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“What are you afraid of?” he asked. That was a seriously loaded question—as in a loaded revolver ready to blow her life away. This was no game of Russian Roulette. All the chambers of this gun were equally deadly. If she pulled the trigger, there was no going back. ~ From Across Oceans (Hope orContinue reading “July Newsletter – Soulard, The Golden Hour, and a Giveaway”

“I need someone who wants to live. The good, the bad, and the really really horrible days. The ones so trying they feel like an ocean we can never cross. And in the midst of it all, she smiles because she believes I’m worth it.” He raised his gaze back to hers. “You were worthContinue reading “June Newsletter – Back From the Beach”

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn Historical Fiction – 1917 (World War I) and 1947 (Post-World War II) England and France From the Author: In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventionalContinue reading “Friday Fic Pick: The Alice Network”

Welcome to a special new year’s edition of Friday Fic Picks! It seems like everyone is posting their favorites lists: favorite movies, music, television shows, celebrities,  hairstyles … you name it, there’s probably a list for it. Books are no exception. My writing communities have been posting their top ten, so I figured I shouldContinue reading “Friday Fic Picks: Best Historical Fiction of 2018”

Last week in my review of The Glass Ocean, I mentioned also reading Dead Wake, but then realized that I never shared a review outside the world of Goodreads. So without further ado, here is this Friday’s recommended non-fiction read. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson Historical Non-Fiction (World War I) From theContinue reading “Friday Non-Fic Pick: Dead Wake”