Posts tagged with ‘historical fiction’

  • “The Fairy Tale Bride” by Kelly McClymer Book Review

    By Ruth on August 19, 2012
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    ABOUT THE BOOK Miranda Fenster, known throughout society as the Fairy Tale Miss because she insists that happily ever afters are possible even amongst the arranged marriages of the Victorian aristocracy,  is on a mission. Her goal? To rescue her brother. Her adversary? Simon Watterly, Duke of Kerstone. A man who almost offered for her five years before. Simon has a […]
  • “Colorado Silver, Colorado Gold” by Terry Irene Blain Book Review

    By Ruth on August 13, 2012
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    Synopsis: Socialite Juliette Lawson fled west from Philadelphia on a train and in disguise. In Colorado she’d be safe; she’d take work with her uncle at the Rio d’Oro, his smelting operation. Her actions back east had been wrong, but to protect her pregnant sister from scandal she would have done anything. Then she met a man as hungry for […]
  • “Kentucky Green” by Terry Irene Blain Book Review

    By Ruth on August 10, 2012
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    Synopsis: Daniel McKenzie was an army scout—quiet, capable, handsome…and utterly unwilling to be the trail guide April Williamson needed to reach Kentucky. The Indian attack at Blue Licks was but one bitter taste of the American frontier, a massacre that had taken her father just as cholera had taken her mother. But April would not give up on her dream. […]
  • Book Review: “Glamorous Illusions” by Lisa Tawn Begren

    By Ruth on June 25, 2012
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    It was the summer of 1913, and Cora Kensington’s life on the family farm has taken a dark turn. Not only are the crops failing, so is her father’s health. Cora is carrying on, helping her mother run their Montana farm until a stranger comes to call, and everything changes. Cora then learns a secret that will radically change her […]
  • “The Wedding Dress” by Rachel Hauck Book Review

    By Ruth on April 6, 2012
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    Note: I thought I did not read one of Rachel’s books before I interviewed here and saw her first-ever Hallmark movie based on one of her books. I discovered I was wrong! Glad I gave her a 5-star rating before I even knew her! ABOUT THE BOOK Four brides. One Dress. A tale of faith, redemption, and timeless love. Charlotte […]
  • “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” by Tricia Goyer Book Review

    By Ruth on March 29, 2012
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    About the book: Amelia Gladstone’s hopes are tied up in the Titanic–hopes for a reunion with her sister and an introduction to an admirer. But when she offers a spare ticket to a down-and-out young man, her fate is about to change. Quentin Walpole is stunned when a sweet lady secures his passage to America–and even more surprised to find […]
  • “Sixty Acres and a Bride” by Regina Jennings Book Review

    By Ruth on March 19, 2012
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    About the book: Though facing eviction, Rosa falls in love with the countryside and the wonderful extended family who want only her best. They welcome her vivacious spirit and try to help her navigate puzzling American customs. She can’t help but stand out, though, and her beauty captures attention. Where some offer help with dangerous strings attached, only one man […]
  • “Beauty for Ashes” by Dorothy Love Book Review

    By Ruth on March 10, 2012
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    About the book: She’s a beautiful young widow. He’s a Southern gentleman with a thirst for adventure. Both need a place to call home. After losing her husband in the Civil War, Carrie Daly is scared she will never have the family she longs for. Eligible bachelors are scarce in Hickory Ridge, Tennessee, but Carrie has found love. Not the […]
  • “Blue Moon Promise” by Colleen Coble Book Review

    By Ruth on February 28, 2012
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    About the book: Book Number One in the Under Texas Stars series A love like Lucy and Nate’s only comes along once in a blue moon . . . Lucy Marsh’s worldly resources are running out, but she’s fiercely determined to care for her younger brother and sister. When she discovers that their father’s recent death was no accident, Lucy […]
  • The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck by Kathleen Y’Barbo Book Review

    By Ruth on January 16, 2012
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    Summary from goodreads: Unlikely romance is sometimes just an inconvenient marriage away   Charlotte Beck may be entering adulthood, but she can’t seem to keep to her stubborn, independent spirit from bucking social protocol. Fed up with her behavior, Charlotte’s father Daniel pressures her to settle into a nice marriage despite knowing she is set on going to college. Then Daniel […]