Category: Historical

BOOK REVIEW | A Prisioner of Versailles

Title: A PRISONER OF VERSAILLES Author: Golden Keyes Parsons Publisher: Thomas Nelson 2009 ISBN: 978-1-59554-627-2 Genre: Inspirational/historical Madeline Clavell, her husband, and their three children have fled from France to Switzerland, hoping to escape the long arm of King Louis XIV. Madeline’s family has plans to flee to the New World, but before they are [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin

Never pretty enough to please her gorgeous mother, Allie will do anything to gain her approval–even marry a man she doesn’t love. Lt. Walter Novak–fearless in the cockpit but hopeless with women–takes his last furlough at home in California before being shipped overseas. Walt and Allie meet at a wedding and their love of music [...]

BOOK REVIEW | The Rose Legacy by Kristen Heitzmann

My introduction to Kristen Heitzmann was through her most recent contemporary romantic suspense novel The Edge of Recall and I loved it. When I found out that she also had previously written a series in my favorite genre of Christian Historical Fiction I added it to my TBR list. Then I discovered that Bethany House [...]

BOOK REVIEW | A Lady Like Sarah

A Lady Like Sarah by Margaret Brownley   She’s an outlaw. He’s a preacher. Both are in need of a miracle.   When Preacher JUSTIN WELLS promises an injured lawman to take his prisoner to Texas, Justin has no idea the trouble that lies ahead. The slightly-built prisoner turns out to be SARAH PRESCOTT, sister [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Love Thine Enemy

LOVE THINE ENEMY by Louise M. Gouge Colonial Florida is far removed from the British Colonies, yet, even in the tropics unrest stirs as the loyalists and the colonists begin their preparations for war. Rachel Folger is a mere shop-keeper’s daughter, yet she is a colonist sympathizer, and wants to do her part to help [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Honor in the Dust

HONOR IN THE DUST by Gilbert Morris Stuart Winslow wants to lift himself and his widowed mother out of poverty. When Stuart finally secures a place in King Henry VIII’s court, Stuart believes his luck has changed. However, he quickly discovers that King Henry VIII’s court is a wicked cauldron of vices, power plays, and [...]

BOOK REVIEW | The Silent Governess

The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it seems…. Lord Bradley has just learned a terrible secret, which, if exposed, will change his life forever. [...]

BOOK REVIEW | The Frontiersman’s Daughter

Set in the late 1700′s Lael Click, lives in Kentucke. Her father is a gifted woodsman, guide and hunter who has moved his family into Indian territory. Kidnapped and held by the Indians for two years, he knows the signs and the ways of the Shawnee Indians. His lovely fourteen year old daughter is quickly [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Chasing Charity

CHASING CHARITY by Marcia Gruver Charity Bloom’s fiancé has left her stranded at the altar and ran off with Charity’s best friend. Charity is humiliated, but is forced to show her face in public to run errands in town. There, among the gossips and the sympathetic ears she meets newcomer to town, Buddy Pierce. Buddy [...]

BOOK REVIEW | The Inheritance

Title: THE INHERITANCE Author: Tamera Alexander Publisher: Thomas Nelson March 2009 ISBN: 978-1-59554-632-6 Genre: Inspirational/historical McKenna Ashford is hoping for a new beginning. Her younger brother, Robert, has gotten into all kinds of trouble back home, and now, McKenna is hoping that they can begin again in Colorado. She accepts her cousin’s invitation to come [...]