London in the Dark by Victoria Lynn
Title: London In The Dark Author: Victoria Lynn Series: Light of London, #1 Genre: Christian Historical Mystery Era: 1910 (Edwardian) Setting: London, England Publisher: Ichthus Family Productions Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 3.5/5 London in the Dark by Victoria Lynn London, 1910 Budding Private Detective Cyril Arlington Hartwell has a conundrum. […]
Death Comes in April
This may be crazy, but I’ve decided to try to write 15,000 words in April for Camp NaNoWriMo. My project is Once a Stratton, a historical fiction novel set in the 1850s (1855-1858). What is Camp NaNoWriMo? Well, if you’ve been following me long, you know what NaNoWriMo is (if not, it’s a basically a […]
A Question of Honor by Jesseca Wheaton (blog tour)
Title: A Question of Honor Author: Jesseca Wheaton Series: Questions of War, #1 Genre: Christian Historical Adventure Era: 1940 (WW2) Setting: Kansas (USA), England, and France Publisher: Jesseca Wheaton Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 5/5 stars A Question of Honor by Jesseca Wheaton A man. A child. A war. When German […]
The Lucky Hat Mine by J.v.L. Bell
Title: The Lucky Hat Mine Author: J.v.L. Bell Genre: Historical Mystery/Romance/Comedy Era: 1860s Setting: Idaho Springs, Colorado Publisher: Hansen Publishing Group Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 3.5/5 stars (one star was removed for content issues) The Lucky Hat Mine by J.v.L. Bell A recipe for true love or murder? Ingredients: one […]
Flowers, Part 4
Before you read this, you must promise not to hate any of the characters. Well, not much. You can hate them a little … but you can’t hate the story. Hating the story is decidedly not allowed. It’s off limits. Don’t even think about it. As you can see, I’m testing out the ‘featured image’ […]
A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter
After thinking it over for a while, I decided to review A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter in a slightly different way. In honor of the Miranda/Marsh letters, this review will be in epistolary style. First, a brief introduction the subject material: Lady Miranda Hawthorne acts every inch the lady, but inside she longs […]
The New Diary by Hanna Kraft
Well, we’re back to the blog tour for The New Diary by Hanna Kraft! For the final day, I’m posting a review of the book. Enjoy! 🙂 The Review Title: The New Diary Author: Hanna Kraft Series: Heritage Diaries, #1 Genre: Semi-Biographical Historical Fiction Era: 1930 (early Great Depression) Setting: New York, United States Source: […]
A Peek into The New Diary {Excerpt}
Today I decided to post an excerpt of The New Diary. This is my personal favorite scene … and one of the author’s favorites, too! “I could use that piece of angel food cake left over from supper,” Carol agreed. She opened the door, and started for the kitchen. “Carol! Wait!” Pete hissed, causing Carol […]
The New Diary Blog Tour (Kick-Off and Author Interview)
Well, guys, today we’re doing something a little different … a blog tour! That’s right, I’m hosting the blog tour of my dear friend, Hanna Kraft! It’s a small blog tour (in length and participants), but Hanna and I hope you’ll enjoy it. 🙂 ~ About the Book ~ One Summer Sunday in 1930, Carol Ayers decides to […]
Flowers, Part 3
Well, ladies and gents, it’s time for part three of my fantastical short story, Flowers. Are you excited? No? Well … I am. *pouts* I can’t believe you don’t like my book … Oh, you were just teasing? *wipes brow* Whew. I was worried for a minute that you all secretly hating me and were […]
January 2017 Mini Review Day
Hi guys! Today we’re gonna do something a little different … mini reviews! I’ve decided to do this monthly (as you can see by the title. This one is for January 2017, in case you didn’t notice). These will mainly be books I chose to read, not review books. So let’s get started! Outlining Your […]
Focus … and Re-Focus …
Well, guys, I’ve made a tough decision. I’m going to focus on editing/revising Ivy Introspective and The Dressmaker’s Secret for these next couple months to the exclusion of all other projects. What does that mean? No more Flowers?! Well, I’ve almost finished the story, and I think I need a second opinion to keep going. […]
