Book Reviews

All books listed below are recommended reads, having been given 4 or 5 stars.

Note: Some reviews are included within links to my monthly newsletters.

Historical Fiction

The Alice Network – Kate Quinn (WWI and WWII)
All That Shines and Whispers – Jennifer Craven (WWII)
All That Was – Tanya E. Williams (Present Day but with historical flair)
Along the Infinite Sea – Beatriz Williams (WWII and 1960s)
As Dawn Breaks – Kate Breslin (WW1 Scotland)
Becoming Mrs. Smith – Tanya E. Williams (WWII America)
Before We Were Yours – Lisa Wingate (1939 Tennessee)
A Bride’s Journey to the Colorado Territory – Diana Lesire Brandmeyer (1860s Oregon Trail)
Bridge of Gold – Kimberley Woodhouse (1933 and Present Day San Francisco)
The Broken Girls – Simone St. James (1950 and 2014)
Christmas Still – Jennifer Q. Hunt (WWI)
A Class Apart – Susie Murphy (1830s Ireland)
A Class Entwined – Susie Murphy (1830s Ireland)
A Class Forsaken – Susie Murphy (1830s Ireland)
A Class Coveted – Susie Murphy (1840s America)
The Curse of Misty Wayfair – Jamie Jo Wright (1908 and Present Day Wisconsin)
Daughters of Boston and The Winds of Change series – Julie Lessman (1895-1932)
Daughters of Boston and The Winds of Change Christmas Novellas – Julie Lessman (1930s)
The Deepest Sigh – Naomi Musch (WWI America)
Dreams of Savannah – Roseanna M. White (American Civil War)
Far Side of the Sea – Kate Breslin (WW1 Spain)
For Love of Liberty – Julie Lessman (1868 American West)
Full Steam Ahead – Karen Witemeyer (1851 Texas)
The Girl I Left Behind – Andie Newton (WWII Germany)
The Girl in his Shadow – Audrey Blake (1840s England)
The Glass Ocean – Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White (WWI and 2013)
The Golden Hour – Beatriz Williams (1900 and 1941)
The Good German Girl – Erica Marie Hogan (WWII Germany)
Great Waters – Jennifer Q. Hunt (1920s Boston and Atlanta)
High as the Heavens – Kate Breslin (WW1 Belgium)
In Pieces – Rhonda Ortiz (1793 Boston)
Juliet – Anne Fortier (1300s and Modern Day)
Keturah – Lisa T. Bergren (1772 Caribbean)
The Living and the Lost – Ellen Feldman (WWII Germany)
The Love Letter – Rachel Hauck (American Revolution and Present Day)
A Man Called Smith – Tanya E. Williams (1960s)
The Mark of the King – Jocelyn Green (1700s French Louisiana)
The Mobster’s Daughter – Rachel Scott McDaniel (1920s Pittsburgh)
The Northern Lights series – Lisa T. Bergren (1880s)
Not by Sight – Kate Breslin (WW1 England)
The Paper Girls of Paris – Jordyn Taylor (WWII France and Present Day)
Rebel Mechanics – Shanna Swendson (1800s Alternate History)
The River of Time series – Lisa T. Bergren (1300s Time Travel)
Saving Amelie – Cathy Gohlke (WWII Germany)
The Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Orczy (French Revolution)
The Second Chance – Liz Costanzo (WWII and Present Day)
Shadows of the White City – Jocelyn Green (1890s Chicago)
Silver Moon – Jenny Knipfer (WWI)
Sorcerous – Susan Laspe (1356 Historical Fantasy)
Some Through the Fire – Jennifer Q. Hunt (WWI-1920s)
Soul Mates – Liz Morrison (WWI France and Present Day)
Stealing Mr. Smith – Tanya E. Williams (WWII South Dakota)
Swept to Sea – Heather Manning (1600s Caribbean)
To Stand in the Breach – Danielle Grandinetti (1930s Wisconsin)
To Steal a Heart – Jen Turano (1880s New York)
A Tapestry of Light – Kimberly Duffy (1886 India and England)
Veiled in Smoke – Jocelyn Green (1870s Chicago)
The Wedding Dress – Rachel Hauck (1912 and Present Day)
Where the Last Rose Blooms – Ashley Clark (1861 South Carolina and Present Day New Orleans)

Contemporary Fiction

All That Was – Tanya E. Williams (Literary Fiction)
Blackmail Boyfriend – Chris Cannon (YA Rom-Com)
Compared – Kortney Keisel (Rom-Com)
The Dating Debate – Chris Cannon (YA Rom-Com)
Last Wish – Valerie Howard (Women’s Lit)
Saving Faith – Valerie Howard (Women’s Lit)
The Second Chance – Valerie Howard (Women’s Lit)
Until I Met You – Tari Faris (Romance)
When We Were Young – Karen Kingsbury (Women’s Lit)
You Belong With Me – Tari Faris (Romance)

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Steampunk/Dystopian

The Book Jumper – Mechthild Gläser (Magical Realism)
Of Beast and Beauty – Chanda Hahn (Fantasy Retelling)
The Forgotten Queen – Kortney Keisel (Dystopian with historical flair)
The Promised Prince – Kortney Keisel (Dystopian with historical flair)
Rebel Mechanics – Shanna Swendson (Magical Realism/Steampunk)
The Rejected King – Kortney Keisel (Dystopian with historical flair)
Rise of the Sea Witch – Stacey Rourke (Fantasy Retelling)
The River of Time series – Lisa T. Bergren (Time Travel)
Secrets in the Mist – Morgan L. Busse (Dystopian/Steampunk)
Sorcerous – Susan Laspe (Historical Fantasy)
The Stolen Princess – Kortney Keisel (Dystopian with historical flair)

Kids/Middle Grade

Maxi’s Secrets (or, what you can learn from a dog) – Lynn Plourde
The Three Royal Children and the Batty Aunt – Angela Castillo (Fantasy)

Non-Fiction

Review Requests

Authors can submit review requests on my contact page. Due to current commitments, I am only considering requests for historical fiction (includes historical fantasy, time travel, dual timeline, etc.). Book content should also be PG-13 or lower. Requests should either be already published or available as an ARC. I already spend most of my day on the computer, so paperback copies are preferred. Requesting a review does not guarantee a review will be provided. If I agree to review, but after reading, cannot honestly provide a 4- or 5-star review, I will contact you directly rather than posting online.