B Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / England / English-Civil-War / estranged family / family relationships / Historical / London / long separation / politics / printing / Stuart-England / War / Military7 Comments
The compelling sequel to the English Civil War novel London in Chains – It is 1648, and the Civil War has been resurrected by a king still determined to be an absolute ruler and a parliament unable to agree how to govern without him. Blacksmith Jamie Hudson, weary and disillusioned, ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / Civil-War / Historical / Historical fiction / Musicians / Reconstruction / texas / War / Military / western2 Comments
In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter lack of compunction about bending the truth. But following a barroom brawl in Victoria, Texas, Simon finds himself ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / American historical / Farmer / Historical / indenture / Virginia6 Comments
Gritty, sweeping tale of love, resilience and tenacity in the New World wilds of Virginia. To survive on his newly cleared land outside Jamestown, Thomas Deed needs a field hand, not a wet-nurse. But instead of doing the rational thing, he fulfils a deathbed promise to protect his sister’s son, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads17th-century / England / English-Civil-War / Historical / London / politics / printing / Stuart-England6 Comments
An English Civil War novel from a highly-acclaimed author – London, 1647. Lucy Wentor, a young lady who was attacked by soldiers during the civil war, and then rejected by her sweetheart, hopes to start her life afresh in the capital with her uncle and aunt. London, however, is in ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews16th-century / arranged-marriage / commoners / dysfunctional family / Historical / merchant class / Tudor-England / witchNo Comments
Death and life are in the power of the tongue. England 1586 Alyce Bradley has few choices when her father decides it is time she marry as many refuse to see her as other than the girl she once was–unruly, outspoken and close to her grandmother, a woman suspected of ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / Historical / inventors / LGBTQ romance / London / m/m romance / short-story / steampunk8 Comments
In the automated Vauxhall Floating Gardens, high above the smoggy streets of London, Nightingale No. 48 is refusing to sing. Stern mechanic Shem Holloway brings in the Gardens’ brilliant but arrogant inventor, Lord Marchmont, to fix the broken automaton. But the clockwork nightingale has a secret, and soon both men ... more >
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