A MATCH IN THE MAKING by Jen Turano SERIES: The Matchmakers #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance / Gilded Age PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2023 PAGES: 368 Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, believing it would be a lark to […]
I am delighted today to welcome the fabulous Jen Turano back to the blog to chat about her new historical romcom, A Match in the Making! Jen is one of my very fave authors, especially when I need a feel-good romance with a good dose of hilarious madcap mayhem, and […]
TO DISGUISE THE TRUTH SERIES: The Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency GENRE: Inspirational Historical RomCom PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: January 18, 2022 PAGES: 350 When a man arrives at the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, anxious to hire them to find a missing heiress, Eunice Holbrooke realizes her past has finally […]
TO WRITE A WRONG SERIES: The Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency #2 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance / Comedy PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: August 3, 2021 PAGES: 364 Miss Daphne Beekman is a mystery writer by day, inquiry agent by night. Known for her ability to puzzle out plots, she prefers […]
Happy Saturday – AND Happy 6th birthday to Reading Is My SuperPower!! I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than by spotlighting some of MY recent fave KissingBooks! If you missed the post on YOUR fave KissingBooks, you can check it out here. Fans & fainting couches at […]
TO STEAL A HEART SERIES: The Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romantic Comedy PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2020 PAGES: 361 After spending her childhood as a street thief, Gabriella Goodhue thought she’d put her past behind her until a fellow resident at her boardinghouse […]
STORING UP TROUBLE SERIES: American Heiresses #3 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: May 5, 2020 PAGES: 352 When Miss Beatrix Waterbury’s Chicago-bound train ride is interrupted by a heist, Mr. Norman Nesbit, a man of science who believes his research was the target of the heist, […]
Today I’m continuing my ‘reviews from the teetering TBR pile‘ with the two last books I still need to review for Jen Turano – which also happen to be the first two books in the American Heiresses series – Flights of Fancy & Diamond in the Rough. FLIGHTS OF FANCY […]
Today, I’m featuring reviews for the Apart From the Crowd series – Behind the Scenes, Out of the Ordinary and Caught By Surprise – by Jen Turano! Most people know that I’m hopelessly behind when it comes to reading and reviewing. Like, almost three years behind lol. 2017 was a tough, […]
Happy Friday! And welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books!!! Since it’s Friday, it’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I’m featuring Diamond in the Rough by the ever-fabulous Jen Turano! And the first line is… New […]
Miss Permilia Griswold may have been given the opportunity of a debut into New York high society, but no one warned her she wasn’t guaranteed to “take.” After spending the last six years banished to the wallflower section of the ballroom, she’s finally putting her status on the fringes of […]
Off the charts and on the run. International pop star Margo Hartman could use a night off. A grueling tour and overbearing entourage have sent her over the edge. It’s time for this diva to disappear. And who would think to look for the superstar in a small town in Ohio? Sheriff’s […]
This week on Top Ten Tuesday, we are asked to give our Top Ten ALL TIME FAVORITE books of _____ genre. Ok…so… my head exploded when I first read that topic and I went into what is commonly known as the book blogger fetal position. This occurs whenever someone asks […]
This week’s theme is books that make you laugh. My first thought was, “Really?” Because it feels like I just did that topic (probably since I did). So I thought about doing some bookish humor instead… but … eh. At the end of the day, I decided I have enough […]
Y’all. I am overwhelmed by all the great authors who will be stopping by the blog this month – my blogiversary month! YAY! We’ve already visited with three of my faves – Ruth Logan Herne, Pepper Basham, and Cynthia Ruchti – and today JEN TURANO IS HERE! (In case you’re wondering, […]
To close out the month of March here on Top Ten Tuesday, we’re talking about our most recent 5-star reads. This was actually another difficult topic for me to cut off at 10 books because I’ve read so many fantastic books lately! But if I didn’t cut it off at 10, I’d still be talking about them next Tuesday… and probably the Tuesday after that.
Playing the Part by Jen Turano is a 352 page book in the Christian historical fiction genre. It is published by Bethany House Publishers and was released on March 1, 2016. To purchase your own copy, click here. About the Book Lucetta Plum is an actress on the rise in […]
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted as always by The Broke and the Bookish) is “books to read when you’re in the mood for ______”. I really enjoy these more open-ended themes because everyone’s posts have a greater chance of being tailored to their own personalities.
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is the books we are most anticipating in the first half of 2016. I started out the list yesterday with my contemporary “can’t waits”. Today I’m going to look at the historical fiction I’m most looking forward to from January to June.
And I’m warning you right now – there’s way more than ten 🙂
Yesterday I gave you my list of the best contemporary books I’ve read this year. Continuing my “best-of” theme for the week, today’s Top Ten Tuesday post fits right in. In no particular order, here are the ten 15 best books in the Historical genre that I read in 2015.