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Book Review: Morgan is My Name

When King Uther Pendragon murders her father and tricks her mother into marriage, Morgan refuses to be crushed. But fighting for her freedom, she risks losing everything… Continue reading Book Review: Morgan is My Name

Mrs PMar 19, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Fantasy, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

A retired, female pirate accepts one more quest, but it is not what it seems. Continue reading Book Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Mrs PMar 18, 2023Mar 18, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Crime, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: Other Women

A husband. A wife. A lover. Each has a secret they’d kill to protect… Continue reading Book Review: Other Women

Mrs PMar 8, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History

Book Review: A Wild & True Relation

Smuggler Tom West confronts his lover Grace for betraying him to the Revenue and takes her orphaned daughter Molly on board ship disguised as a boy to join his crew. But Molly, or Orlando as she must call herself, will grow up to outshine all the men of Tom’s company and seek revenge – and a legacy – all of her own. Continue reading Book Review: A Wild & True Relation

Mrs PFeb 5, 2023Feb 5, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Genres, History, Locations, Reviews, Thriller

Book Review: The Things We Do to Our Friends

Clare arrives at the University of Edinburgh with a secret. This is her chance for a blank slate – to finally become who she was meant to be.

And then she meets Tabitha. Continue reading Book Review: The Things We Do to Our Friends

Mrs PJan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: A Marriage of Fortune

As the War of the Roses rages on, Margaret Paston knows that there is only one way to survive. A favourable match will change the future of her family overnight but a scandal will ruin it forever… Continue reading Book Review: A Marriage of Fortune

Mrs PJan 21, 2023Jan 22, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews, Thriller

Book Review: Clara & Olivia

I would kill to dance like her.

Disciplined and dedicated, Olivia is the perfect ballerina. But no matter how hard she works, she can never match identical twin Clara’s charm. Continue reading Book Review: Clara & Olivia

Mrs PJan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: The Witches of Vardø

Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcraft. Continue reading Book Review: The Witches of Vardø

Mrs PJan 14, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, History, Reviews

Book Review: The Whalebone Theatre

As a child, Cristabel Seagrave builds a theatre in the gargantuan cavity of a beached whale… as an adult she goes undercover during World War II. Continue reading Book Review: The Whalebone Theatre

Mrs PJan 14, 2023Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: Fyneshade

On the day of her grandmother’s funeral, Marta discovers that she is to be sent away. She is to be governess at Fyneshade, a house full of secrets… Continue reading Book Review: Fyneshade

Mrs PNov 25, 2022Nov 25, 2022Leave a comment

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