Category Archives: Reviews

The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper @thomasnelson #historicalfiction #review

Overview A young prodigy in need of family. A painting that shatters a woman’s peace. And a decades-old mystery demanding to be solved. Australia, 1906 Orphan Jane Piper is nine years old when philanthropist siblings Michael and Elizabeth Quinn take … Continue reading

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The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry @pamelaandedward @randomhouse #fiction #review #5stars

Overview A woman returns to her small southern hometown in the wake of her mother’s sudden death—only to find the past upended by stunning family secrets—in this intimate debut novel, written with deep compassion and sharp wit. “A deeply moving work … Continue reading

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The Poet by Lisa Renee Jones #thriller #review #5stars @LisaReneeJones @entangledpub

Overview New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones brings a fresh, modern take to the thriller genre that will keep you guessing until the very end. “The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.” -Jean Cocteau  Some call him … Continue reading

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Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan @BerkleyPub @pcalhenry #5stars #historicalfiction #review

Overview It was called “The Titanic of the South.” The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah’s elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten–until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel … Continue reading

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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn #historicalfiction #review #5stars #audible #audiobook

Overview The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. The Rose Code effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary … Continue reading

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The Kaiser’s Web by Steve Berry @stmartinspress #review #historicalmystery

Overview In New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s latest Cotton Malone adventure, a secret dossier from a World War II-era Soviet spy comes to light containing information that, if proven true, would not only rewrite history — it could impact Germany’s upcoming … Continue reading

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Rhapsody by Michael James Kaplan

Overview Mitchell James Kaplan [brings] his impressive knowledge of history, composition, and the heart’s whims to bear on this shining rendition of Swift and Gershwin’s star-crossed love.” —Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of Z and A Good Neighborhood “A lilting, jazzy ballad … Continue reading

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The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner @Parkrowbooks @sl_penner #historicalfiction #5stars #review

The Lost Apothecary : A Novel Sarah PennerOn Sale Date: March 2, 2021 9780778311010, 0778311015 Hardcover$27.99 USD 320 pages Overview In this addictive and spectacularly imagined debut, a female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who … Continue reading

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The Family Ship by Sonja Yoerg #5stars #review #fiction @SonjaYoerg @LUauthors

Overview From the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of True Places comes a disarming and emotional novel about a family in distress and a daughter’s mission to keep it from going under. Chesapeake Bay, 1980. Eighteen-year-old Verity Vergennes is the captain of … Continue reading

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Somebody to Love by Sharon Sala #giveaway #excerpt #review @sourcebooks @sharonsala1

Somebody to Love by Sharon Sala Publication Date: 2/23/2021 Overview Welcome to Blessings, Georgia! Whether you’ve lived here your whole life, you’re returning after years of being away, or you’re new in town, you’re sure to find the happy ending you’ve always been … Continue reading

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