From the desk of Jayda Justus: Three bestselling authors collaborate on a compelling tale of how an English castle holds the secrets of one family through the centuries. BOOK DESCRIPTION Set at Leedswick Castle, an imposing stone fortress in the English countryside, this novel explores the lives of the Alnwick family over three separate timelines,... Continue Reading →
All the Pretty Places: A Novel of the Gilded Age, by Joy Callaway — A Review
From the desk of Jayda Justus:  A heartfelt coming-of-age story set in the beautiful gardens of Gilded Age mansions. BOOK DESCRIPTION Rye, New York, 1893: Sadie Fremd dreams of taking over her family’s nursery catering to the large Gilded Age estates of business tycoons, but her overbearing father dismisses her desire to be part... Continue Reading →
Emma of 83rd Street: A Novel, by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding — A Review
From the desk of Sophia Rose: Jane Austen’s Emma takes Manhattan in a friends-to-lovers, heroine finding herself, effervescent debut romance. BOOK DESCRIPTION In this witty and romantic debut novel, Jane Austen’s Emma meets the misadventures of Manhattan’s modern dating scene as two lifelong friends discover that, in the search for love, you sometimes don’t... Continue Reading →
To Swoon and to Spar: The Regency Vows (Book 4), by Martha Waters — A Review
From the desk of Char Jones: The Regency Vows series, “sure to delight Bridgerton fans," returns with this story about a viscount and his feisty new wife, who hopes to chase her husband from their home—only to find his company is not as onerous as she once thought. ... Continue Reading →
The Last Heir to the Blackwood Library: A Novel, by Hester Fox — A Review
From the desk of Eleanor Clark: In post-World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious house with an even more mysterious library. BOOK DESCRIPTION With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or... Continue Reading →
The Late Mrs. Willoughby: A Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery (Book 2), by Claudia Gray — A Review
From the desk of Char Jones: The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife. BOOK DESCRIPTION Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young... Continue Reading →
An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age, by Shana Abé — A Review
From the desk of Jayda Justus: The true tale of a woman who fought her way to the top in the Gilded Age. BOOK DESCRIPTION In post-war Richmond, Virginia, times are tough and food is scarce. Arabella Yarrington is a scrappy young woman forced to work in a den of gamblers to put food on... Continue Reading →
A Heart Worth Stealing (Proper Romance Regency), by Joanna Barker — A Review
From the desk of Katie Jackson: A determined heiress hires a charming thief-taker to aid in her search for her beloved late father’s watch, only to become embroiled in an increasingly dangerous mystery in A Heart Worth Stealing, the latest Proper Romance® from Shadow Mountain Publishing. BOOK DESCRIPTION Little Sowerby, England, 1802 Miss Genevieve Wilde―a... Continue Reading →
Who Cries for the Lost: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery (Book 18), by C. S. Harris — A Review
From the desk of Sophia Rose: Napoleon is meeting his Waterloo. Meanwhile in London, a British spy with a roving eye is being fished out of the Thames. Sebastian’s friends are implicated in his death… and the deaths to follow. BOOK DESCRIPTION June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and... Continue Reading →
Return to Satterthwaite Court: Somerset Stories (Book 3), by Mimi Matthews — A Review
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: A reckless Victorian heiress sets her sights on a dashing ex-naval lieutenant, determined to win his heart as the two of them embark on a quest to solve a decades-old mystery in USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews's sequel to her critically acclaimed novels The Work of Art and Gentleman Jim. BOOK DESCRIPTION... Continue Reading →
Two Wars and a Wedding: A Novel, by Lauren Willig — A Review
From the desk of Jayda B. Justus: A sweeping historical fiction novel about love and loss in the midst of war. BOOK DESCRIPTION It’s September of 1896 in Athens, Greece, and American Betsy Hayes is a strong-willed, young aspiring archaeologist who is there to take part in excavations uncovering the day-to-day life of the... Continue Reading →
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason: Dangerous Damsels (Book 3), by India Holton — A Review
From the desk of Char Jones: Two rival spies must brave pirates, witches, and fake matrimony to save the Queen. BOOK DESCRIPTION Known as Agent A, Alice is the top operative within the Agency of Undercover Note Takers (A.U.N.T.), a secret government intelligence group that is fortunately better at espionage than at naming itself. From... Continue Reading →