REVIEW: Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird, an absorbing African American Civil War story told from a former female slave’s point of view, is a powerful testimony. I love books that illustrate a woman’s strength amongst her trials. Highly recommend this novel to those who love fictionalized history. I was immediately drawn…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

REVIEW: First Dawn by Judith McCoy Miller

FIRST DAWN by Judith McCoy Miller illuminates a lesser known piece of history in an engaging tale during the Reconstruction Period after the American Civil War. I love it when I learn something from historical fiction. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? American pioneer history is a favorite theme of mine in romantic…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2018, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2018

Review: The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus

The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus continues the adventure that left us hanging in One Thousand White Women. Historical fiction meets mystic lore in this engrossing continuation about the women we loved in book one. If you haven’t read One Thousand White Women, I highly suggest it because you get May’s point of view…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

REVIEW: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus is an enthralling piece of fiction that will make you swear it really happened. I loved the characters and the journey they took me on. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? This book was read for Wendy the Super Librarian’s “Kicking it…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2017, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

REVIEW: Alone on the Shield by Kirk Landers

ALONE ON THE SHIELD by Kirk Landers is a high-tension, Canadian wilderness adventure novel with the added bonus of some romance. I love living vicariously through others as they take risks in their travel ventures. The main character is off the hinge and ready to do something he may regret, which gave the novel an…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2017

REVIEW: The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig

A post-apocalyptic tale full of adventure, secrets and survival in a unique world sure to enthrall all who love imaginative fiction. The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig Series: The Fire Sermon, Book 1 Category: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian Society Publisher: Gallery Books (Available March 10, 2015) ISBN: 9781476767185 Rated 4 out of 5 Format:…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2015

REVIEW: In Wilderness by Diane Thomas

If you love twists in fiction with unusual, bizarre, warped characters that make you wonder about their sanity, and then yours as well for getting sucked up into their world, never quite sure how it will end, thinking about it for days after the last page, then this 1960s thriller is for you. In Wilderness…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2015

REVIEW: A Heart’s Disguise by Colleen Coble

Part one of this serialized series starts off right after the Civil War in America has ended, when so many families have been left to pick up the pieces of their tattered lives. Sarah has endured the loss of those she has loved and is hopeful for a promising future. A Heart’s Disguise by…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2015

REVIEW: The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman

A wonderful depiction of a midwife’s life in 1930s Appalachia. The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman Category: Historical Women’s Fiction Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (August 28, 2012) ISBN: 978-0062198891 Rated 4 out of 5 Format: Print read, eBook also available Patience Murphy becomes a midwife by default when her husband dies…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2014

REVIEW: The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel

This book begs to be read and interpreted by the reader without telling you why, other than you need to experience it, if not for its amazing journey, then maybe because it is so unusual and ingenious. It’s that special. The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel Category: Contemporary with unusual elements Publisher: Gallery Books…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2014

REVIEW: Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird

REVIEW: First Dawn by Judith McCoy Miller

Review: The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus

REVIEW: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

REVIEW: Alone on the Shield by Kirk Landers

REVIEW: The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig

REVIEW: In Wilderness by Diane Thomas

REVIEW: A Heart’s Disguise by Colleen Coble

REVIEW: The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman

REVIEW: The Life Intended by Kristin Harmel

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