A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / class differences / England / Historical / Italy / Oxford / Regency / Satire / scholar9 Comments
Thomas Adam, junior Fellow of St. Columb’s College at Oxford University, is one of countless English travellers crossing the channel to explore the reopened Continent after the Napoleonic wars. With Boney imprisoned, there is no time like the present to experience French wine and the Italian countryside — at least, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / class differences / country-living / England / Historical3 Comments
Cassie, the youngest of six daughters in the Wilton family, is bold, bright, and ready to enter society. There’s only one problem: her older sister Lenora, whose extreme shyness prevents her from attending many social events. Lenora is now entering her third season, and since their father has decreed that ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / military hero / RegencyComments Off on REVIEW: The Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller
That’s the firm opinion of not-so-meek minister’s daughter Lavinia Ellison. So even though all the other villagers of St. Hampton Heath are swooning over the newly returned seventh Earl of Hawkesbury, she is not impressed. If a man won’t take his responsibilities seriously and help those who are supposed to ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / American historical / Civil-War / epistolary / Historical / Historical fiction1 Comments
When Major Gryffth Hockaday is called to the front lines of the Civil War, his new bride is left to care for her husband’s three-hundred-acre farm and infant son. Placidia, a mere teenager herself living far from her family and completely unprepared to run a farm or raise a child, ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C- Reviews / DNF Reviews19th century / American historical / Anthology / Harlequin Historical / Historical / holiday novella / Western Romance6 Comments
A RING, A KISS AND A CHRISTMAS WISH THREE DELICIOUS SEASONAL STORIES CHRISTMAS DANCE WITH THE RANCHER by Carla Kelly Stranded, Katie becomes chore girl on Ned Avery’s ranch. He shows her unexpected kindnessand in exchange, she teaches him how to dance! Review A Western – yay! I always enjoy ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / American historical / Historical / strong heroine / Western RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: Lily’s Sister (The Laramie Series Book 1) by Karen J. Hasley
Louisa Caldecott, a progressive woman and independent business owner in 1880 Kansas, is principled, strong-willed, passionate, and generous to a fault. Satisfied with her comfortable life, she’s happy to live in her sister Lily’s shadow. Until Lou meets John Rock Davis, Civil War veteran and man with a past. Until ... more >
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