The Stowaway by Mary-Anne O’Connor - Norway, 1828. A fiery descendant of Vikings, Elsa Ferner wasn’t termed Elsa the Determined by her father for no reason. So when her mother pushes her to marry a wealthy but unscrupulous man, she seizes the opportunity to stow away and escape. Now aboard The Starling with her ally, handsome English officer Thompson Smith, she chooses to trust … [Read more...] about The Stowaway by Mary-Anne O’Connor – Book Review
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Mary Christmas by Mary-Anne O’Connor – Book Review
Mary Christmas by Mary-Anne O’Connor is a charming Christmas love story set in the captivating, snow-covered Cotswold village of Bibury in 1909. Mary Richards has worked hard to gain an education and become a teacher in the close-knit community of this picturesque village in the Cotswolds. Yet, not everyone approves of her modern ways. When her sister Emily becomes … [Read more...] about Mary Christmas by Mary-Anne O’Connor – Book Review
Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott – Book Review
Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott was inspired by the notorious werewolf trials that occurred during the 16th and 17th centuries in France and Germany—particularly the trial of Gilles Garnier, known as the accused werewolf of Dole. Eastern France. Winter 1572. Over several months four children were murdered so brutally that the local people believed their deaths to be … [Read more...] about Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott – Book Review
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton – Book Review
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love is the new historical fantasy novel from the international, bestselling author of the Dangerous Damsels series . Two rival ornithologists, both hunting one deadly, but beautiful, bird. Will the hunt of their lives also result in finding the love of their lives? Professor Beth Pickering is close to capturing the rare Deathwhistler … [Read more...] about The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton – Book Review
A Life of Her Own by Ellen Feldman – Book Review
A Life of Her Own by Ellen Feldman, the international bestselling author of Paris Never Leaves You, tells a riveting tale of ethics, self-determination and love in a realistic historical setting. New York City, 1945 - The war is over, the men are coming home and life can go back to normal for young Fanny Fabricant. When she loses her rosy future in a single instant, however, … [Read more...] about A Life of Her Own by Ellen Feldman – Book Review