Wild, Beautiful, and Free – Book Review

Wild, Beautiful, and Free journeys through the days before and during the American Civil War. Jeannette Bébinn is a privileged mixed-race child in a comfortable household, until her father dies and she is cruelly forced to experience what enslaved truly means. Why was this book in Dorine’s TBR? Author Sophfronia Scott intrigued me because she…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2023, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2023

Review: The Saints of Swallow Hill

THE SAINTS OF SWALLOW HILL by Donna Everhart is not like the type of fiction I normally read, but it captured my attention. Which is a big thing for me because I’ve had a tough time finding books that just won’t let me walk away. I was intrigued with this author’s reasoning from beginning to…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2022

BOOK REVIEW: The Arctic Fury

THE ARCTIC FURY by Greer Macallister is exactly the type of historical fiction adventure story I love to read. An all-female crew including a journalist, a translator, two maids, a mountaineer, a nurse and a med student, two British Royal Navy wives, an illustrator, a dog breeder and trainer, and a navigator, join their sometimes-fearless…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2021, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2021

REVIEW: This Tender Land

THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Krueger is an adventure story with all the key features I enjoy. I’m drawn to historical books about orphans, as well as Native American history. But even with my preconceived expectations, I was continually surprised by this novel by a new-to-me author. The book begins with Odie O’Banion and…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

REVIEW: Big Lies in a Small Town

BIG LIES IN A SMALL TOWN by Diane Chamberlain is a good rendering of a dual timeline that works seamlessly to move the story forward. I love books about artists. In this one, we get two artists – one modern day and one from the 1940s. Dual timelines are a favorite storytelling method for me…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2020

REVIEW: Westering Women

WESTERING WOMEN by Sandra Dallas gives fans of pioneer stories many of the details we love, but lacks the emotion I crave. I was torn throughout the novel between loving that it was the unusual story I wanted, but without the passion I craved. I love a wagon train story, especially one that’s mostly women….

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Mountain Range Challenge 2019

REVIEW: Home for Erring and Outcast Girls

HOME FOR ERRING AND OUTCAST GIRLS by Julie Kibler is an absorbing fictional tale based on a real historical place that sheltered women and their children from cruelty and isolation. Often horrifying, as well as familiar, their stories will touch your heart. Great novel honoring lifelong friendships. The story is told from multiple points-of-view in…

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REVIEW: Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati

FIRE ALONG THE SKY by Sara Donati is Book 4 in one of my favorite American Frontier historical series. I like this series so much that even though I have a print copy of this book, when the digital version went on sale I had no qualms about downloading it too. Book 4 did not disappoint,…

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

REVIEW: Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall

BLUE ASYLUM by Kathy Hepinstall is a vivid picture of an exclusive mental health facility during the American Civil War, where the doctor and his family are more disturbed than some of his patients. When so much is in the news is about women’s rights these days, it’s good to look back at how far…

Category: Books, Reviews, TBR Challenge 2018, 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

Wild, Beautiful, and Free – Book Review

Review: The Saints of Swallow Hill

BOOK REVIEW: The Arctic Fury

REVIEW: This Tender Land

REVIEW: Big Lies in a Small Town

REVIEW: Westering Women

REVIEW: Home for Erring and Outcast Girls

REVIEW: Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati

REVIEW: Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall

REVIEW: First Dawn by Judith McCoy Miller

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