Book 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 >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Rome / chick-in-pants / Egypt / European-Historical / female doctor / Historical / religion9 Comments
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 >
B- 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 >
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 >
D 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 >
B 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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