Category: Historical Fiction

  • Book Spotlight: THE ATOMIC CITY GIRLS by Janet Beard

    Book Spotlight: THE ATOMIC CITY GIRLS by Janet Beard

    Thank you so much to William Morrow for this beautiful copy! This looks incredible! The critically acclaimed novel THE ATOMIC CITY GIRLS has been universally hailed in early reviews… But it’s narrative about some of the first American Women to enter the Workplace, Racial Equality and the building of the Atomic Bomb is what makes it a truly of-the-moment must…

  • MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2017 (excluding thrillers)

    MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2017 (excluding thrillers)

    I was lucky enough to read some INCREDIBLE books this year! All of these books resonated with me in a big way! I look forward to all of the AMAZING books I get to read in 2018!  Did you read a book that you could not stop thinking about? Spot any favorites pictured here? I’ll…

  • Review: MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL by Samantha Silva

    Review: MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL by Samantha Silva

    Thank you so much to Flatiron Books for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Summary: Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday…

  • Christmas Book Mail: MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL by Samantha Silva

    Christmas Book Mail: MR. DICKENS AND HIS CAROL by Samantha Silva

    I have never been more excited for a Christmas book!! I have seen rave reviews of Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva and I cannot wait to dive in! Absolutely perfect! Thank you to the kind and wonderful people at Flatiron Books for sending me a copy! Book Description:  Charles Dickens is not feeling the…

  • Great Book Mail: THE TUSCAN CHILD by Rhys Bowen

    Great Book Mail: THE TUSCAN CHILD by Rhys Bowen

    I am so excited to read this novel because I absolutely love historical fiction and I have always wanted to go to Tuscany! I blame the movie Under the Tuscan Sun – haha. Thank you so much Claire over at Little Bird Publicity and Lake Union Publishing for providing my free advance copy – I…

  • Happy Publication Day to SECRETS OF CAVENDON by Barbara Taylor Bradford

    Happy Publication Day to SECRETS OF CAVENDON by Barbara Taylor Bradford

    SECRETS OF CAVENDON by Barbara Taylor Bradford – Isn’t this cover GORGEOUS? This is book four in the historical fiction series, Cavendon Hall. Thank you so much to the fantastic ladies over at Get Red PR and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with a free copy! I am very excited and I can’t wait to…

  • Gorgeous Book Mail: ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS by Sara Ackerman

    Gorgeous Book Mail: ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS by Sara Ackerman

    I cannot get over how beautiful the cover is for Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman. As you all know I am a huge fan of historical fiction, plus the novel is set in Hawaii and there is a lion – I’m already hooked! It sounds amazing! Thank you so much to the…

  • Book Mail: THE MURDERER’S MAID by Erika Mailman

    Book Mail: THE MURDERER’S MAID by Erika Mailman

    I love to read new perspectives of old crimes, especially when it has to do with Lizzie Borden – this historical fiction mystery sounds perfect! Thank you so much to Yellow Pear Press for my free copy of The Murderer’s Maid by Erika Mailman – I am so excited and cannot wait to read it! …

  • Review: THE WONDER by Emma Donoghue

    Review: THE WONDER by Emma Donoghue

    Thank you so much to Little, Brown and Company for my free copy – all opinions are my own.  I read this book at the beginning of the year and I can’t stop thinking about it. Summary:  This story takes place in a small rural village in Ireland in the late 19th Century. Lib Wright,…

  • SOME EPIC BOOK MAIL!

    SOME EPIC BOOK MAIL!

    Would you look at these GORGEOUS books?!! Thank you so much to Lauren from Little, Brown and Company for these free copies. I am so excited to read these!  Check out these book descriptions:   THE WONDER by Emma Donoghue – In the latest masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room, an English nurse brought to…