Historical Fiction
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Book Review: Where They Lie | Claire Coughlan
Claire Coughlan’s debut novel Where They Lie is an immersive, literary thriller about an ambitious young female journalist whose investigation of a long missing actress will take her through the misty streets and…
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Historical Mystery Review: The Proof of the Pudding | Rhys Bowen | Her Royal Spyness #17
A poison garden is at the center of The Proof of the Pudding, when a dinner party is disrupted by a poisoned guest! About the Book | The Proof of the Pudding Lady…
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Historical Mystery Review: Of Hoaxes and Homicide | Anastasia Hastings
“It is a sad day, indeed, when even an orgy does not interest me.” From the opening line, it’s clear that Anastasia Hastings’s Of Hoaxes and Homicide will be titillating and delightful to…
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Historical Fiction Review: The Wharton Plot | Mariah Fredericks
A narrative non-fiction take on Edith Wharton’s time in the Gilded Age of New York, The Wharton Plot focuses on Wharton’s obsession with the murder of a renowned novelist. About the Book |…
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Book Review: Big Lies in a Small Town | Diane Chamberlain
Two women born at different times are linked through history by a mysterious will. A perfect blend of two stories separated by decades in a small North Carolina town. About the Book |…
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Book Review: Burying the Honeysuckle Girls | Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters | Emily Carpenter
I remembered enjoying Emily Carpenter’s debut novel, Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, back when it first came out. When I had the chance to read a follow up, Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters, I immediately…
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Cover Reveal: BECOMING MADAM SECRETARY by Stephanie Dray
Read more about Dray’s newest historical fiction novel I’m thrilled to share the cover of Stephanie Dray’s super anticipated new novel Becoming Madam Secretary, which goes on sale March 2024, tracing the life…
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BOOK REVIEW: Tightrope by Amanda Quick
A quick, enchanting read, Tightrope tells the story of a former trapeze artist who has changed careers to run an inn after surviving an attempted murder. Now she finds herself drawn to the…
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BOOK REVIEW: And They Called it Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Stephanie Marie Thornton @berkleypub #andtheycalleditcamelot #bookreview
I go through phases with historical fiction and right now I’m absolutely loving them. I’d read Stephanie Marie Thornton’s prior book American Princess which was a fictionalized narrative non-fiction (honestly not sure how…
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BOOK REVIEW: Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan @berkleypub #survivingsavannah #berkleybuddyreads #berkleywritesstrongwomen
Absolutely captivating! Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan explores the will of the human spirit to survive, regardless of what life throws at you. Weaving together the past and the present, that feel synchronous…
