Mary F. Burns

Scandal on Rincon Hill

By Shirley Tallman - Published 2010

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In 1881, San Francisco is still a rough and rowdy city, with bordellos lining the streets near the busy wharves and ruthless tongs that ...Read Review

Evening’s Empire

By Bill Flanagan - Published 2010

Genres:

Epic

With a title nod to Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man, Flanagan’s 645-page epic about rock music spans more than four decades in ...Read Review

The Man from Saigon

By Marti Leimbach -

Genres:

Adventure

An absorbing, often gripping novel of a young woman reporter on tour in war-torn Vietnam in 1967, The Man from Saigon is gritty, realistic ...Read Review

Don’t Forget to Write

By Pam Hobbs - Published 2010

Genres:

Nonfiction

This is a charming and intelligent account of one woman’s memories of being “relocated” as a child in Great Britain during WWII. ...Read Review

The Roguish Miss Penn

By Emily Hendrickson - Published 2010

Genres:

Romance

The Roguish Miss Penn is a delightful Regency romp through the fields of Cambridge and along the banks of the River Cam. Despite ...Read Review

The Swan Thieves

By Elizabeth Kostova - Published 2010

Genres:

Literary

An enchanting story and a deeply human experience. At the end of it, one feels compelled to paint, or write, sing or make ...Read Review

Abigail

By Jill Eileen Smith - Published 2010

Genres:

Biographical FictionInspirational

As the second wife of the soon-to-be-king David of ancient biblical times, Abigail must contend with hardships and inner turmoil that she thinks ...Read Review

Willoughby’s Return

By Jane Odiwe - Published 2009

Genres:

Romance

Odiwe’s follow-up to Sense and Sensibility tries hard to invoke the Austen magic, but sadly isn’t quite up to the mark. ...Read Review

A Match for Mary Bennet

By Eucharista Ward - Published 2009

Genres:

InspirationalRomance

Without recourse to murder mysteries or explicit un-Austenlike bedroom details (not that I don’t enjoy those too), Eucharista Ward has given us ...Read Review

Journey to Goliad

By Melodie A. Cuate - Published 2009

Genres:

Children/Young AdultTime-slipWestern

The fourth in an ongoing series for YA/middle readers, Journey to Goliad once again transports the trio of Jackie, Hannah and Nick ...Read Review