by Michelle | Mar 29, 2010 | Historical Fiction, Romance
One thing a disreputable rake does not expect to return home to after a night of carousing with like-minded friends is news of his father’s death in a duel. That, Lord Nevinstoke learns, is like a slap to the face; the debts and resulting destitution left in his...
by Michelle | Feb 3, 2010 | Historical Fiction, Romance
In 1860s Seattle, lumberjack Joe Denton struggles to hold onto the land he was awarded as part of a Land Donation Grant. Without a wife, the burgeoning city’s law officials threaten to sell off the acreage Joe is desperate to hold onto. The answer to Joe’s...
by kimb8 | May 13, 2009 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Literature, Paranormal, Romance
Funny, cute, totally different, with a bit of the bizarre thrown in, this is how I’ve been describing this book to friends. If you’re expecting a complete re-telling of Ms Austen’s classic, you will be disappointed. The author has instead kept much...
by ta | Apr 29, 2009 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
It is a well known story that Eve convinced Adam to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and was therefore expelled from Eden. In a chorus of voices, including Eve and her three daughters, we learn the details of how Eve was tempted to eat the...
by radguru | Apr 30, 2008 | Fiction, Historical Fiction
The author of Peace Like a River has written another well-crafted novel. Monte Becket is an author whose one book was a huge success. He is under great pressure to write another blockbuster, but has a severe case of writer’s block. His story starts in...
by kimb8 | Apr 7, 2008 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance
I’ve never tried to review two books at the same time so please bear with me. “And Only To Deceive” is the first book in a historical/romance/mystery series featuring Emily Bromley. In this first entry, Emily is left a young widow albeit rich and...
