Title: How Can a Man Die Better Author: Roy V. Gaston Genre: Historical Fiction / Mystery Thriller How Can a Man Die Better follows the journey of Cage Carew, who joins the 52nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, to get revenge on slave catcher Francois Devol after Devol is suspected for the murder of two… Read More How Can a Man Die Better – Editorial Review
Title: Dead Eyes in Late Summer Author: Renée Ebert Genre: Paranormal Romance / Historical Fiction Dead Eyes in Late Summer is the vast, ambitious story of a complex—sometimes torturous—decades-long relationship between three people.
Title: Never to Forget: A Promise of Love Author: Carlos Alvarado Genre: Historical Fiction / Women’s Fiction Never to Forget is a book of historical fiction based on the true story of one woman’s courageous journey to independence and self-determination throughout the tumult of mid-20th century Costa Rica, an abusive relationship, and eventually,… Read More Never to Forget – Editorial Review
Title: Farewell My Life: Buona Notte Vita Mia Author: Cynthia Sally Haggard Genre: Historical Fiction / Coming-of-Age This intriguing tale explores the hopes, plans, and struggles of Angelina, the stubborn youngest daughter of a troubled Italian-American family, and her two daughters. A widow, Angelina became a “fallen woman,” acting as a mistress over… Read More Farewell My Life – Editorial Review
Title: Modesty Jack Author: D.E. Ring Genre: Historical Adventure Fiction At 22 years old, Jack Torrance is a man of the world. He is affable and capable of ingratiating himself with the upper strata of society. Recently, he’s been traveling with members of the British royal family. He is a close friend of… Read More Modesty Jack – Editorial Review
Title: The Sugar Merchant Author: James Hutson-Wiley Genre: Historical Fiction The Sugar Merchant follows the adventures of scholar and merchant Thomas Woodward. A twist of fate and a tragic childhood loss leads to him being adopted by a group of monks from a nearby abbey. It is there he meets the people who… Read More The Sugar Merchant – Editorial Review
Title: Fire in the Rectory and two more John Nolan detective novellas Author: Stan Freeman Genre: Historical fiction / Historical detective / Mystery This collection of three short detective stories offers a chronological continuation of John Nolan’s career as a private investigator in New York City from 1915–1918. A recent immigrant from Ireland,… Read More Fire in the Rectory – Editorial Review
Title: The Music Makers Author: James D. Snyder Genre: Historical Fiction The year is 1989 and a wall runs through Berlin dividing half of Germany’s citizens. This partition was constructed in 1961 in an attempt to prevent Western ideas (i.e. Capitalism, Democracy) from subverting the Communist rule.
Title: Rebirth in Acadi Author: Susan Swanson Genre: Contemporary / Literary / Historical Fiction Rebirth in Acadi tells the story of two women—Louise Dennis, an African-American who leaves her racial identity and family connections behind in hopes of enjoying a prejudice-free life, and Margaret Bohr, an older woman whose husband’s job has taken… Read More Rebirth in Acadi – Editorial Review
Guest Book Review by The Book Brief Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Release date (UK): 2nd June 2015 I was so excited to get my hands on this book, and it really did not… Read More Church of Marvels – Book Review
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