Reviews

The Cold Light of Dawn (The King’s Greatest Enemy)

By Anna Belfrage - Published 2018

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This is the fourth book in the King’s Greatest Enemy series. Set in turbulent 14th-century England, it follows the lives of lowly ...Read Review

The Evacuee Summer

By Katie King - Published 2018

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In 1940 many children were sent away from London to escape the German bombing, and Katie King’s Evacuee series reflects this. This book ...Read Review

Marry Me by Sundown

By Johanna Lindsey - Published 2018

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Romance

A Western romance taking place during the Gold Rush in 1880s Montana, Marry Me by Sundown by Johanna Lindsey has an interesting premise. ...Read Review

The Paris Seamstress

By Natasha Lester - Published 2018

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Romance

Romance and mystery intertwine in this multi-period novel that begins in Paris during 1940. As Nazi forces prepare to occupy the city, a chance ...Read Review

Dressing the Dearloves

By Kelly Doust - Published 2018

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Saga

Dressing the Dearloves is Australian writer, Kelly Doust’s second novel. Author of a number of craft books on vintage clothing and a ...Read Review

Dracul

By Dacre Stoker & J. D. Barker - Published 2018

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Thriller

Bram Stoker, original author of the classic horror story, Dracula, submitted his manuscript to a London publisher in 1897 claiming everything in the book ...Read Review

Praetorian: Eagles of Dacia: Volume 3

By S.J.A. Turney - Published 2017

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MilitaryMystery/Crime

This is the third book in a series, but it’s not necessary to have read the first two to enjoy this delightful ...Read Review

The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist

By Tim Birkhead - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

In the mid-17th century, Francis Willughby and John Ray set out to redefine how we understand the natural world. They embarked on ...Read Review

The Lost Story of the Ocean Monarch

By Gill Hoffs - Published 2018

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NauticalNonfiction

The Ocean Monarch was a large, well-found American emigrant ship which had carried hundreds of migrants from Liverpool to Boston.  She sank on 24 ...Read Review

Armistice (Amberlough Dossier)

By Lara Elena Donnelly - Published 2018

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Alternate History

Cabaret meets The Alice Network in this espionage trilogy imagining an alternate pre-WWII Europe. The first novel, Amberlough (HNR 80), featured two charismatic protagonists: ...Read Review