A Reviews / B Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / Historical / medieval / War / Military4 Comments
1141. England is engulfed in war as King Stephen and his cousin, the Empress Matilda, vie for the crown. In this dangerous world, not even Emma, an eleven-year-old peasant, is safe. A depraved monk obsessed with redheads kidnaps the ginger-haired girl from her village and leaves her for dead. When ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / Africa / class-difference / England / Georgian / Historical / Jacobite rebellion / lawyer / law related / working class8 Comments
Forced by Sir Robert Walpole into a distasteful marriage and then ruined by her husband’s speculation in the South Sea Bubble, Lady Cecily Fitzhenry vows revenge on the Prime Minister and all his myrmidons – including the creaking Hanoverian court and an obscure Scottish lawyer, Archibald Cameron.Nothing if not spirited, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsAriana-Franklin / Diana-Norman / France / medieval / murder-investigation / mystery / Penguin9 Comments
Dear Ms. Franklin, I knew there’s a reason why I love doing this blog. It’s so I can get my hands on the copy of your latest book, “A Murderous Procession” before it hits market shelves. Even though it’s book 4 of the “Mistress of the Art of Death” series, ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / EbooksAriana-Franklin / Diana-Norman / Historical Romances / lawyer / law related / medieval / mystery18 Comments
Note: Risk of spoilers for the series. Dear Ms. Franklin, Those who have fallen under the spell of Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar, the "Mistress of the Art of Death," will get all excited over book three of this historical mystery series. I know I squeed with glee when my ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / EbooksAriana-Franklin / Diana-Norman / Historical Romances / medieval / murder-investigation23 Comments
Dear Ms. Franklin, Last year we were introduced to Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar, the “Mistress of the Art of Death.” Brought from Salerno to help solve a brutal series of murders, she proved so helpful that Henry II, exercising his royal right to run things whatever way he damn ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsAriana-Franklin / Diana-Norman / Historical Romances / medieval / mystery7 Comments
Dear Mrs. Franklin/Norman, What can I say? I finished “Mistress of the Art of Death” late in the evening after reading non-stop for almost 200 pages. My heart was racing, I was glued to the book and if a fire had started somewhere in my house, I honestly don’t think ... more >