So Many Books, So Little Time
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: History, Memoir, Non-FictionAuthor: Allison PatakiGenres: Fiction, Historical FictionPublisher: Ballantine BooksPublished: 2/15/2022Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come… Continue reading "The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: Fiction, HistoryAuthor: Shelley NoldenGenres: Diseases, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Medical, Mystery, Sci-Fi, ThrillerPublisher: Freiling PublishingPublished: 3/23/2021In the shadows of New York City lies forbidden North Brother Island, where the remains of a shuttered hospital hide the haunting… Continue reading "The Vines"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: Fiction, HistoryAuthor: Ellen AlpstenGenres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, House of Romanov, Russian History, Women’s FictionPublisher: St. Martin's GriffinPublished: 3/15/2022Ellen Alpsten's stunning novel, The Tsarina's Daughter, is the dramatic story of Elizabeth, daughter of Catherine I and Peter the… Continue reading "The Tsarina’s Daughter"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: Fiction, HistoryAuthor: J.P. O'ConnellGenres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Italy 1920sPublisher: Blackstone PublishingPublished: 1/18/2022Hotel Portofino has been open for only a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its owner Bella Ainsworth. Her high-class guests are demanding… Continue reading "Hotel Portofino"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: Fiction, HistoryAuthor: Natalie JennerGenres: Fiction, General Fiction (Adult), Historical FictionPublisher: St. Martin's PressPublished: 5/17/2022The internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and heartwarming story of post-war London, a century-old bookstore, and three… Continue reading "Bloomsbury Girls"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Category: FictionAuthor: Luke GraciasGenres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Religion & SpiritualityPublisher: Authors UpfrontPublished: 10/5/2021On 06/06/06, the world’s population crossed 6.66 billion. Any further increase could only occur at the cost of other species and future generations.… Continue reading "No Shadow Without Light"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: Non-Fiction, ReferenceAuthor: Silvia Moreno-GarciaGenres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Reference, Sci Fi & FantasyPublisher: Penguin Random House Library ResourcesWhen I saw this book club kit, I decided to read the book at the same time. I appreciated the… Continue reading "Mexican Gothic Book Club Kit"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Category: FictionAuthor: Paula BrackstonGenres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Magic, Time TravelSeries: Found ThingsPublisher: St. Martin's PressPublished: 11/16/2021Xanthe meets Brackston's most famous heroine, Elizabeth Hawksmith from The Witch's Daughter, in this crossover story with all the "historical detail, village charm,… Continue reading "City of Time and Magic (Found Things #4)"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: Fiction, HistoryAuthor: Christine WellsGenres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, World War IIPublisher: William Morrow PaperbacksPublished: 6/8/2021Set in the thick of the Paris Resistance movement during WWII, this exciting novel tells of the deep involvement of Catherine Dior and two… Continue reading "Sisters of the Resistance"
Social MediaFacebookTwitter Categories: Fiction, HistoryAuthor: Jane ThynneGenres: 1938, Espionage, Fiction, General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, SuspenseSeries: Clara VinePublisher: Ballantine BooksPublished: 9/15/2015August, 1938. Paris is a city living on its nerves and the threat of war hangs heavy as a distant… Continue reading "The Scent of Secrets (Clara Vine, #3)"