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Category: Historical Fiction

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Book Spotlight: The Heretic’s Daughter

Seville, 1498. As the Inquisition’s grip on Andalucia tightens, Isaac and Isabel are forced to choose between family and faith. Will they survive the consequences of their choices? Continue reading Book Spotlight: The Heretic’s Daughter

Unknown's avatarMrs PMay 26, 2022May 26, 20221 Comment
Book, Fantasy, Genres, Historical Fiction, Reviews, Young Adult

Book Review: Erosabel

Erosabel is haunted by a curse… as she escapes her past, what will her destiny be? Continue reading Book Review: Erosabel

Unknown's avatarMrs PMay 25, 2022May 25, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews, Romance

Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting

Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. This is 1818 after all, and only men have the privilege of seeking their own riches. Continue reading Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting

Unknown's avatarMrs PMay 23, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: The Orphanage Girls

Ruth dares to dream of another life – far away from the horrors within the walls of Bethnal Green’s infamous orphanage. Luckily she has her friends, Amy and Ellen – but she can’t keep them safe, and the suffering is only getting worse. Surely there must be a way out? Continue reading Book Review: The Orphanage Girls

Unknown's avatarMrs PMay 17, 2022May 23, 202233 Comments
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: Black Butterflies

Sarajevo, spring 1992. Each night, nationalist gangs erect barricades, splitting the diverse city into ethnic enclaves; each morning, the residents – whether Muslim, Croat or Serb – push the makeshift barriers aside. Continue reading Book Review: Black Butterflies

Unknown's avatarMrs PMay 17, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Crime, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: A Taste for Killing

Godfrey Bowyer, the best but least likeable bow maker in Worcester, dies of poisoning, though his wife Blanche survives. Continue reading Book Review: A Taste for Killing

Unknown's avatarMrs PMay 12, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Mythology, Reviews

Book Review: Arcadian Nights

Taking as his starting point many of the famous tourist sites in the Peloponnese, where the stories are set, John Spurling freshly imagines key narratives from the Greek canon. Continue reading Book Review: Arcadian Nights

Unknown's avatarMrs PMay 5, 2022May 9, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, Historical Fiction, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: Amber

Some people will stop at nothing to get what they want, regardless of what may come. But the past is always waiting… For what they seek, is seeking them. Continue reading Book Review: Amber

Unknown's avatarMrs PApr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: The Secret of Karabakh

You are not who you think you are. Your future is not what you think it will be.
You are in danger… Continue reading Book Review: The Secret of Karabakh

Unknown's avatarMrs PApr 28, 2022Apr 28, 20221 Comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: The Belles of Waterloo

Maria, Georgy and Harriet navigate their first throes of passion, scandal, and love in the heady pre-war atmosphere of Brussels in 1815. Continue reading Book Review: The Belles of Waterloo

Unknown's avatarMrs PApr 21, 20221 Comment

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