Genre: Historical Fiction

It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay | 2021 BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight 

It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay | 2021 BBNYA Semi-finalist Spotlight..

2021 BBNYA Semifinalist Spotlight on It Happened in Silence by Karla M. Jay
This is a powerful tale of family, a celebration of decency, and the heartbreak of society’s injustices then that rings true today.

Set in a world where women of the KKK betray their neighbors, horrors of unscrupulous foundling homes come to light, and buried mysteries are not all that hidden. It’s 1921 in Georgia.

Thank you to @KarlaMJay1 @BBNYA_Official @The_WriteReads @FolioSociety for inviting me to participate again this year.

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The Secret of Drulea Cottage by Claire Kohler | Betwixt the Sea and Shore #1

The Secret of Drulea Cottage by Claire Kohler | Betwixt the Sea and Shore #..

The Secret of Drulea Cottage by Claire Kohler (Betwixt the Sea and Shore #1) | Review & $25 Giveaway
Magic, romance, & political Intrigue collide as secrets surrounding a Scottish woman begin to unravel. Secrets she may not be ready to face. #HistoricalFantasy #Fiction @GoddessFishPromotions @Claire-Kohler-Books

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Sherlock Holmes and the Remaining Improbable |Spotlight – $50 Giveaway

Sherlock Holmes and the Remaining Improbable |Spotlight – $50 Giveawa..

Sherlock Holmes and the Remaining Improbable by Susanne M. Dutton | Book Spotlight | $50 Gift Card Giveaway

The aged and still cocaine-addicted Sherlock Holmes submits entry forms at a nearly defunct psychiatric clinic, naming a peculiar goal: “No more solutions, but true resolution,” and finds that his worst enemy has left him the key to his wish if he can give everything in return. Can his friend Watson stop the clock that has been ticking toward Holmes’ demise, or will he be forced to sit powerless and watch as Holmes walks straight into danger?

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Her Previous Self by Anne Allen | The Guernsey Novels #8 

Her Previous Self by Anne Allen | The Guernsey Novels #8 

Her Previous Self by Anne Allen | The Guernsey Novels #8
Two women, living two hundred years apart but closer than sisters.
Mary, miserable in her marriage to Thomas Carre, a merchant and privateer, and living in the new family mansion in Georgian Guernsey. Lucy, separated from her husband after a tragic loss and now acting as an unwilling sitter for her elderly grandfather, Gregory Carre, who has inherited the same mansion.
Lucy is haunted by Mary’s continued presence in the house and finds herself being pulled more and more back in time. How is it possible for her to live as Mary? To experience scenes from her tragic life?

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When Destiny Calls by Tricia McGill | Review

When Destiny Calls by Tricia McGill | Review

When Destiny Calls by Tricia McGill | Review & Giveaway
From one crazy period in history to another. Whisked by some unseen force from the Covid-19 ridden world of 2020 in Australia, to an equally horrific time in the past, carer Chloe Simpson finds herself in North London during the Blitz of 1940. Could be that Chloe became too immersed in the stories related to her by Minnie, a woman in the Australian nursing home where she cares for elderly people.

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The Black Widow’s Prey by N. S. Wikarski | Review

The Black Widow’s Prey by N. S. Wikarski | Review

The Black Widow’s Prey by N. S. Wikarski might be Book Three of the Gilded Age Chicago Mystery series, but it can certainly be read as a stand-alone story. I have not yet read the first two books in the series, but I enjoyed this one immensely.

Consulting detectives Evangeline LeClair and Freddie Simpson face their most challenging case yet when a priceless Egyptian artifact is stolen from a Chicago museum.

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Nellie’s Heartbreak by Rosie Clarke | Review

Nellie’s Heartbreak by Rosie Clarke | Review

Nellie’s Heartbreak by Rosie Clarke
Nellie’s Heartbreak is a wonderfully written pre-WW2 saga depicting the changing of class separation and life struggles.

Poor Nellie, ill-treated by her mother for her entire life, is sent into service on her 15th birthday. Once she settles into her new life, she begins to find a measure of peace. Unfortunately, it doesn’t last.

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