HISTORICAL FICTION
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THE FLIGHT GIRLS – Noelle Salazar
While I did request this book, looking for something more along the lines of historical fiction rather than a romance, but despite the strong romance angle here, I enjoyed this book. Audrey Coltrane learned to fly from her father back in Texas and her one goal in life is to buy the airfield where she Continue reading
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FINDING DOROTHY – Elizabeth Letts
This is such a beautiful book. It is in part a double biography (of both Lyman Frank Baum and his wife Maud Gage Baum) as well as a look backstage at the filming of one of the most iconic films of all time. And of course it’s fiction, with a beginning, middle, and end to Continue reading
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THE LOST GIRL OF ASTOR STREET – Stephanie Morrill
I was trying to think of how to compare this book when I read the first sentence on Goodreads: Perfect for fans of Veronica Mars and Downton Abbey, and yeah, that’s kind of it…this is a cross between Downton Abbey and Veronica Mars – two shows that don’t seem to have too much in common. But Continue reading
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DEATH BELOW STAIRS – Jennifer Ashley
A historical fiction mystery featuring the working class (ala Downton Abbey)? Yeah, this sounds like a winner! Kat Holloway is a cook. She’s good enough that she could almost choose where she wants to work, though she will be part of the working class. She accepts a position at Mayfair mansion working for Lord Rankin. Continue reading
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BERSERKER – Emmy Laybourne
Imagine reading a Willa Cather novel with occasional flashes of raw violence like a Quentin Tarantino movie, and you get a feel for Emmy Laybourne’s Berserker. Siblings Knut, Stieg, and Hanne Hemstad are a dying breed. They’ve been cursed with a gift – to be from a family with ancient powers. Hanne is a Berserker. Continue reading
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A STRANGE SCOTTISH SHORE – Juliana Gray
***WARNING – THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!*** Emmeline Truelove is a very modern woman – modern for 1906 that is. Emmeline is a researcher and works with Maximillian Haywood, currently along the Scottish shore. They are researching an unusual discovery made recently along the Orkney Islands…a suit of clothing, which, according to family legend, belonged Continue reading
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THE TWO HOTEL FRANCFORTS – David Leavitt
In 1940 the only neutral port in Europe is in Lisbon, Portugal. Here two couples meet by chance as they both await safe passage on the SS Manhattan to escape the brewing war. But Lisbon is filled with refugees and spies and one needs to be careful with whom one confides. One couple is staying Continue reading
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MURDER, SHE REPORTED – Peg Cochran
In 1938 Manhattan ‘Society’ it would have been unthinkable that a young woman would go out and get a job, but that’s precisely what Elizabeth Adams does. Elizabeth loves taking pictures and she hopes someday to see one of her photos gracing the front page. But it’s 1938 and a woman in the newspaper office Continue reading
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BECOMING BONNIE – Jenni L. Walsh
Something I’ve discovered about myself is that I really enjoy historical fiction, particularly if it’s set sometime between turn of the (20th) century and the American Jazz Age. And while I can’t say I’ve ever really been interested in knowing more about the criminal duo known as Bonnie and Clyde, their story definitely fits within Continue reading
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CITIZEN’S CREEK – Lalita Tademy
“Cow Tom” was born into slavery in the U.S. South in 1810 but he was sold as a child to a Creek Indian chief. Because of his innate ability to pick up on languages he grows to become a valued translator for his chief as different Indian tribes, white settlers, and black men spread west Continue reading
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MURDER BY GHOSTLIGHT – J. C. Briggs
Charles Dickens becomes the prime suspect in a murder when he is seen standing over a dead body on a Manchester stage while holding a gun. Fortunately for Dickens, he has a prior relationship with Superintendent Jones and the two of them set out to find the real killer. The search takes Dickens and Jones Continue reading
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THE CHILBURY LADIES’ CHOIR – Jennifer Ryan
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir is a stunning, beautiful historical fiction novel. With the men of England off to war – a war that is too often seen near their own homes – the women of Chilbury defy a local Vicar’s decree that the church choir should be silenced until the men return and instead use Continue reading
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