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Characters You’ll Immediately Bond With About the Book “Promise me you’ll never come back here, Peyton. It’s too much–it’s just way too much.”Peyton Cabot’s fifteenth year will be a painful and transformative one. His father, the heroic but reluctant head of a moneyed Savannah family, has come home from World War II a troubled vet, drowning his demons in bourbon and distancing himself from his son. A tragic accident shows Peyton the depths of hisRead More →

Annie Oakley Series

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   Join us for this tour from June 22 to July 10, 2020! Series Details: Book Title:  The Annie Oakley Mystery Series by Kari BoveeCategory:  Adult Fiction (18+), 83 to 332 pagesGenre:  Historical MysteryPublisher:  Bosque PublishingRelease dates:   Shoot Like a Girl (2019); Girl With a Gun (April 2020); Peccadillo at the Palace (April 2020); Folly at the Fair (June 2020)Tour dates: June 22 to July 10, 2020Content Rating:  R for some swearing, violence, and matureRead More →

Karen Witemeyer book

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Book 1 Hanger’s Horsemen Series Synopsis Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known as Hanger’s Horsemen who have become legends in 1890s Texas. They defend the innocent and obtain justice for the oppressed. But when a rustler’s bullet leaves one of them at death’s door, they’re the ones in need of saving. Dr. Josephine Burkett is used to men taking one look at her skirts and discountingRead More →

Book by Karen Robards

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Summer Reads Blog Tour Historical Fiction Prepare yourself for some great books this summer. So far I’ve read Red Sky Over Hawaii, The Black Swan of Paris, and in a short while I hope to finish my third book, The Woman before Wallis. Book Summary for The Black Swan of Paris For fans of The Alice Network and The Lost Girls of Paris comes a thrilling standalone by New York Times bestselling author Karen RobardsRead More →

Sara Ackerman's novel

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Synopsis Inspired by real places and events of WWII, Red Sky Over Hawaii immerses the reader in a time of American history full of suspicion and peril in this lush and poignant tale about the indisputable power of doing the right thing against all odds. The attack on Pearl Harbor changes everything for Lana Hitchcock. Arriving home on the Big Island too late to reconcile with her estranged father, she is left alone to untangle the cluesRead More →

Book by Abigail Wilson

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A Story That Will Draw You In Almost Immediately Description When the widowed Lord Torrington agreed to spy for the crown, he never planned to impersonate a highwayman, let alone rob the wrong carriage. Stranded on the road with an unconscious young woman, he is forced to propose marriage to protect his identity and her reputation, as well as his dangerous mission. Trapped not only by her duty to her country but also by herRead More →

Book by author Judith Miller

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The Civil War Espionage and Treason A Little About the Book The more I read historical fiction, the more I’m discovering how much I like it. Some recent books that I feel in love with are The House at the End of the Moor, The Lost Orphan, and The Land Beneath Us. Well, goodness, now I’m having a hard time finding a stopping place. I could go on and on listing the great books thatRead More →

Michelle Griep book

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This Gripping Tale Takes You From Rags To Riches This intriguing story begins in 1861 at Dartmoor Prison, located in Devon, England. Oliver Ward has been there for 9 months. He is angry because he is innocent and he is unhappy with his father for not attending the hearing. The reader gets a glimpse early on of his true character by some things that happen almost immediately in the story. Likewise, the actions of oneRead More →

Historical Fiction by Stacey Halls

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A Touching Story That’s Sure To Stay With You Long After Closing The Book Book Blurb Two women, bound by a child, and a secret that will change everything . . . London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate newborn at the Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the daughter she has never known. Dreading the worst, that she has died in care, she is astonished to discover someone pretending to be BessRead More →

author amanda cabot

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Mesquite Springs Book #1 Details Title: Out of the Embers Author: Amanda Cabot Publisher: Revell (March 3, 2020) Pages: 336 Click for Excerpt Click for Reading Group Guide My Thoughts A young woman with a tragic past has arrived in town . . . and trouble is following close behind. This book trailer introduces the story perfectly, so had to begin my review with it. The setting for Out of the Embers, the first book in Cabot’sRead More →

book by Jocelyn Green

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The Windy City Saga Book #1 Publisher’s Blurb Meg Townsend and her sister, Sylvie, seek a quiet existence managing the family bookshop. Meg feels responsible for caring for their father, Stephen, whose spirit and health are both damaged from his time as a prisoner during the Civil War. Her one escape is the paintings she creates and sells in the bookshop. Then the Great Fire sweeps through Chicago’s business district. The fiery explosions and chaosRead More →

Book by Sarah Sundin

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Sunrise at Normandy Book #3 Publisher’s Blurb In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the US Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers’ betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live for–fulfilling the recurring dream of his death. Leah Jones works as a librarian at Camp Forrest, longing to rise above her orphanage upbringing and belongRead More →

book by author Patti Stockdale

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One forbidden love. Two broken hearts. Three Little Things. Publisher’s Description Hattie Waltz should forget the troubled neighbor leaving for boot camp in 1917. He forgot about her ages ago. It had always been the Waltzes verses the Kregers, his family pitted against hers. When she hands him a farewell gift, a chemistry lesson unfolds. The good kind. Arno Kreger can’t leave Iowa or his old man fast enough. He’s eager to prove his worthRead More →

Book by Serena Burdick

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Sisters You Will Remember For Years To Come Publisher’s Description A beautiful tale of hope, courage, and sisterhood—inspired by the real House of Mercy and the girls confined there for daring to break the rules. Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen elderRead More →

Rachel Scott McDonald Book

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Historical / Romance / Mystery Publisher’s Description After losing the love of her life to a big city journalism job, Elissa Tillman pours herself into the suffragette movement and her secretarial work helping keep her father’s Pittsburg newspaper afloat. Cole Parker returns to the steel city with the phantom failures of his past nipping his heels. All he asks of the future is a second chance with the woman he once spurned. The murder ofRead More →

Historical Fiction by Sylvia Hornback

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A Journey from Abandonment and Abuse to Forgiveness and Truth My Thanks To iread Book Tour For My Place On This Spotlight Tour Book Description Don’t miss the latest novel by award winning author of The Mallard Conspiracy! “A well written cativating story with realistic settings that create a true to life picture of the 1940 time period.” “A revealing focus of neglect and abuse between a self centered mother and coming of age daughter whoRead More →

Lisa Wingate Book Cover

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Well Written and Hard to Put Down Synopsis (publisher) For readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale comes a “thought-provoking [and] complex tale about two families, two generations apart . . . based on a notorious true-life scandal.”* Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive inRead More →

Author Kristin Hannah's book

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A Place And Family You Won’t Forget Description In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature. Details Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (February 6, 2018) Genre: Historical Fiction Read An Excerpt Hardcover: 448 pages My Thoughts When a Vietnam vet, who isRead More →

William Kent Krueger

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A Mesmerizing Tale Book Blurb 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading forRead More →

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– A Story That Will Keep You Turning The Pages –   Author: Eoin DempseyPublisher: Lake Union Publishing (March 1, 2018) – Historical Fiction – Franka Gerber remembers the years before the rise of Hitler. Like most families at that time, the Gerber family enjoys family life. Love and laughter abound. But now she has only memories of family. Most, if not all, have been lost to cancer or war. She returns to the family’s summerRead More →