Tag: #historicalfiction

“The Year of JubileeR..

Posted June 2, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 6 Comments
“The Year of Jubilee” by Cindy Morgan … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information to pass along.   About the book… The Year of Jubilee is a lyrical coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of the turbulent South in the early 1960s. The Mockingbird family has always lived peacefully in Jubilee, Kentucky, despite […]

A Hundred Crickets Singing by ..

Posted May 20, 2022 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 16 Comments

Welcome to Friday Reads!   You can enter by using the Rafflecopter link at the bottom of this post. (Contest ends May 27, 2022.) If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information to pass along.   About A Hundred Crickets Singing… In wars eighty years apart, two young women living on the […]

“Chasing Shadows” ..

Posted June 18, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 14 Comments
“Chasing Shadows” by Lynn Austin … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.    About the book… For fans of bestselling WWII fiction comes a powerful novel from Lynn Austin about three women whose lives are instantly changed when the Nazis invade the neutral Netherlands, forcing each into a complicated dance of […]

“The Last Bookshop in Lo..

Posted April 27, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 0 Comments
“The Last Bookshop in London” by Madeline Martin

Welcome to Takeover Tuesday!   The Last Bookshop in London Madeline Martin On Sale Date: April 6, 2021 9781335284808, 133528480X Trade Paperback $16.99 USD, $21.99 CAD Fiction / Historical / WWII 320 pages   About the Book… Inspired by the true World War II history of the only bookshop to survive the Blitz, a sweeping […]

“Roots of Wood and Stone..

Posted February 12, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 12 Comments
“Roots of Wood and Stone” by Amanda Wen … and a GIVEAWAY!

About the book…   This historic home holds the keys to their destiny . . . and their hearts Abandoned at birth, her family roots a mystery, historical museum curator Sloane Kelley has dedicated her life to making sure others know theirs. When a donor drops off a dusty old satchel, she doesn’t expect much […]

“The Girl from the Chann..

Posted February 2, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 4 Comments
“The Girl from the Channel Islands” by Jenny Lecoat

Welcome to Takeover Tuesday!     THE GIRL FROM THE CHANNEL ISLANDS  Author: Jenny Lecoat ISBN: 9781525806414 Publication Date: February 2, 2021 Publisher: Graydon House Books   Summary… An extraordinary story of human triumph against impossible odds   The year is 1940, and the world is torn apart by war. In June of that year, […]

“Night Bird Calling̶..

Posted January 15, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 22 Comments
“Night Bird Calling” by Cathy Gohlke … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!     If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.   About the book… When Lilliana Swope’s beloved mother dies, Lilliana gathers her last ounce of courage and flees her abusive husband for the home of her only living relative in the foothills of No Creek, North Carolina. […]

“All Through the Night&#..

Posted January 5, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 4 Comments

Welcome to Takeover Tuesday!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.   About the book… With her stammering tongue and quiet ways, Cadence Piper has always struggled to be accepted. After the death of her mother, Cadence sets her heart on becoming a nurse, both to erase the stain her […]

“Love’s Pure Light..

Posted December 18, 2020 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 24 Comments
“Love’s Pure Light” novella collection … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!     If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.   The story behind the story from Janine Rosche… Who doesn’t love a wonderful Christmas decoration display? Glinting lights, satin ribbons, and silver bells offer peace and warmth after a year such as this. But of all the […]

“Broken Lines” by ..

Posted November 10, 2020 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 4 Comments

Welcome to Takeover Tuesday!     If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.   About the book… With the threat of the Great War looming at America’s doorstep, fear of immigrant disloyalty has become enough to divide the nation. So when German-born Amara Müller’s brother decides to join the fight, he […]