historical fiction book by Suzanne Woods

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Characters Who Will Pull You Into Their Stories Description Haunted by personal tragedy, Lucy Wilson arrives in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1911 to assist her cousin, Cora Wilson Stewart, superintendent of schools. A fish out of water, Lucy is appalled by the primitive conditions and intellectual poverty she encounters. Born in those very hills, Cora knows the twin plagues of illiteracy and poverty. So does Brother Wyatt, a singing school master whoRead More →

Jocelyn Green

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Christy Award Winning Author of The Mark of the King Description She promised a dying father she would keep his daughter safe.She can’t fail now.The one thing Sylvie Townsend wants most is what she feared she would never have–a family of her own. But taking in Polish immigrant Rose Dabrowski to raise and love quells those fears–until seventeen-year-old Rose goes missing at the World’s Fair, and Sylvie’s life unravels. With nowhere else to turn, SylvieRead More →

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An Unforgettable Story Description Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Library Journal and Goodreads ​Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together, perfect for fans of The Lilac Girls and The Paris Wife. Paris, 1939: Young and ambitious Odile Souchet has it all: her handsome police officer beau and aRead More →

Audio about Vietnam Historical Fiction

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Wonderful Narration Interesting Story Description Set in the South at the height of the Vietnam War, The Unwilling combines crime, suspense, and searing glimpses into the human mind and soul in New York Times best-selling author John Hart’s singular style. Gibby’s older brothers have already been to war. One died there. The other came back misunderstood and hard, a decorated killer now freshly released from a three-year stint in prison. Jason won’t speak of the war or of hisRead More →

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Giveaway, Review, Author Interview     Join Us for this Tour from Jan 6 to Feb 2, 2021! Book Details   Book Title:  A Rush of White Wings: An Irish Historical Love Story by Pamela FordBook Series: An Irish Historical Love StoryCategory:  Adult Fiction (18 +), 382 pagesGenre:  Historical RomancePublisher:  Aine PressRelease dates:   October 2020Content Rating: PG-13: There are two pretty mild lovescenes, short and not explicit. Virtually no swearing except the morecommon Irish versions:Read More →

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Christmas Traditions Series Description When new lumberjack Tom Jeffries tells the camp cook, Jo Christy, that he’ll marry her if she can make a fruitcake “as good as the one my mother makes”, she rises to the occasion. After all, he’s the handsomest, smartest, and strongest axman her camp-boss father has ever had in his camp – and the cockiest. And she intends to bring this lumberjack down a notch or three by refusing hisRead More →

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Teamwork At Its Best Description There’s Often a Fine Line Between a Criminal and a Saint Constable Jackson Forge intends to make the world safer, or at least the streets of Victorian London. But that’s Kit Turner’s domain, a swindler who runs a crew that acquires money the old-fashioned way—conning the rich to give to the poor. When a local cab driver goes missing, Jackson is tasked with finding the man, and the only way toRead More →

Fiction 2020 Novel

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Heirloom Secrets Series  – Book 1 – Description Harper Dupree has pinned all her hopes on a future in fashion design. But when it comes crashing down around her, she returns home to Fairhope, Alabama, and to Millie, the woman who first taught her how to sew. As Harper rethinks her own future, long-hidden secrets about Millie’s past are brought to light. In 1946, Millie Middleton–the daughter of an Italian man and a Black woman–boardedRead More →

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A Rags to Riches Story Description A novel of survival, love, loss, triumph—and the sisters who changed fashion forever Antoinette and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel know they’re destined for something better. Abandoned by their family at a young age, they’ve grown up under the guidance of nuns preparing them for simple lives as the wives of tradesmen or shopkeepers. At night, their secret stash of romantic novels and magazine cutouts beneath the floorboards are all theyRead More →

True Colors book series

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Fiction Based on Strange, But True History Description True, riveting stories of American criminal activity are explored through a unique stories of historical romantic suspense. Collect them all and be inspired by the hope that always finds its way even in the darkest of times. In 1907, shy but loyal Ingrid Storset travels from Norway to support her grieving sister, Belle Gunness, who owns a farm in LaPorte, Indiana. Well-to-do widow Belle, who has lost twoRead More →

