B- Reviews / Book Reviews1900s / Business woman / class differences / family relationships / Gilded Age / Historical / inspirational / New York City / Russia / social critique / social justice / social unrest / turn of the 20th century10 Comments
He carries a dangerous secret, but can he survive long enough to expose it? Count Dimitri Sokolov has been charged with overseeing construction of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway, but during this work, he witnesses an appalling crime, the truth of which threatens the Russian monarchy. In an effort to silence ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews14th century / Basque / Greece / Historical / inspirational / mercenaries / politics / slavery / thief / War / Military2 Comments
Greece, 1379 She is known by many names, none of them her own. In truth, she is an unnamed slave, nothing more than a weapon in the hands of her owner in his attempts to provoke political mayhem. When she encounters a handsome young man while on an assignment, she ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1910s / American historical / Chicago / domestic abuse / female friendship / Historical / inspirational / investigation / shipwreck / The Windy City Saga series / turn of the 20th century / violence against women3 Comments
Lives depend on the truth she uncovers. She can’t give up her search. A birthday excursion turns deadly when the SS Eastland capsizes with Olive Pierce and her best friend on board. Hundreds perish during the accident, and it’s only when Olive herself barely escapes that she discovers her friend ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / American historical / French and Indian War / Historical / inspirational / lighthouse keeper / Royal-Navy / second chance at love / smallpox / Virginia4 Comments
It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmée Shaw is fighting her own battle of the heart. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she’s never quite recovered. But ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1820s / arranged-marriage / disability / Disabled Heroine / England / inheritance / inspirational / neurodiverse / Regency / teacher heroine2 Comments
Hazel Stillman is a woman of rare independence and limited opportunities. Born with a clubbed foot, she was sent away as a child and, knowing her disability means a marriage is unlikely, she devoted herself to scholarship and education. Now working as a teacher in an elite private girls’ school, ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsinspirational / medicine / non-fiction / nurseComments Off on REVIEW: What It Means to Be a Nurse by Snarkynurses
A lighthearted, inspiring, and timely look at the daily challenges and triumphs nurses face—all while reminding nurses exactly why they continue to work on the frontline. Being a nurse is not an easy task. From the endless hours battling COVID-19 to an often-times stressful work environment to those delightful patients ... more >