Posts tagged with ‘historical fiction’

  • “Forward to Camelot” by Susan Slate and Kevin Finn Book Review

    By Ruth on December 1, 2013
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    Read more about this book here. Forward to Camelot: 50th Anniversary Edition by Susan Sloate My rating: 5 of 5 stars Generally, I am not a big fan of time travel, but the premise of this book intrigued me. From the beginning, I was immersed in the story, and I found myself thinking about this book when I wasn’t reading […]
  • Litfuse Publicity: “Snow on the Tulips” by Liz Tolsma Book Review

    By Ruth on November 19, 2013
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    A stranger’s life hangs in the balance. But to save him is to risk everything. The war is drawing to a close, but the Nazis still occupy part of the Netherlands. After the losses she’s endured, war widow Cornelia is only a shadow of the woman she once was. She fights now to protect her younger brother, Johan, who lives […]
  • Buy the Books Tours: “An Accidental King” by Mark Patton Book Blitz

    By Ruth on November 18, 2013
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    79 AD. As he approaches the end of his life, Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus, the native-born but loyally pro-Roman client king of Britain, looks back on the thirty-six years of his reign. He recalls how, as a young man, he was seduced by the grandeur of Rome and the beauty of the written word; how he was befriended by the Emperor […]
  • CM Book Tours: “Cross the Ocean” by Holly Bush Book Tour/Review

    By Ruth on November 11, 2013
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    Cross The Ocean Book Tour Info Title: Cross The Ocean Author: Holly Bush Genre: Historical Romance Length: 258 pages approx   Synopsis:   1871 . . . The very proud Duke of Wexford was about to have his orderly world blown apart. At the age of twenty-four, Blake Sanders had wed a beautiful, dutiful wife and she had borne him three children. But now […]
  • “Blackmoore: A Proper Romance” by Julianne Donaldson Book Review

    By Ruth on October 25, 2013
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    Read more about the book here. Blackmoore: A Proper Romance by Julianne Donaldson My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you follow my reviews regularly, you will know my penchant for historical fiction. Add romance, an English (Regency setting), and you have the ingredients for a book that may truly resonate with me. All too often, however, these books are […]
  • Litfuse Publicity: “Return to Me” by Lynn Austin Book Review

    By Ruth on October 23, 2013
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    After decades of exile, the prophesies are coming true–King Cyrus has declared the Jews may return to Jerusalem. Iddo, a priest, is sure this is a sign of God’s renewed favor. For too long they’ve remained in Babylon, and many, including Iddo’s sons, are losing the faith that sets them apart. And so only a few choose to leave everything […]
  • Litfuse Group: “Fired Up” by Mary Connealy Book Review

    By Ruth on October 8, 2013
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    Rollicking Wild West Adventure and Romance from Bestselling Author Mary Connealy Dare Riker is a doctor who saves lives, but someone seems determined to end his. It may have something to do with the traitors he dealt with during the Civil War, or it might be related to the recent incident with Flint Greer and the ranch. Whoever the culprit […]
  • Goddess Fish: “Cross the Ocean” by Holly Bush Promo/Giveaway (Ends 9/27) WW

    By Ruth on September 18, 2013
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      CROSS THE OCEAN By Holly Bush BLURB:     1871 . . . Worlds collide when American Suffragette, Gertrude Finch, and titled Brit Blake Sanders meet in an explosive encounter that may forever bind them together. Gertrude Finch escorts a young relative to London and encounters the stuffy Duke of Wexford at his worst. Cross the Ocean is the story […]
  • Pump Up Your Book: “Brimstone and Water” by Sharon House Book Tour

    By Ruth on August 25, 2013
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    About the Author:   Author Sharon House and her husband Jon are retired and currently spend six months of the year in southwest Michigan wine country while traveling to warmer climates through the winter months.  They have a married son and married daughter, gaining a daughter and son, and four very lively grandsons ranging in age from teenagers to adolescent to toddler.  In collegeSharon was […]
  • “Rising Sun, Falling Star” by Vickie Hall Book Review

    By Ruth on August 6, 2013
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    For more information on this book (including a giveaway), click here. Rising Sun, Falling Star by Vickie Hall My rating: 5 of 5 stars Historical fiction is definitely my favorite genre, and this book is a perfect example of why I am enthralled by this genre. When I was in high school, I took advanced U.S. history, and we did […]