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October 17, 2022

REVIEW: I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife by Rita Roberts

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Civil-War / epistolary / Historical / non-fiction / POC / POC author / post Civil War / Reconstruction / slavery1 Comments

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This book honors the voices of African Americans of the Civil War era through their letters, inviting readers to engage personally with the Black historical experience. Amidst bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War trying to hold their families together. This moving book illuminates ... more >

April 20, 2020

REVIEW: Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles

JayneB 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 >

December 27, 2016

REVIEW: News of the World: A Novel by Paulette Jiles

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / Captivity / found family / Historical / Historical fiction / Reconstruction / Texas / western2 Comments

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In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, ... more >

March 21, 2016

REVIEW: When Morning Comes by Lori Handeland

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical / novella / ReconstructionComments Off on REVIEW: When Morning Comes by Lori Handeland

The Civil War is over for Union Major Seth Torrance, although he continues to fight it every night in his dreams. Though his mother expects him to take over the family munitions business, Seth can no longer bear to construct instruments of war. When he receives word that his oldest ... more >

June 19, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology

JayneA Review Category / B Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / civil rights / Historical / interracial marriage / novella / POC author / Reconstruction / slavery10 Comments

The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, with a foreword by the inimitable Beverly Jenkins, brings you four novellas highlighting love, light, and hope set over a period of history that’s often left in the shadows. Ladies, I had been eyeing this upcoming anthology for months but still almost ... more >

December 5, 2014

REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Heart of a Dove by Abbie Williams

JayneB- Reviews19th century / American historical / First-Person / Historical / prostitute / Reconstruction3 Comments

Set in post Civil War America, the story follows Lorie Blake, a southern orphan sold into prostitution at fifteen. Two years have passed, leaving her with little hope of anything more. Meanwhile, three longtime friends and a boy with a heart of gold are traveling northward, planning to rebuild their ... more >

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