Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsEngland / epistolary novel / Historical / Womens-Fiction / World War II2 Comments
“Just because the men have gone to war, why do we have to close the choir? And precisely when we need it most!” As England enters World War II’s dark early days, spirited music professor Primrose Trent, recently arrived to the village of Chilbury, emboldens the women of the town ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / Widowed Heroine / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Time To Say Goodbye by Miranda Barnes
Sometimes the best way to hold on is to let go… Newly widowed Gwen Morgan needs a change of scene… An invitation to stay with old school friend Kate and her partner Gerry in the quaint coastal village of Haxton in Northumberland, gives Gwen the inspiration she needs to start ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon Prime Reading / celebrity book imprints / Graydon House / Harlequin / philosophy / technology / Womens-Fiction2 Comments
Harlequin Launches New Fiction Imprint – Harlequin announced yesterday that they have started a new imprint – Graydon House – that is focused on women’s fiction in trade and hardcover formats. It appears that the publisher wants to establish a clear home for those books that tackle relationship issues without being ... more >
B ReviewsArt / Contemporary / Italy / Rome / second chance romance / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Roman Crazy by Nina Bocci & Alice Clayton
Dear Alice Clayton & Nina Bocci, Avery Remington caught her husband, Daniel, in flagrante delicto boning his secretary in his law office. She decides to leave him but it’s for more complicated reasons than that he was a cheating cheater who cheated. The passion between the two lovers was galaxies ... more >
B+ Reviewschick-lit / Contemporary / sisters / Womens-Fiction7 Comments
Dear Emily Giffin: Back in the day, I really loved your first two books, Something Borrowed and Something Blue, and also liked the next two, Baby Proof and Love the One You’re With. I’m not sure why I stopped reading your books after that, except that I felt like perhaps ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / American historical / Civil-War / Historical / Mail-Order-Bride / Seattle / women's rights / Womens-Fiction5 Comments
It’s 1864 in downtrodden Lowell, Massachusetts. The Civil War has taken its toll on the town—leaving the economy in ruin and its women in dire straits. That is, until Asa Mercer arrives on a peculiar, but providential, errand: he seeks high-minded women who can exert an elevating influence in Seattle, ... more >