise, for Johanna Langley believes him to be quite the rogue. . .until she can no longer fight… Continue reading Book Review: The Innkeeper’s Daughter by Michelle Griep
Book Reviews: February’s Backlist: 2 in 1 Review
Alongside my usual new release reviews, I'm trying to squeeze in more books from my backlist. Here are the books I read this month. Have you read any of these books yet or are you planning? *All links unless otherwise stated will take you to Goodreads A Bride in Store by Melissa Jagears Impatient to… Continue reading Book Reviews: February’s Backlist: 2 in 1 Review
Book Review: The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
When colonial Williamsburg explodes like a powder keg on the eve of the American Revolution, Lady Elisabeth "Liberty" Lawson is abandoned by her fiancé and suspected of being a spy for the hated British. No one comes to her aid save the Patriot Noble Rynallt, a man with formidable enemies of his own. Liberty is… Continue reading Book Review: The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
Book Review: Until We Find Home by Cathy Gohlke
For American Claire Stewart, joining the French Resistance sounded as romantic as the storylines she hopes will one day grace the novels she wants to write. But when she finds herself stranded on English shores, with five French Jewish children she smuggled across the channel before Nazis stormed Paris, reality feels more akin to fear.… Continue reading Book Review: Until We Find Home by Cathy Gohlke
Book Reviews: January’s Backlist, 3 in 1 Review
One of my reading goals for 2018 is to cover more ground on the backlist. So many of my favorite authors have several previously published books that I haven't had time for. I'm hoping to change that this year. I decided to try something a little different. Instead of multiple posts, I'm going to collect… Continue reading Book Reviews: January’s Backlist, 3 in 1 Review
Book Review: A Song Unheard by Roseanna M. White
Willa Forsythe is both a violin prodigy and top-notch thief, which makes her the perfect choice for a crucial task at the outset of World War I--to steal a cypher from a famous violinist currently in Wales. Lukas De Wilde has enjoyed the life of fame he's won--until now, when being recognized nearly gets him… Continue reading Book Review: A Song Unheard by Roseanna M. White
Book Review: The Ladies of Ivy Cottage by Julie Klassen
Return to Ivy Hill in The Ladies of Ivy Cottage as friendships deepen, romances blossom, and mysteries unfold. Living with the two Miss Groves in Ivy Cottage, impoverished gentlewoman Rachel Ashford is determined to earn her own livelihood . . . somehow. When the village women encourage her to open a subscription library with the many books… Continue reading Book Review: The Ladies of Ivy Cottage by Julie Klassen
Book Review: Holding the Fort by Regina Jennings
Jennings Winningly Combines Humor, History, and Romance Louisa Bell never wanted to be a dance-hall singer, but dire circumstances force her hand. With a little help from her brother in the cavalry, she's able to make ends meet, but lately he's run afoul of his commanding officer, so she undertakes a visit to straighten him… Continue reading Book Review: Holding the Fort by Regina Jennings
