Campbell’s Boy by Mary Kendall

Emmet has been raised mostly by his father and used to doing what he wants. He stays out of trouble but he is also known around town as Campbell’s boy. He helps out at his fathers store but refuses to attend school. Those letters and numbers just don’t make sense for him and he learns […]

Strike To The Heart Series by Danielle Grandinetti

Look at these covers! Don’t they look like characters from a TV series you want to immediately binge?! I am also a stickler for books set in my own state, I have to read them! Get a sneak peek inside To Stand In The Breach with the excerpt below: He found her. Desperately clutching the […]

The Best Intentions by Sarah M Eden

Look at this cover and the giveaway goodies! I love bookish things to go with my books. Here’s a sneak peek inside the book, with an excerpt: She didn’t dislike the social whirl. She simply needed the balance of time in the country surrounded by nature after months in Town among the ton. This year, […]

My Mother’s Secret by Alina Adams

Another very well written historical novel that I learned a lot from. I had never heard of Birobidzhan and the concept of trying to create a Jewish autonomous region during the brink of WWII. This novel follows Regina as a young impressionable adult in Moscow, fearing for her life she heads for refuge to Birobidzhan […]

Matters of the Heart by Heidi Gray McGill

I loved the characters in this novel! This novel follows the struggles of Katie and Hans struggling to find themselves and what they want in life. The Civil War has ended but Hans still struggles with everything he saw during his time working at field hospitals and Katie, an orphan who was taken in by […]

Daughters of Teutobod by Kurt Hansen

I really enjoyed the three different historical time lines and how the author wove all of them together. Reading about old folk lore that has been passed down from generations has always been interesting to me, to learn how they lived and the things that we still do today that was passed down generations from […]

Body of Evidence by Irene Hannon

This was a good think outside of the box mystery. Pathologist Grace feels she is recognizing a pattern amongst deaths of some elderly residence. Everyone just shrugs their shoulders and blames old age and the heart giving out for the deaths but something is off. When she goes out on a limb while doing the […]

The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano

I love how lyrically the author wrote this novel! I loved the history, the storyline and the main character. Vivienne’s father has died and left her in the care of an adult ward as women during this time could not make decisions for themselves. Being strong minded, Vivienne doesn’t always follow what she is told she […]

Brushstrokes from the Past by Heidi Eljarbo

This was an interesting read! Rembrandt, Musketeers, lost and stolen art, and the Nazi’s. I loved the dual storyline of this novel, told from the family in 1641 when a valuable painting has been stolen and then 1945 when it has been unearthed and the mystery of finding out the truth of what it is […]

The House on Linden Way by Elizabeth Maria Naranjo

Review: You ever feel like you lost track of time, and have no idea what happened or where you were? Maybe you feel asleep for a few minutes, spaced off into a day dream, or something unexplainable… This is exactly that novel, a good creepy read for October! Amber is passing through her hometown, and […]