Historical Fiction

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Can One Curious Woman Fit The Pieces Together? Description Focused on a career in medicine and not on romance, Willa Duvall is thrown slightly off course during the summer of 1865 when she discovers a never-opened love letter in a crack of her old writing desk. Compelled to find the passionate soul who penned it and the person who never received it, she takes a job as a nurse at the seaside estate of CrestwickeRead More →

Valerie Taylor Book

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Review & Giveaway Kassie O’Callaghan’s meticulous plans to divorce her emotionally abusive husband, Mike, and move in with Chris, a younger man she met five years ago on a solo vacation in Venice, are disrupted when she finds out Mike has chronic kidney disease—something he’s concealed from her for years. Once again, she postpones her path to freedom—at least, until she pokes around his pajama drawer and discovers his illness is the least of hisRead More →

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A Debut Novel Worth Checking Out Join Us For This Tour from August 24 to September 18, 2020   #Giveaway below   BOOK DETAILS:Series Title:  COPY BOY by Shelley Blanton-StroudCategory:  Adult Fiction (18+)Genre:  Noir, Historical Mystery, LiteraryPublisher:  She Writes PressRelease dates:   June 23, 2020Content Rating: PG-13 + M. The book includes: the F-word 7 times, the word “g–dammit” 4 times, and one violent fight in the beginning. Book Description: Jane’sa very brave boy. And a veryRead More →

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Inspirational Historical Fiction That Will Capture Your Heart Sixteen-year-old Lorena Leland’s dreams of a rich and fulfilling life as a writer are dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929. Seven years into the Great Depression, Rena’s banker father has retreated into the bottle, her sister is married to a lazy charlatan and gambler, and Rena is an unemployed newspaper reporter. Eager for any writing job, Rena accepts a position interviewing former slaves for theRead More →

Historical Fiction

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Love Among The Wires #1 Synopsis Can her dreams of independence withstand a dash of love? Since she was young, Alice McNeil has seen a career as a telegrapher as the best use for her keen and curious mind. Years later, she doesn’t regret her freedom in foregoing marriage, especially when she acquires a coveted position at an important trading firm. But when the company’s ambitious junior director returns to London, things begin to changeRead More →

Historical Fiction book by Ann Gabhart

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What will happen when one intrepid young woman steps away from the past? Description In 1933 Louisville, Kentucky, even the ongoing economic depression cannot keep Piper Danson’s parents from insisting on a debut party. After all, their fortune came through the market crash intact, and they’ve picked out the perfect suitor for their daughter. Braxton Crandall can give her the kind of life she’s used to. The only problem? This is not the man–or theRead More →

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A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal I’m so pleased to be able to take part in the Harlequin Historical Fiction 2020 Summer Blog Tour. Red Sky over Hawaii, Black Swan of Paris, and The Woman before Wallis are books you’ll want to add to your library. Book Summary An irresistible historical debut, THE WOMAN BEFORE WALLIS (MIRA Trade Paperback; July 21, 2020) is set in the glamorous world of British and American royaltyRead More →

Book by Brenda Davies

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A Raw, Heart-Breaking Historical Novel Based On A True Story ABOUT THE BOOK 1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future – until one night of passion has more catastrophic consequences than she ever could have anticipated. Labelled a moral defective and sectioned under the Mental Deficiency Act, she is forced to endure years of unspeakable cruelty at the hands of those who are supposed to careRead More →

Book by Meryl Ain

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Join us for this tour from July 14 to Aug 10, 2020! Book Details: Book Title:  The Takeaway Men by Meryl AinCategory:  Adult fiction 18 yrs +,  264 pagesGenre:  Historical FictionPublisher:  SparkpressRelease date:   August 4, 2020Content Rating:  PG-13 + M because there are references to extra-marital affairs. There is no explicit sex in the book. Book Description: With the cloud of the Holocaust still looming over them, twin sisters Bronkaand Johanna Lubinski and their parentsRead More →

Kristin Harmel book

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Historical Fiction At Its Best Description Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the international bestselling author of the “epic and heart-wrenching World War II tale” (Alyson Noel, #1 New York Times bestselling author) The Winemaker’s Wife. Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyesRead More →