Book Review: The Living and the Lost by Ellen Feldman

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About the Book: Title: The Living and the Lost Author: Ellen Feldman Page Length: 352 Publication Date: Sept. 7, 2021 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Synopsis: From the author of Paris Never Leaves You, a gripping story of a young German Jewish woman who returns to Allied Occupied Berlin from America to face the past and unexpected … Continue reading Book Review: The Living and the Lost by Ellen Feldman

Blog Tour Review: Her Honorable Mercenary by Nicole Locke

About the Book: An innocent maiden And a legendary warrior When captured and held prisoner in an enemy castle, Margery of Lyon is guarded by brooding mercenary Evrart, whoโ€™s been commanded to watch herโ€”day and night. Margeryโ€™s determination to escape brings her closer to Evrart and the kind heart hidden beneath his granite-hard body. Now Margery is tornโ€ฆ Fleeing … Continue reading Blog Tour Review: Her Honorable Mercenary by Nicole Locke

Book Review: Song of the Nile by Hannah Fielding

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About the Book: Title: Song of the Nile Author: Hannah Fielding Page Length: 640 Publication Date: Feb. 14, 2020 Publisher: London Wall Publishing Synopsis: Luxor, 1946. When young nurse Aida El Masri returns from war-torn London to her familyโ€™s estate in Egypt, she steels herself to face the challenges ahead.Eight years have passed since her … Continue reading Book Review: Song of the Nile by Hannah Fielding

ARC Review: Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman

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About the Book: Title: Out Front the Following Sea Author: Leah Angstman Page Length: 334 Publication Date: Jan. 11, 2022 Publisher: Regal House Publishing Genre: Historical / Literary / Epic *Shortlisted for the Chaucer Book Award* Synopsis: Out Front the Following Sea is a historical epic of one womanโ€™s survival in a time when the … Continue reading ARC Review: Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman

First Lines Friday: February 19, 2021

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first … Continue reading First Lines Friday: February 19, 2021

ARC Review: Dare to Be a Duchess by Sapna Bhog

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About the Book: Title: Dare to Be a Duchess Author: Sapna Bhog Page Length: 150 Publication Date: Feb. 8, 2021 Publisher: Entangled Synopsis: Heโ€™s a powerful duke. Sheโ€™s his uncleโ€™s ward. They have forever been at war, until one night, one masquerade, and one kissโ€ฆ Lara Ramsay is no stranger to scandal. As the orphaned … Continue reading ARC Review: Dare to Be a Duchess by Sapna Bhog

Blog Tour Review: The Resistance Girl by Jina Bacarr

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I'm happy to be part of The Resistance Girl blog tour. It is an engrossing story of love, heart-break, secrets, and redemption that I recommend to readers who enjoy historical fiction set during World War II. Synopsis: Two women. One heartbreaking secret. Paris, 1943. Sylvie Martone is the star of French cinema, adored by fans … Continue reading Blog Tour Review: The Resistance Girl by Jina Bacarr

ARC Review: The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

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Title: The Book of Lost Names Author: Kristin Harmel Page Length: 400 Publication Date: July 21, 2020 Publisher: Gallery Books Synopsis: Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes lock on a photograph in a magazine lying open nearby. She freezes; itโ€™s an image of a book she hasnโ€™t seen in … Continue reading ARC Review: The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel