Category: historical

First Line Friday (week 370): Once Upon a Dickens Christmas

First Line Friday (week 370): Once Upon a Dickens Christmas

Posted November 30, 2023 / 4 Comments

Happy Friday & Happy December & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Once Upon a Dickens Christmas by Michelle Griep! I got to hang out […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): This Passing Hour by Leslie Gould

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): This Passing Hour by Leslie Gould

Posted November 28, 2023 / 14 Comments

THIS PASSING HOUR by Leslie Gould SERIES: Amish Memories #2 GENRE: Dual Timeline / Amish Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: November 28, 2023 PAGES: 400 After the death of her parents, Mennonite Brenna Zimmerman relocates to the Lancaster County farm of her Old Order Amish grandparents. There, she […]


Top Ten Tuesday: A Bunch of Series Set in Georgia

Top Ten Tuesday: A Bunch of Series Set in Georgia

Posted November 28, 2023 / 28 Comments

Happy Tuesday! For today’s Top Ten Tuesday ‘book setting’ prompt, I decided to look at a bunch of series that are set in Georgia… and a handful of standalone titles I’ve enjoyed that are set here too. And by ‘bunch’, I mean ‘however many I can think of’ – sticking […]




Happy Bookish Thanksgiving 2023

Happy Bookish Thanksgiving 2023

Posted November 23, 2023 / 4 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving 2023, my reader friends! I am thankful for many things this year – Jesus, my family, my friends, my church, YOU, and – of course – books. So I thought I’d send y’all a little Thanksgiving greeting based on some of the books I’m thankful to have read […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller

Posted November 21, 2023 / 31 Comments

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PROMISE by Misty M. Beller SERIES: Sisters of the Rockies #2 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2023 PAGES: 314 “Misty Beller is one of the most amazing and enticing storytellers. I love reading her books and enjoy her ability to bring […]


Book Review: I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower

Book Review: I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower

Posted November 19, 2023 / 5 Comments

I HEARD A FLY BUZZ WHEN I DIED by Amanda Flower SERIES: An Emily Dickinson Mystery #2 GENRE: Historical Mystery/Amateur Sleuth (Clean) PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2023 PAGES: 337 When a literary icon stays with the Dickinson family, Emily and her housemaid Willa find themselves embroiled in a […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): To Spark a Match by Jen Turano

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): To Spark a Match by Jen Turano

Posted November 19, 2023 / 35 Comments

TO SPARK A MATCH by Jen Turano SERIES: The Matchmakers #2 GENRE: Historical/Gilded Age Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2023 PAGES: 364 “Turano takes readers on a lighthearted romp through matchmaking season . . . . This is a delight.”–Publishers Weekly on A Match in the […]



First Line Friday (week 368): The Christy Award 2023 winners

First Line Friday (week 368): The Christy Award 2023 winners

Posted November 17, 2023 / 23 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, it is my absolute joy to share with you the first lines of all The Christy Award 2023 Winners! I love so […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Tracie Peterson & Knowing You

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Tracie Peterson & Knowing You

Posted November 16, 2023 / 10 Comments

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Knowing You by Tracie Peterson hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m delighted to chat with Tracie today about her book! KNOWING YOU by Tracie Peterson SERIES: Pictures of the Heart #3 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: November 7, […]



Guest Post: Jodie Wolfe & Wooing Gertrude

Guest Post: Jodie Wolfe & Wooing Gertrude

Posted November 13, 2023 / 11 Comments

I’m delighted today to welcome author Jodie Wolfe to the blog to talk about what you can expect to find in her new historical romance, Wooing Gertrude! WOOING GERTRUDE by Jodie Wolfe SERIES: Burrton Springs Brides #3 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: White Rose Publishing RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2023 […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Tamera Alexander & A Million Little Choices

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Tamera Alexander & A Million Little Choices

Posted November 11, 2023 / 18 Comments

I recently gave A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander a 5-star rating (it’s so good, y’all!), so I’m super excited to welcome her to the blog today to talk about writing with a critique partner! A MILLION LITTLE CHOICES by Tamera Alexander GENRE: Women’s/Southern Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Focus on […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): RSVP to Murder by Carol Pouliot

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): RSVP to Murder by Carol Pouliot

Posted November 11, 2023 / 3 Comments

RSVP TO MURDER by Carol Pouliot SERIES: The Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mysteries #4 GENRE: Time-Travel Mystery (Clean with mild language) PUBLISHER: Level Best Books RELEASE DATE: September 26, 2023 PAGES: 311 A new twist on the 1930s English country house mystery. Embarking on their most daring time-travel experiment to […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Alissa Baxter & The Lord and the Lady Astronomer

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Alissa Baxter & The Lord and the Lady Astronomer

Posted November 10, 2023 / 18 Comments

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for The Lord and the Lady Astronomer by Alissa Baxter, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! THE LORD AND THE LADY ASTRONOMER by Alissa Baxter SERIES: The Grantham Girls #3 GENRE: Historical/Regency Romance (Clean) PUBLISHER: Dragonblade Publishing RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2023 PAGES: 272 […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar

Posted November 9, 2023 / 13 Comments

THE PEASANT KING by Tessa Afshar GENRE: Historical/Biblical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Tyndale House RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023 PAGES: 376 Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circumstances. When her mother, the Persian king’s famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Knowing You by Tracie Peterson

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Knowing You by Tracie Peterson

Posted November 8, 2023 / 25 Comments

KNOWING YOU by Tracie Peterson SERIES: Pictures of the Heart #3 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023 PAGES: 304 Could a captivating art exhibit hold the key to truth–and love? Budding artist May Parker is captivated by the Japanese exhibits at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Tessa Afshar & The Peasant King

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Tessa Afshar & The Peasant King

Posted November 8, 2023 / 22 Comments

I am delighted today to chat with the fabulous Tessa Afshar about her new novel, The Peasant King! Tessa Afshar is an award-winning author of biblical and inspirational historical fiction. She holds a Master of Divinity from Yale University, where she served as cochair of the Evangelical Fellowship at the […]