Historical Fiction
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📖Book Review & TLC Virtual Book Tour: Daughter Of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon 📖

I’m delighted to share a review of Daughter of Ruins by Yvette Manessis Corporon, as part of TLC Book Tours. This is a page-turning historical saga that I inhaled in one day! Publisher: Harper Muse (October 8, 2024)Paperback: 400 pages About the Book: A motherless daughter. An Italian prostitute. A mail-order bride. Are these women… Continue reading
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⚡Book Blast! Murder Among the Pyramids (1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt) by Sara Rosett⚡

Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual BOOK BLAST for Murder Among the Pyramids (1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt) by Sara Rosett! Today we are celebrating the publication day for this book – the first in a new historical mystery series. Historical mysteries are my absolute favorite to read, and I’m delighted to… Continue reading
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Book Review: Death on the Night Riviera: A Cozy British Historical Mystery by Patricia Penrose

Death on the Night Riviera: A Cozy British Historical Mystery by Patricia Penrose was exactly the kind of historical mystery I love to read. I could not put this engaging mystery down, and I can only hope that this might be the first in a series? I would fully support that! World War rages and… Continue reading
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Book Review: When I Was Alice by Jennifer Murgia

When I Was Alice by Jennifer Murgia Historical Mystery 320 Pages CamCat Books June 25, 2024 Wow! I read this book in one day! 21 year old Grace Brighton is beside herself with worry for her brother as he lies in a coma after a car accident. One night in desperation she climbs the famous… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Last Hope: A Maggie Hope Mystery (Maggie Hope #11) by Susan Elia MacNeal

I stayed up way too late last night finishing The Last Hope, the last book in the Maggie Hope mystery series by Susan Elia MacNeal, but this five star read was worth losing shut eye. I have adored the Maggie Hope mystery series since the first book, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary was published in 2012–my now… Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday (On a Thursday) – May Flowers: A Book List

For this week’s Top Ten List, we’re celebrating all things flowers. Although in our area it seems that the April showers aren’t finished yet! Here are ten books I’ve read that have flowers on the cover. All are titles I enjoyed, and I hope you enjoy them as well! Daffodils and Deadly Deeds by Victoria… Continue reading
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5 Star Audio Books: January – March 2024

I love audiobooks and listen to so many each month. I love being able to get book time in when I’m at the grocery store or folding laundry. Here are three I gave FIVE STARS January – March of 2024. Bluff by Michael Kardos Thank you once again to Amy Allen Clark @momadvice for selecting… Continue reading
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Kate Rock Book Tours: The Solitary Sparrow by Lorraine Norwood

I’m especially excited to feature The Solitary Sparrow by Lorraine Norwood Book 1 of 1: The Margaret Chronicles thanks to Kate Rock Book Tours. The Solitary Sparrow Lorraine Norwood Publication date: 2/27/2024 Publisher: Atmosphere Press Genre: Historical Fiction My Review This amazing debut novel takes readers back into medieval times and brings to life all… Continue reading
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Book Review: If the Tide Turns: A Thrilling Historical Novel of Piracy and Life After the Salem Witch Trials by Rachel Rueckert

Easter is only a few days away and my to-do list is long. I was only going to read a few chapters of If the Tide Turns: A Thrilling Historical Novel of Piracy and Life After the Salem Witch Trials by Rachel Rueckert while I ate a quick lunch. Can you guess what happened? Any… Continue reading
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Welcome! I started my career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now I’m a stay at home mom. While my career might have changed, my love of reading has been a constant since I was in 4th grade, and I read over 200 books a year. I love talking about books and connecting readers of all ages with just the right book. Thanks for reading!
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