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Review: The Painter’s Daughter

The Painter’s Daughter by Julie Klassen   Title: The Painter’s Daughter Author: Julie Klassen Genre: Historical fiction Subgenres/Keywords: Historical romance, romance, Regency era, Regency romance, adult fiction, England, Regency England. Age-Range: Adult (young adult if you’re as smart as me šŸ˜‰ ) Summary Sophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists her father in his […]

Michael O’Halloran by Gene Stratton Porter

Michael “Mickey” O’Halloran is a newspaper boy living in theĀ big cityĀ during early World War One. Since his mother died several years back, Mickey has been an orphan, but because of his mother’s teachings has taken care of himself and avoided going to the orphanage. Mickey is supporting himself very well … but one day he […]

At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton Porter

Dannie Macnoun lives in Rainbow Bottom, a valley with a trickling creek full of fish, on a small farm next to that of Jimmy Malone his life long friendā€™s. Fifteen years ago, Dannie sent Jimmy to the girl he loved on his behalf to convince Mary to be his wife. But Jimmy was the one […]

The Magic Garden by Gene Stratton-Porter

Amaryllis Mintonā€™s parents got divorced when she is five years old, cutting her family in two. Her father gets custody of herĀ ten year oldĀ brother, Peter, while the former Mrs. Minton is in charge of Amaryllis. Mrs. Minton soon goes off to Europe to have a good time, leaving her daughter with the unloving servants. Amaryllis, […]

Review: A Daughter of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter

Adam Bates and his wife have sixteen children; seven boys and nine girls. When his sons turn twenty-one, Mr. Bates buys them a farm. When his daughters grow up, they are given nothing except the right to leave the terrible atmosphere they grew up in to teach school. Kate, the youngest, is not allowed to […]

Review of Reveille by David B. Hunter

Reveille by David B. Hunter is the story of Ben Anderson, a teenage boy who joins the Union Army during the American Civil War. Reveille (the first book of the Boy Bugler series) got off to a slow start with Ben joining the First Iowa and starting his training as a bugler (as he is […]