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So I decided to take a break from my *required reading (i.e. the books I’m sent to review) and read some books that have been sitting on my shelf, either physically or digitally. The first book that I picked up is this mammoth, The Way of Kingsby Brandon Sanderson. I’m about halfway through this Goliath and I’m loving every page!  This is the first book in his new…

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Together Forever -Book Review

Together Forever -Book Review

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Marianne Neumann has one goal in life: to find her lost younger sister, Sophie. When Marianne takes a job as a placing agent with the Children’s Aid Society in 1858 New York, she not only hopes to give children a better life but seeks to discover whether Sophie ended up leaving the city on an orphan train.

Andrew Brady, her fellow agent on her first placing…

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Five years after the final shot was fired in the War Between the States, Selah Daughtry can barely manage to keep herself, her two younger sisters, and their spinster cousin fed and clothed. With their family’s Mississippi plantation swamped by debt and the Big House falling down around them, the only option seems to be giving up their ancestral land.

Pin…

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The Girl's Guide to Conquering Life -Book Review

The Girl’s Guide to Conquering Life -Book Review

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  There’s a lot a girl needs to know as she grows up and makes her way in the world. Having a reference guide of practical how-to life skills and character traits can empower her to become a confident and capable woman. Coauthors Erica and Jonathan Catherman offer this collection of step-by-step instructions on 100 things girls need to succeed, including…

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The Road Home -Book Review

The Road Home -Book Review

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Sent from Michigan to Pennsylvania following the tragic death of her Amish parents, Lena Rose Schwartz grieves her loss and the separation from her nine siblings. Beside the fact that Lena has never been so far from home, she hasn’t met the family she will now be living with. But worse than that is having to live apart from her close-knit brothers and…

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A Refuge Assured -Book Review

A Refuge Assured -Book Review

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  Lacemaker Vivienne Rivard never imagined her craft could threaten her life. Yet in revolutionary France, it is a death sentence when the nobility, and those associated with them, are forced to the guillotine. Vivienne flees to Philadelphia but finds the same dangers lurking in the French Quarter, as revolutionary sympathizers threaten the life of a young…

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Return to Bella Terra -Book Review

Return to Bella Terra -Book Review

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A mother, her son , and the man who threatens to come between them . . .

When Maria Landro Tonetta receives word that Mama is terminally ill, Maria travels to her Sicilian homeland with her son Nico. She finds herself yearning for the life she once knew as a child on Bella Terra, the family farm, now on the verge of bankruptcy.

Caught between two worlds,…

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Pelican Point -Book Review

Pelican Point -Book Review

In the midst of life’s storms, unexpected love is a beacon of hope.

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A crumbling lighthouse is not part of an inheritance Army doctor Ben Garrison expects to claim when he journeys to Hope Harbor. Fresh out of the service, he wants only to unload the tower of bricks, decompress from the years of treating battlefield trauma, and prepare to launch his civilian career.

Hope Harbor Herald

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The Summer I met Jack -Book Review

The Summer I met Jack -Book Review

Amazon affiliate links used. “[The Summer I Met Jack] offers an alternate Kennedy family history that will leave readers wondering whether America knew the real JFK at all.” —Kirkus Reviews New York Times bestselling author imagines the affair between John F. Kennedy and Alicia Corning Clark – and the child they may have had. Based on a real story – in 1950, a young, beautiful Polish refugee…

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The Fairfax Incident -Book Review

The Fairfax Incident -Book Review

amazon affiliate links used. 1933 NYC. When is a suicide not a suicide? When it’s murder. Hired by a wealthy widow to investigate her husband’s mysterious death, private detective Charlie Doherty finds himself face to face with not only some of the most powerful people in New York City, but the most evil men in the world. A riveting new novel of historical thrills from an author who: “Merges the…

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Who Are You, Trudy Herman? -Book Review

Who Are You, Trudy Herman? -Book Review

Amazon Affiliate links used. As a little girl, Trudy Herman is taught to stand up for truth by her much-loved grandfather. Then in 1943, Trudy’s childhood drastically changes when her family is sent to a German-American Internment Camp in Texas. On the journey to the camp, Trudy meets Ruth, who tells her and her friend Eddie the legend of the Paladins—knights of Emperor Charlemagne who used magic…

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April in Paris, 1921 -Book Review

April in Paris, 1921 -Book Review

Amazon affiliate links used. Kiki Button—war veteran, party girl, detective, and spy—finds that she can’t outrun her past exploits, even in the glittering world of Jazz Age Paris. Paris in 1921 is the city of freedom, where hatless and footloose Kiki Button can drink champagne and dance until dawn. She works as a gossip columnist, partying with the rich and famous, the bohemian and strange, using…

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Megge of Bury Down -Book Review

Megge of Bury Down -Book Review

Affiliate links Used. Murderer! When six-year-old Megge first touches the ancient Book of Seasons, a mysterious voice accuses her of an ugly crime. Although the book is her legacy, she refuses to touch it again. If she does, she is certain she will be the death of those she loves. But seven years later, events conspire to force her to once again to accept her responsibility. If she refuses to…

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The Silent Woman -Book Review

The Silent Woman -Book Review

  Would you sell your secrets? Catherine Carlisle is trapped in a loveless marriage and the threat of World War Two is looming. She sees no way out… that is until a trusted friend asks her to switch her husband’s papers in a desperate bid to confuse the Germans. Soon Catherine finds herself caught up in a deadly mixture of espionage and murder. Someone is selling secrets to the other side, and…

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Five Hundred Poor -Book Review

Five Hundred Poor -Book Review

Amazon Affiliate Links Used. From acclaimed author, Noah Milligan, comes a short story collection, Five Hundred Poor. The title comes from Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, “Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites…

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Robin -Book Review

Amazon affiliate links used. From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a compelling portrait of one of America’s most beloved and misunderstood entertainers. From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative…

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A Most Noble Heir -Book Review

A Most Noble Heir -Book Review

Amazon Affiliate Links. Synopsis: When stable hand Nolan Price learns from his dying mother that he is actually the son of the Earl of Stainsby, his plans for a future with kitchen maid Hannah Burnham are shattered. Once he is officially acknowledged as the earl’s heir, Nolan will be forbidden to marry beneath his station. Unwilling to give up the girl he loves, he devises a plan to…