Book Reviews · Historical Fiction

The Scent of Gardenias + Giveaway!

The Scent of Gardenias by Lorraine Haas Publication Date: April 19, 2022 Morewellson, Ltd. Genre: Historical Fiction/Women’s Fiction She had big dreams. But will war, tragedy, and naïveté ruin her aspirations? America, the 1940s. Margaret Rose longs to escape her family’s poverty. So against her domineering father’s wishes, the determined young woman elopes with an… Continue reading The Scent of Gardenias + Giveaway!

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The Professor’s Lady + Giveaway!

The Professor’s Lady by Holly Bush Publication Date: January 25, 2022 Series: The Thompsons of Locust Street, Book 3 Genre: Historical Romance/Victorian Meet the Thompsons of Locust Street, an unconventional family taking Philadelphia high society by storm… 1870 Kirsty Thompson is determined to begin her own business bringing beloved Scottish fabrics and yarns to Philadelphia… Continue reading The Professor’s Lady + Giveaway!

Book Blasts

Book Blast: Anticipation

Anticipation by Melodie Winawer Publication Date: November 2, 2021 Gallery Books Genre: Historical Fiction From the author of the “engrossing historical epic” (Booklist) The Scribe of Siena comes Anticipation, a thrilling tale set in the crumbling city of Mystras, Greece, in which a scientist’s vacation with her young son quickly turns into a fight for… Continue reading Book Blast: Anticipation

Book Blasts

Blast: The Professor’s Lady

The Professor’s Lady by Holly Bush Publication Date: January 25, 2022 Series: The Thompsons of Locust Street, Book 3 Genre: Historical Romance/Victorian Meet the Thompsons of Locust Street, an unconventional family taking Philadelphia high society by storm… 1870 Kirsty Thompson is determined to begin her own business bringing beloved Scottish fabrics and yarns to Philadelphia… Continue reading Blast: The Professor’s Lady

Historical Fiction

My Queen, My Love: A Novel of Henrietta Maria + Giveaway!

My Queen, My Love: A Novel of Henrietta Maria by Elena Maria Vidal Publication Date: November 25, 2021 Mayapple Books Paperback & eBook; 284 pages Series: The Henrietta of France Trilogy Book 1 Genre: Historical Fiction/Biography The youngest daughter of Henri IV, the first Bourbon King of France, Henriette-Marie always knew she would have to… Continue reading My Queen, My Love: A Novel of Henrietta Maria + Giveaway!

Book Reviews · Historical Fiction

Spotlight: Out Front the Following Sea + Giveaway!

Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman Publication Date: January 11, 2022 Regal House Publishing Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook; 334 pages Genre: Historical / Literary / Epic **Shortlisted for the Chaucer Book Award** OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA is a historical epic of one woman’s survival in a time when the wilderness is still… Continue reading Spotlight: Out Front the Following Sea + Giveaway!

Book Reviews · Historical Fiction

Parting the Veil + Giveaway!

Parting the Veil by Paulette Kennedy Publication Date: November 1, 2021 Lake Union Publishing Genre: Historical/Gothic/Romance Some houses hold secrets that are meant to be kept forever… Parting the Veil, a suspenseful gothic romance about a scandalous Gilded Age heiress who meets a charming British lord with a tragic past, only to discover dark family… Continue reading Parting the Veil + Giveaway!

Book Reviews · Fiction

The Factory Girl and the Fey + Giveaway!

The Factory Girl and the Fey by Nadine Galinsky Feldman Publication Date: October 14, 2021 Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Jane Thorburn straddles two worlds: her life as a “factory girl” in Scotland’s mills, and her birthright as fairy royalty. Abandoned by her parents as an infant, and uncertain about the true motives of the Fey, she… Continue reading The Factory Girl and the Fey + Giveaway!

Book Reviews · Historical Fiction

The King’s Anatomist + Giveaway!

The King’s Anatomist: The Journey of Andreas Vesalius by Ron Blumenfeld Publication Date: October 12, 2021 History Through Fiction LLC Genre: Historical Fiction A revolutionary anatomist, a memory-laden journey, and a shocking discovery. n 1565 Brussels, the reclusive mathematician Jan van den Bossche receives shattering news that his lifelong friend, the renowned and controversial anatomist… Continue reading The King’s Anatomist + Giveaway!