Hannah’s Moon by John A. Heldt

Title: Hannah’s Moon Author: John A. Heldt Series: American Journey, #5 Genre: science fiction (time travel romance) Era: contemporary & 1945 Setting: Tennessee, United States Publisher: John A. Heldt Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 5/5 stars Hannah’s Moon by John A. Heldt After struggling for years to have a child, […]

7 Christian Historical Romances

I was just going to have this be a mini review post, but I realized the genres were kind of … exactly the same. So this post is ‘7 Christian Historical Romances.’ Hopefully you enjoy these reviews. And no, these aren’t any particular Christian Historical Romances. They’re just ones I needed to review that I […]

TDS and IvIn Blog Tour: Day 9

It’s Day 9! That’s right. For nine ENTIRE days I’ve been posting the EXACT. SAME. POST.* and it is sooo boring for everyone involved. Including myself. Like, I am so bored with blogging right now. Because it’s the EXACT. SAME. POST.™ ** So I decided to switch it up a little. *with slight variants (I […]

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel Author: Baroness Orczy Series: The Scarlet Pimpernel, #1 Genre: Classic Adventure/Romance Era: 1790s (French Revolution) Setting: England and France Source: from library (read with my mom) Overall Rating: 5/5 stars The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy Armed with only his wits and his cunning, one man recklessly defies the French revolutionaries and […]

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Title: The Selection Author: Kiera Cass Series: The Selection, #1 Genre: Dystopian Romance? Era: futuristic Publisher: HarperTeen Source: from library Overall Rating: 4/5 stars The Selection by Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up […]

Mercer Street by John A. Heldt

Title: Mercer Street Author: John A. Heldt Series: American Journey, #2 Genre: Time Travel Romance (Science Fiction) Era: contemporary and 1938 (pre-WW2) Setting: United States (Princeton, New Jersey) Publisher: John A. Heldt Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 3/5 stars (1 star removed for content)

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 […]

Left to Die by Ivy Rose (and blog tour)

Title: Left to Die Author: Ivy Rose Genre: Christian contemporary fiction Setting: China Publisher: Lakeside Publications Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 5/5 stars Left for Die by Ivy Rose Lindy Greene’s life is perfect. Too perfect. But living as a missionary nurse, serving in a rural hospital in China, soon brings […]

Courting Morrow Little by Laura Frantz

Title: Courting Morrow Little Author: Laura Frantz Genre: historical adventure/romance Era: late 1700s Setting: Kentucke (Kentucky) frontier, United States Publisher: Revell Source: from library Overall Rating: 3.5/5 Courting Morrow Little by Laura Frantz Morrow Little is haunted by the memory of the day her family was torn apart by raiding Shawnee warriors. Now that she […]

January 2017 Spotlight: Yet Another Peek into the Workings of At Her Fingertips

Another spotlight is upon us, and today I’m going to veer into uncharted waters with a discussion about The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy, Book 3: At Her Fingertips. What? you say. You’ve posted thousands of excerpts and quotes and made us read through post upon post about every stage of your outlining and writing process! […]

The Innocent by Willowy Whisper

Title: The Innocent Author: Willowy Whisper Series: Hills of Innocence, #1 Genre: Historical Mystery/Romance Era: probably late 1800s (Old West) Setting: the Old West Publisher: Willowy Whisper Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4/5 The Innocent by Willowy Whisper “I wonder who would shoot a girl so young…?” The question haunted […]

Flowers, Parts One and Two

The moment you’ve all been waiting for, my darlings, is at hand! That’s right! Parts One and Two of Flowers, my short story sequel to The Lady of the Vineyard, is coming to you … right here … right now! Okay, so maybe none of you actually want to read this story. Whatever. Comment and say […]