A Reviews / C- ReviewsAmerican historical / Avon-Historical67 Comments
Dear Romancelandia. This is the book. This one started…well, that’s up for debate. It certainly started a new type of romance. Yes, there were romances before TFATF. There were bestselling authors who unabashedly wrote romance, even in the same style as TFATF: The Sheik (1919), Gone With the Wind (1936), ... more >
C ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical Romances / inspirational / second chances / Texas6 Comments
Dear Ms McDonough, I’m a fan of westerns and though that subgenre is making a bit of a comeback as a romance setting, pickings are still slim. It does appear to be a favorite choice of setting for inspies and that is what lead me to read book one in ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / 19th century / American historical / American Indians / Historical Romances / Native American / POC / POC author9 Comments
When Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family’s camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family. Luckily, the two women are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually integrated into their kinship circles. ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsacross the tracks / American historical / Texas9 Comments
Dear Ms. Cote, After enjoying your novel “Her Captain’s Heart,” I was psyched when your publicist sent me an advanced copy of “Her Inheritance Forever.” And even more excited when I realized that it would tell part of the story of Texas independence that isn’t usually seen in romance novels ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooks / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / enemies to lovers / Germany / Harlequin / Harlequin Love Inspired Historical / inspirational / World War I25 Comments
Dear Ms. Schmidt, Early 20th century American historicals aren’t exactly falling off trees like the oak pollen covering my car right now. So when I see one, I get excited. When it turns out to be such a nice experience to read it, I want to tell people. So here ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical Romances / Men of Pride County series / Reconstruction / Rosalyn-West / western13 Comments
Dear Ms West, While poking around among the drafts for “Reviews I’ve Just Never Got Around To” I discovered that I’d neglected to write a letter for the last book in your Men of Pride County series. It’s a major oversight on my part and one for which I apologize. ... more >