About the Book   Across Great Divides is a timeless story of the upheavals of war, the power of family, and the resiliency of human spirit. When Hitler came to power in 1933, one Jewish family refused to be destroyed and defied the Nazis only to come up against another struggle—apartheid in South Africa. Sixteen-year-old twins, Eva and Inge, witness […]

Banished Love by Ramona Flightner My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am quite pleased to recommend to my readers another clean, historical romance that is incredibly well-written and quite entertaining to read. This book is completely appropriate for every reading level (a few minor profanity instances, but hardly worth mentioning and no bedroom scenes implied or detailed). I fell […]

Read more about this book and enter the giveaway here. Wishing on Buttercups by Miralee Ferrell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over the course of my lifetime, I have read countless Christian historical romances, and sometimes I am quite disappointed.  This book certainly contains all the elements to ensure it acceptance within this genre, and it is completely appropriate […]

I Am Abraham: A Novel of Lincoln and the Civil War by Jerome Charyn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Let me begin by prefacing this review with the following: 1. Abraham Lincoln is my favorite president. 2. I have not read Bill O’Reilly’s book about Lincoln, but I have seen the film. 3. I also saw that Lincoln film […]

She found peace in a time of war. Desperate to save her dying mother, an American woman accepts her newspaper’s assignment to travel to Italy where she takes photographs dangerously close to the front lines during World War II. But Rachel’s real motive in this journey is to find the father she never knew, an artist she hopes can offer […]

Patience Creighton has dedicated herself to the Rosemere School for Young Ladies. But the return of the enigmatic master of the estate puts everything she loves at risk. Bright, sensible Patience knows what is expected of her. At twenty-five, her opportunity for a family of her own has passed, so she invests herself in teaching at her father’s school for […]

The war is over, but her struggle is just beginning. Charlotte Fraser returns to her late father’s once-flourishing rice plantation on the Waccamaw River, determined to continue growing the special kind of rice known as Carolina Gold. But Fairhaven Plantation is in ruins, the bondsmen are free, and money is scarce. To make ends meet, Charlotte reluctantly accepts a position […]

Isabella: Braveheart of France by Colin Falconer My rating: 5 of 5 stars It has been a while since I have read a historical book about European kings and queens, and I am quite happy to report that this book was not a disappointment. Before reading this book, I only had heard about Edward and Isabella, and probably only in […]

Genre: Historical Western Romance Length: 561 pages Published by: Sourcebooks Casablanca Release Date: February 7, 2012 Lettie MacBride knew that joining a wagon train heading West was her chance to begin anew, far from the devastating memories of the night that had changed her forever. She didn’t believe she could escape the pain of innocence lost or feel desire for any man…until she meets […]

When I said that I was doing few challenges, this is true.   For me, this is a no-brainer challenge.  If you want to know about the requirements and such, click here. So I have decided to shoot for Level 4.  This means I need to read at least thirty historical romances.  I should be able to do this with no […]