A Dress of Violet Taffeta by Tessa Arlen (review)

After a disastrous first marriage, Lucy Wallace must find a way to support her young daughter and disapproving mother. With a talent for designing dresses and an unskilled but willing scullery maid, along with the social assistance of her sister, novelist Elinor Glyn, Lucy begins what will become her lifetime’s work. Success finds Lucy as …

On Tour: Love Ever Lasting by Michele Helen Fritz & E.A. Shanniak (review+giveaway)

Love Ever Lasting by Michelle Helen Fritz & E.A. Shanniak Publication Date: July 14, 2022 Genre: Historical Romance/Regency Series: Bramley Hall Regency Romance, Book 3 Miss Grace Buchanan has given up any hope of marrying. She's been too occupied raising her younger siblings while her drunkard father spends all of their funds. When a horrid …

Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare (review)

Reminiscent of Golden Age mysteries, this locked room style mystery is an utter delight! Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare sees Lena Aldridge on her way from London to star in a Broadway musical as members of a wealthy American family are murdered aboard the Queen Mary.  As Lena becomes involved with the Abernathy family …

Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordham (review)

It doesn’t take long for Quincy Barnes to fall for Norah King, she saved him after all. But Norah is engaged to be married and sends Quincy on his way, however reluctant she may be to see him go, determined to make a life with the man who has promised to save her farm. There’s …

The Nurse’s Secret by Amanda Skenandore (review + tour-wide giveaway)

The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Kensington Books Genre: Historical Fiction From acclaimed author and registered nurse Amanda Skenandore, The Alienist meets The Light of Luna Park in a fascinating historical novel based on the little-known story of America’s first nursing school, as a young female grifter in 1880s New …

Love That Lasts by Michelle Helen Fritz and E.A. Shanniak (review)

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this second Bramley Hall Regency Romance. How could George Wallace be a desirable romantic lead and what kind of woman would he be paired with? The answers, from authors Michelle Helen Fritz and E.A. Shanniak in writing Love That Lasts, were an entertaining surprise. In the first Bramley …

Desperately Seeking a Duchess by Christi Caldwell (review)

Miss Cailin Audley only wanted to enjoy the cultural side of London, but being the illegitimate daughter of a Duke means that she is forced to deal with Polite Society as well. And part of that society is a man who misled her, Courtland Balfour. She’s grown up in a mining town and struggles with …

Along Came a Lady by Christi Caldwell (quick review)

Miss Edwina Dalrymple is determined that she will convince the Duke of Bentley’s three children to join their father in London, ensuring that her services will then be sought after by the peerage. Only, they, led by Rafe Audley, eldest child and now foreman of a mining operation, have no interest in complying. Did I …

Whitney Wins Everything: A Tiny Ninja Book by Sasha Graham (picture book review)

In Whitney Wins Everything, the second Tiny Ninja book by Sasha Graham with illustrations by Angelina Valieva, Whitney sees everything as a competition, and she is out to win. But there is someone only she can see or hear, her own tiny ninja, who will gently - along with her soccer team - help her …

Milo Does Not Like Mornings: A Tiny Ninja Book by Sasha Graham (picture book review)

Milo is not a morning person in the first Tiny Ninja book by Sasha Graham with illustrations by Angelina Valieva, Milo Does Not Like Mornings. Milo has a great imagination and an even greater affection for his cozy, comfy bed. But there's someone only he can see and hear, his tiny ninja, who will gently …