Conversations / Letters of Opinionabortion / Alaska / Texas18 Comments
Recently a Berkley publicist sent me an email highlighting several books coming out in December 2021. I was struck by the number of books mentioned that were set in Alaska. Here are brief excerpts from their descriptions on Amazon: Love and Let Bark by Alanna Martin (Hearts of Alaska Book ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 20th century / Alaska / American historical / Historical / journalist / murder mystery / murder-investigationComments Off on REVIEW: Murder on Location by Cathy Pegau
In the Alaska Territory, suffragette Charlotte Brody is a newspaper reporter in the frontier town of Cordova. She’s a woman ahead of her time living on the rugged edge of civilization—but right now the most dangerous element she faces may come from sunny California . . . An expedition has ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 20th century / Alaska / journalist / murder-investigation / mystery/suspense / reporter / women's rightsComments Off on REVIEW: Borrowing Death by Cathy Pegau
Suffragette and journalist Charlotte Brody is bracing herself for her first winter in the frontier town of Cordova in the Alaska Territory. But the chilling murder of a local store owner is what really makes her blood run cold. . . After three months in Cordova, Charlotte is getting accustomed ... more >
B- Reviews20th century / Alaska / Doctor / Historical / journalist / murder-investigation / mystery/suspense4 Comments
There’s many who feel the Alaska Territory is no place for a woman on her own. But Charlotte Brody, suffragette and journalist, has never let public opinion dictate her life choices. She’s come to the frontier town of Cordova, where her brother Michael practices medicine, for the same reason many ... more >
Publishing NewsAlaska / Battle of Waterloo / Fantasy / Film / History / photography1 Comments
Relive the Battle of Waterloo With These Astonishing Portraits of War Reenactors – Photographer Sam Faulkner’s new book, Unseen Waterloo: The Conflict Revisited, uses war re-enactors to give people a chance to see beyond Napoleon and Wellington to the actual soldiers who fought in the battle. This interview with Faulkner offers ... more >
B ReviewsAlaska / alcoholism / Bella Books / Contemporary / f/f romance / LGBTQIA+ / sports romance7 Comments
Scotch Fuller has already run the Iditarod three times and is preparing for a fourth attempt. Her single-minded focus on the rigors of training allows her to forget the shocking loss of her lover in a tragedy for which she blames herself. The only race Lainey Hughes runs is away ... more >