2021 BBNYA Semi-Finalist - Between Darkness and Light by Roy Peachey
Shanghai 1900. Blinded in one eye during a childhood game of William Tell, Wang Weijun loses himself in a world of magic, languages, and Shakespeare. When the Great War begins, he seizes the opportunity to leave his past behind by signing up as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps.
Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning by Gail Ward Olmsted
A marriage of convenience leads to a life of passion and purpose. A shared vision transforms the American landscape forever.
New York, 1858: Mary, a young widow with three children, agrees to marry her brother-in-law Frederick Law Olmsted, who is acting on his late brother’s deathbed plea to “not let Mary suffer.” But she craves more than a marriage of convenience and sets out to win her husband’s love. Beginning with Central Park in New York City, Mary joins Fred on his quest to create a 'beating green heart' in the center of every urban space.
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.
Ghosts of New England: Skullery Bay | Review - $25 Giveaway
Welcome to the @GoddessFishPromotions Tour for this fab anthology. 4-Centuries, 4-Romances, Same 2-Ghosts! I'm reviewing The Bootlegger's Daughter on my stop but I have the scoop on the entire book.
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
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?