Authors: Beckton Snow, Keylee Kiss, & B.L. KollerGet it here! The sentient cottage provides them with whatever they need, but it comes at a hefty price.After destroying his ship, Captain Brutus was grateful for the welcoming light in the distance. Lighthouses offered a path to safety, and the cottage nearby offered refuge from the raging... Continue Reading →
Author: Lee SwansonGet it here! 1310, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England – Edward II knights Frederick Kohl for his bravery fighting the Scots. But Sir Frederick is not the man the king believes him to be; instead, it is his sister, Christina, who assumes her dead brother’s identity and receives his spurs. Still posing as Frederick, Christina escorts... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The Invisible Hour Author: Alice Hoffman Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Publisher: Atria Books Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, grief, abuse,... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Caesar’s Soldier Author: Alex Gough Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 22, 2023 Publisher: Canelo Adventure Series: Mark Antony #1 Thank you to Alex Gough for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: suicide, violence, death of a... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares From the start, Hogg makes a lofty claim that he "created a book that was meant to be a page-turner and unputdownable." In a surprising turn of events, he wrote the truth. This is a page-turner and while it was a little slow to get into for me, it was one that... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt Cold Iron Heart by Melissa Marr tells the story of Thelma Foy, a young independent woman living in New Orleans in the 1800s. Thelma was born with Sight, which means she can see the Fae that live among the Mortals and torture them for their amusement. She has vowed she will never... Continue Reading →
By: Christopher Bartlett I’ve always been fascinated with history and how society shaped itself over time. Getting a feel for the society of the time tells me much more than names or dates. In Isle of Woman, Piers Anthony gives me what I wish I had been given in my history classes for a textbook,... Continue Reading →
Author: George BachmanGet it here! In 16th-century England, Queen Elizabeth's former spymaster, Hertford, is recruited by a court faction, the Owls, to recover the Shroud of Turin from Rome before a rival faction can do so and use its supernatural power to usurp the throne. He succeeds, but when a third party starts killing off... Continue Reading →
By: Manuela Soares “I have a strict curfew. You will be in your room by eleven, asleep at midnight. No arguments…No excuses, no exceptions ever.” – Ernst to David, Ch. 1, Pg. 59, eBook version. Twenty years after the end of WWII, bogged down with survivor’s guilt, 10-year-old David Saidel is being sent to live with his... Continue Reading →
Authors: Robert Friedenberg and Anthony PolicastroGet it here! When Samuel Stone, an American oilman, teams up with Zor Morgenstern, a Mossad Agent, Tatiana Petruska, a KGB agent, seeking restitution and the return of looted art that was plundered by the Germans during War Word Two, from wealthy art dealers and private art collectors, and meet... Continue Reading →
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