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A Wedding Blunder in the Black Hills Book Review
What a charming contemporary romance! I loved the premise of two main characters trying to pretend that they’re dating so their nosy mothers will stop trying to set them up on dates. They’re pretending proved to be futile as they slowly start to develop feelings for one another, and as I furiously turned the pages, I loved every minute of it. This story had a little more depth than most contemporary romances. Millie had a lot of baggage – like A LOT – and believed that she was doomed to continue a family cycle of leaving/quitting/giving up when things got hard. If she had only known the real reasons behind…
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The Keys to Gramercy Park Book Review
Past meets present in this gorgeous split time story set in New York City and written by Candice Sue Patterson. Andrea is just an ordinary waitress, but Beau is on the fast track to a prestigious political career. They meet in the most unlikely of ways, and it doesn’t take long for Andrea to discover that Beau has a coveted key to Gramercy Park. Andrea knows that she is out of Beau’s league, but they need each other to solve a mystery involving his ancestors once Andrea stumbles upon some old counterfeit money in her apartment. Once the history starts bleeding in with the present, we get to see Franklin…
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Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War Book Review
If you’re looking for more of the lesser told stories from World War II, then this series – Heroines of WWII – from Barbour is a must read. I have learned so much so far, and I still have several more books to go! My latest read was Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War. From the start, I’ll say that I was disappointed to discover that Peggy Witherspoon was not a real individual, but her WASP status and training described many ladies during the war. This story seemed to focus more on the interactions between her and two other WASPs and their efforts to make women more recognized as a helpful…
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Hope Between the Pages Book Review
This will be one of those reviews where I’ll first start with “don’t shoot the messenger,” but also, “please read to the end.” 🙂 I have not particularly enjoyed Pepper Basham’s writing up to this point. Yes, it’s good, but I have not been “sucked in” to a story. The first one I read I DNFed (and that was after going back a second time to see if I could make it through – I really tried, y’all!), and the second book was just ok. I couldn’t figure out what I was missing. Why do all my reviewer friends love her books and I don’t?! Well, I guess I just…
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The Pink Bonnet Book Review
About the Book A Desperate Mother Searches for Her ChildStep into True Colors — a new series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime Widowed in Memphis during 1932, Cecile Dowd is struggling to provide for her three-year-old daughter. Unwittingly trusting a neighbor puts little Millie Mae into the clutches of Georgia Tann, corrupt Memphis Tennessee Children’s Home Society director suspected of the disappearance of hundreds of children. With the help of a sympathetic lawyer, the search for Millie uncovers a deep level of corruption that threatens their very lives. How far will a mother go to find out what happened to her child? My Thoughts Anyone who has…
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The Escape Game Book Review
About the Book A Board Game Holds Keys to Prisoners’ Escape Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII. After the Nazis started the bombing blitz of England, Beryl Clarke puts her college on hold to return to Leeds, care for her mother, and work as a secretary at the Waddington game company. While she endures the war at home, her brother James fights the enemy in the air. When he is shot down, injured, and captured, James meets American POW Kenneth Anderson, and they plan to escape the Nazi prison camp. Beryl knows there is a board game with escape plans being delivered to…
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The Gold Digger Book Review
About the Book Men Are Disappearing in LaPorte, Indiana In 1907, shy but loyal Ingrid Storset travels from Norway to support her grieving sister, Belle Gunness, who owns a farm in LaPorte, Indiana. Well-to-do widow Belle, who has lost two husbands and several children, provides Ingrid with enough money to start a small business. But Ingrid is confused by the string of men Belle claims to be interviewing for her next husband. When Nils Lindherud comes to town looking for his missing brother, who said he was going to marry Belle, Ingrid has a sinking feeling her sister is up to no good. My Thoughts While Christian historical fiction is…
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The Red Ribbon Book Review
About the Book An Appalachian Feud Blows Up in 1912 Step into True Colors — a new series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime In Carroll County, a corn shucking is the social event of the season, until a mischievous kiss leads to one of the biggest tragedies in Virginia history. Ava Burcham isn’t your typical Blue Ridge Mountain girl. She has a bad habit of courtin’ trouble, and her curiosity has opened a rift in the middle of a feud between politicians and would-be outlaws, the Allen family. Ava’s tenacious desire to find a story worth reporting may land her and her best friend, Jeremiah Sutphin, into…
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Saving Mrs. Roosevelt Book Review
About the book The Safety of the First Lady Rests in Shirley’s Hands Shirley Davenport is as much a patriot as her four brothers. She, too, wants to aid her country in the war efforts, but opportunities for women are limited. When her best friend Joan informs her that the Coast Guard has opened a new branch for single women, they both enlist in the SPARs, ready to help protect the home front. Training is rigorous, and Shirley is disappointed that she and Joan are sent to separate training camps. At the end of basic training, Captain Webber commends her efforts and commissions her home to Maine under the ruse…
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The Heart of the Midwife Book Review
About the book Four Women Fight for the Right to Life and Love Love Charm by Cynthia HickeyOzark Mountains, 1868Bound by a common bond of wanting to help the Missouri hill people they’ve grown to love, Phoebe Hudson, socialite-turned-midwife, and Luke Morris, the schoolteacher, find themselves mediators in a family feud. Love’s Rebirth by Darlene FranklinDenver, 1871Dr. Vaughan Strahan, a war veteran, wants to work with expectant mothers so others don’t die like his wife and child, but there is already a midwife working in the old mining district whose approval he is determined to win. If Not For Grace by Patty Smith HallNew York City, 1889After her friend’s death in childbirth, Grace Sullivan converts her…
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