The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer The Conqueror tells the story of William the Conqueror, from his bastard birth, to his life as the Duke of Normandy, and finally to his triumphant rise to the throne of England. Given the circumstances of William’s life and the political climate of both Normandy and England in the 11th [...]
#131 ~ The Jewel of Medina
21 Dec By 9 Comments
The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones A’isha is a 6 year old girl who, after her parents betrothed her to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, was required to remain in her family home until she had her first menstrual period. For an adventurous girl such as herself, she is tortured by the limitations placed [...]
#130 ~ The Front Porch Prophet
13 Dec By 9 Comments
The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins When you pick up a good novel written about the south by a Southern author, you can tell. There is just something about that area and the writers it creates that is unique, remarkable and gorgeous. Had William Faulkner, Harper Lee or Margaret Mitchell not been from [...]
#129 ~ War on the Margins
10 Dec By 15 Comments
War on the Margins by Libby Cone When France fell to the Nazis during WWII, the Channel Islands fell as well, despite the fact that they were a part of the British Commonwealth. Jersey, the Southern-most of the three islands, is the setting of Libby Cone’s novel about the way in which the Channel islands [...]
#128 ~ The Reluctant Widow
7 Dec By 12 Comments
The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer Elinor Rochdale, the daughter of a disgraced member of the aristocracy, is headed by coach to a rural village where she has been offered a position as a governess for a wealthy family. She is bored to tears by working as a governess, but since her father’s suicide, she [...]
#124 ~ Midwife of the Blue Ridge ~ Book Review and Giveaway
22 Nov By 26 Comments
Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins Maggie Duncan lost her family as a very young girl during a massacre between the British and the Scottish. Her destiny falls into place when she helps a injured man find his way home to his wife, Hannah. Hannah, a midwife and local healer, realizes almost instantly [...]
#119 ~ Finding Nouf
9 Nov By 4 Comments
Finding Nouf by Zoë Ferraris Nayir, a devout Muslim of Palestinian descent, has created a life for himself in Saudi Arabia as a desert guide. Although he longs for the marriage that alludes him because he is an orphan with no one with whom to negotiate such a contract, he takes pride in the honorable [...]
#114 ~ Bad Monkeys Review and Giveaway
2 Nov By 9 Comments
Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff Jane Charlotte is in trouble. She’s been arrested for a murder that she committed as it was authorized by Department for the Final Disposition of Irredeemable Persons, otherwise known as “Bad Monkeys.” Bad Monkeys are part of a much larger covert organization. As a Bad Monkey, Jane Charlotte had the [...]
#112 ~ The Tenth Case
24 Oct By 7 Comments
The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller This novel starts off at an ethics hearing for Harrison J. Walker, a widowed and somewhat unscrupulous defense attorney who is put on a three year suspension after getting caught on video as a client demonstrated her appreciation of his legal assistance on her knees. Before his suspension begins, [...]
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