B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican history / family relationships / female doctor / Historical / law-enforcement / Sheriff / turn of the 20th century / Western Romance3 Comments
Dr. E. Ridley Woodhouse is like no physician Ben Madison has ever met–she’s a woman. As the newly elected sheriff of Frost Falls, Colorado, Ben is tasked with welcoming Ridley to the community. But while Ben might be tempted by the new doc’s charms, getting the town to accept a ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsancient-Rome / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigatorNo Comments
In the first century A.D., during Domitian’s reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So despite the oppressive July heat, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, the famed private informer (now retired), has ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigator4 Comments
“There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favours for friends. Don’t work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep clear of men you find attractive. “Will I never learn?” In Ancient Rome, the number ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / America / England / Historical / Historical fiction / Restoration England / road novels2 Comments
The latest comic novel from Christopher Buckley, a hapless Englishman embarks on a dangerous mission to the New World in pursuit of two judges who helped murder a king. London, 1664. Twenty years after the English revolution, the monarchy has been restored and Charles II sits on the throne. The ... more >
B Reviews / B+ ReviewsHistorical / older hero/heroine / Regency11 Comments
Dear Mary Balogh, I hardly know how to start with this review. I mostly liked it. I was uneasy about one aspect of it. I found some of it subversive in delightful ways and some of it just subversive. I expect it will be a controversial book. I expect it ... more >
Misc / Publishing Newsantique books / Books / Historical / Libraries2 Comments
The Secret Libraries of History “After news emerged about an underground reading room in Damascus, Fiona Macdonald discovers the places where writing has been hidden for centuries.” Some of these are secret libraries while another is more a private one with limited access. Two, however, are rewriting what we know ... more >
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