It is Saturday afternoon in my little area of the world. The temperature is 88. Clear sky, bright, and sunny. No rain over the past several days. My husband is working. With the exception of a visit with my son Paul and his family who came over in the late morning for a brief visit. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Poesy Quill. 2nd edition 2019. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 287. Format: Kindle Unlimited e-book. Source: I’m a member of Kindle Unlimited and this book is in their selection. Audience: Readers of historical fiction. Readers of Katherine of Aragon and Tudor history. Rating: Excellent. Link @ Amazon About the Author: Wendy J. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: G.P. Putnam’s Sons. October 2, 2018. Genre: Fiction. Gothic horror fiction. Pages: 497. Source: Library. Rating: Good. Audience: Readers of vampire stories. Amazon Further links of interest: Bram Stoker Online-Literature Article from Time magazine about the book and the real story behind the story Summary: Dracul, Stoker’s Dracula #1 is considered […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Harper Perennial Modern Classic. First published in 1943. My paperback copy-2005. Genre: Classic literature. Coming of age story. Comfort read. Women and literature. Pages: 493. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of classic literature. Rating: Excellent. Amazon link Have you read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? I’ve read it 3 or 4 times. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Touchstone. June 6, 2017. Genre: Memoir. Pages: 368. Source: Complimentary paperback copy from Touchstone. I was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Very good. Amazon Paul Brinkley-Rogers is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and war correspondent. He covered the wars in Vietnam and Cambodia as a journalist. He has worked […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Interstice Press. December 20, 2019. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 294.Source: I received a complimentary Apple eBook copy from the publisher, I was not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of women and literature, historical fiction, and espionage/spy stories. Rating: Very good. Book One: Promise Season Book Two: Promise Thief […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Simon and Schuster. February 2, 2021. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 409. Source: NetGalley, eBook, Kindle edition. I received a complimentary eBook copy from NetGalley, I was not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of historical fiction, World War II, and enjoy women’s stories. Rating: Excellent. This book will be […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Kerrin Willis. April 5, 2022. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 316. Format: E-book. Source: I received a complimentary e-book copy from Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours and Kerrin Willis. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of historical fiction. Readers of early American history. Rating: Very good. Tour […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Wordsworth Classics. 1994. First published in 1847.Genre: Classic literature/fiction. Pages: Total of 153 written pages. Format: Paperback. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of Brontë literature, women in literature, Classic literature, and Classic British literature. Rating: Excellent. Link @ Amazon. Link @ Audible. If you are an Audible member, this book is free […]

I’m planning to take a holiday break the last week of December through the 2nd or 3rd week of January. You will see a scheduled post during my off time. I’m very thankful for all my followers, readers, and those who just happen to drop in for a look. According to Goodreads, I read 164 […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Perfectly Proper Press. July 20, 2021. Genre: Gothic literature. Pages: 364. Format: NetGalley e-book. Source: I received a complimentary NetGalley e-book copy from Austenprose. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers who are in the mood for a Gothic literature story. Rating: Excellent. Purchase links: Amazon Audible […]

Part One of interview with Barb Roose: If COVID-19 has taught us anything so far, it’s that we are not in control. When life gets hard, aspects of the future are uncertain, and we’re at the mercy of other’s decisions, we want more power over the situation. However, those are precisely the times when we […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Wooster Publishing. October 10, 2019. Genre: Austenesque, Historical Fiction. Pages: 256. Source: I received a complimentary copy, but was not required to leave a positive review. Audience: Jane Austen readers. Rating: Excellent. Amazon (paperback) link Amazon (kindle) link Goodreads link Author Info: Irish author Rose Servitova is an award-winning humor writer, […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Skjaldmaer Publishing. December 10, 2019. Genre: Historical fiction. Pages: 298. Source: NetGalley ebook copy. I received a complimentary copy, but was not required to leave a positive review. Audience: Historical fiction readers who enjoy reading about Scottish history. Rating: Very good. Amazon  Kindle copy is $3.99 Raedene Jeannette Melin website True […]