Cleopatra’s Dagger by Carole Lawrence a Book Review

★★★★★ A historical journey back in time and a period that I adore reading about. Taking place in the 1880's during a time when New York City was still taking in new populations, struggling immensely with poverty and classism, we get a peek into the life of Elizabeth van den Broek. She comes from a …

A Betting Woman by Jenni L. Walsh

★★★★ I've had this one sitting on my shelf for months now as it arrived during the summer in my Once Upon a Book Club box. This year has come with a lot of struggling to read the last few months and so it took me some time to get around to it. But I …

Dovetails in Tall Grass by Samantha Specks

★★★★★ There’s a reason I love really well written historical fiction novels. It connects me emotionally with people from a different time in such a way that it doesn’t feel so very far from my heart. Dovetails in Tall Grass tells the story of two women in the years 1861-1862 as they experience the frontier …

What would you do if you found an old apothecary vial from 1791?

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner Get ready to take a journey through the hard topics of life and relationships. What would you do if you found an old apothecary vial from 1791? Read The Lost Apothecary today and see what Caroline does when it feels like her life has fallen apart and she has …

Reviewing The Search for Rasha by Paul B. Skousen @adventurenlit #romance #historicalfiction #netgalley

The Search for Rasha By Paul B. Skousen Rating:   Amazon | Barnes & Noble My Review: Skousen's descriptions of the various places in Egypt are breathtaking and transport you to a place and time you know you don't have consciously stored in your memory bank. But you feel like you've been there, that you're there with the …

Reviewing House of Gold by Natasha Solomons @adventurenlit @natashasolomons #historicalfiction #periodpiece #HouseOfGold #NetGalley @penguinrandom

House of Gold By Natasha Solomons Rating:  Goodreads | Amazon | Penguin Random House My Review: As a huge fan of historical fiction, I couldn't pass this one up when I saw it available on NetGalley. I had seen this book around the community and the murmurings about how great it was. I can tell you for a FACT …

Book Blitz: Rachel’s Search by Oscar Patton @adventurenlit @RABTBookTours #historicalfiction

A Satilla County Novel Historical Fiction Date Published: July 2018 Publisher: Outskirts Press What does the second coming of the Klan portend for Satilla County? Is it one more sign evil is winning? Setting out to find answers, a northern-born young journalist experiences life in the deep South, the struggle to survive for whites and …

Blog Tour: Island on Fire by Sophie Schiller @adventurenlit @XpressoTours @SophieSchiller #historical #thriller

Island on Fire Sophie Schiller Publication date: April 10th 2018 Genres: Adult, Historical, Thriller In the lush, tropical world of Martinique where slavery is a distant memory and voodoo holds sway, Emilie Dujon discovers that her fiancé, a rich sugar planter, has been unfaithful. Desperate to leave him, she elicits the aid of a voodoo …

Release Day & Book Review: Stealing Mr. Smith @adventurenlit @tanya_breathes #historicalfiction

Title: Stealing Mr. Smith Author: Tanya E. Williams Release: September 25, 2018 Publisher: Rippling Effects Writing & Photography Links: Amazon | Goodreads | Tanya E. Williams Synopsis: “I’ve always deserved better. Nobody ever told me so. It is simply a fact I’ve always known to be true.” After surviving the loss of both her parents …

Book Tour & Giveaway: Obake Neko by David Michael Gillespie @adventurenlit #mystery #historicalfiction

Mystery/Historical Fiction Date Published: May 31, 2018 It begins with a disappearance… In the waning days of World War II, the Obake Neko is the last surviving Sen-Toku—a huge secret aircraft-carrier submarine created by the Imperial Japanese Navy. As the war comes to an end, the Obake Neko sets sail back to Japan with a …