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April 25, 2018

REVIEW: Veronique by Virginia Coffman

Joanne RenaudBook Reviews / C- ReviewsArtist / cartoons / European-Historical / France / French-Revolution / Georgian / Historical fiction / nurse6 Comments

Dear Ms. Coffman, There’s something uniquely disappointing about reading a bad book from a favorite author. I felt this way recently after reading your historical novel, Veronique, after years of reading your wonderful Gothic romances—Moura and The Alpine Coach are wonderful, but my favorite is The Dark Palazzo, a dreamy, ... more >

October 14, 2016

REVIEW: The Beacon at Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Rome / chick-in-pants / Egypt / European-Historical / female doctor / Historical / religion9 Comments

Recommended Read

In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch, she flees Ephesus and an unwanted marriage for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes ... more >

November 29, 2014

REVIEW: The Secret Heart by Erin Satie

WillafulB- ReviewsEarly Victorian / European-Historical / fortune hunter / historical romance7 Comments

Disclaimer: The author and I were GoodReads friends and now follow each other on Twitter. This no doubt influenced my decision to buy the book, but I don’t think it influenced my review. Dear Erin Satie: Set in the early Victorian era, this is a story about two people with ... more >

June 20, 2014

REVIEW: The Harem Midwife by Roberta Rich

JayneBook Reviews / D Reviews16th-century / European-Historical / Historical / Jewish-faith / midwife4 Comments

The Imperial Harem, Constantinople, 1578. Hannah and Isaac Levi, Venetians in exile, have overcome unfathomable obstacles to begin life anew in the Ottoman Empire. He works in the growing silk trade, and she, the best midwife in the capital, tends to the hundreds of women in Sultan Murat III’s lively ... more >

May 12, 2014

REVIEW: Return of the Viking Warrior by Michelle Styles

JayneD ReviewsEuropean-Historical / Historical / second chance at love / Vikings8 Comments

The Viking Claims his Wife Kara Olofdottar thanked the gods when she married her childhood hero Ash Hringson. But this fearless raider has been gone so long, his proud arrogance is the only memory she retains of him. Now she must remarry to protect her lands for her son. But ... more >

March 7, 2014

REVIEW: Simple Faith by Anna Schmidt

JayneB ReviewsBelgium / European-Historical / Historical / inspirational / military hero / War / Military / World War II21 Comments

After losing her beloved husband and daughter and surviving Hitler’s Sobibor death camp, Quaker widow Anja Steinberg dedicates her life to helping others and keeping her son safe. As a member of the resistance, she helps displaced Allied airmen get back to their units in England. The journey is rigorous ... more >

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