In any given month, there are scores of historical romance novels released that are set in England within a decade or two of the Napoleonic Wars. The number of American historical romance novels is dwarfed by those set in Europe, which is surprising considering the vast majority of popular romance writers hail from the good…
Growing up I can remember summers spent watching F-Troop, Here Come the Brides and Maverick. These bastions of comedic capers weren’t exactly accurate portrayals of life in the American West but they were fun representations of the Western legends; tales of handsome, brave sheriffs; pretty, plucky maidens and sweet kids. If you miss shows like…
Sometimes I go into a book not knowing what to expect. Such was the case with The Captive Heart. I’ve never read this author before and had no idea what to expect from the story aside from it being a colonial romance. However, I quickly discovered a fascinating world with characters who made me care…
Sarita Leone shows us what life is like in seventies-era Lobster Cove, Maine in the fourth volume about the descendants of the Sweet family in The Pirate’s Legacy. Social worker Chloe Monroe has been living amongst antiquity since she was six years old, when she moved to Lobster Cove as an orphan and was taken…
Dorothy Garlock, master of heartwarming heartland-based mid-century romances, returns with her fifty-fifth book, the post-World War II centered Sunday Kind of Love. Gwen Foster is an Indiana girl searching for just the right kind of love. Home to visit her family in Buckton, this trip will represent something special and new to her; she’ll be…
Here, dear readers, is a short list of things you would be better off reading instead of Wagon Train Sisters: The back of a Mr. Bubble label. An outdated encyclopedia, cover to cover. A Bazooka Joe comic. And, last but not least, the pull tag on a pillow. The novel starts promisingly enough. Sarah Gregg…
Few stories can possibly be as timely as this one. Broken Ground shows us President Herbert Hoover’s Repatriation Act put into action, a law which involved the forced deportation of Mexican migrant workers. It’s a frightening look at the effect government policies can have on real people and how even with the best intentions we…
I took this book with me on a recent trip abroad, and I must say it made the 14-hour plane ride go by faster. Judith Worth and Christian Trent, the Marquess of Ashford, are a delicious pair. They knew each other well growing up, as Christian was close to Judith’s brother Anthony, and they fell…
Kate McPherson is set to step into her father’s footsteps and take over the family business when she is slightly derailed by a sexy stranger who turns out to be her biggest competition. Will Sam Shanahan prove to be her greatest professional nightmare or her greatest personal joy? Shanahan’s Revenge tells their story, and does…
Jo Goodman writes stories with such heart. Her characters honor themselves and the people around them and deal with the world from a position of emotional stability and maturity. With a sure hand and masterful writing, she effortlessly immerses readers in the time and place of her stories and holds us there from the beginning…