High-Wire Heartbreak by Anna Schmidt

I love reading about anything having to do with the circus, and the history of it all. This was another very good read, told through dual storylines- past and then present. Chloe is on deadline for her next novel and trying to find inspiration but she feels she’s maybe hit writers block as whatever she […]

The Orphan House by Ann Bennett

Connie and Evie Burroughs were raised alongside many other children, her father ran what was known as The Orphan House. They never turned anyone away, and often her father found homes for the numerous babies left on their doorsteps. How a mother could do this, Connie had always questioned. It was a tough upbringing and […]

The Riviera House by Natasha Lester

Natasha brings such elegance to these WWII novels, and this one is just as good as the others. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this one. Another dual storyline, with focus of some resistance fighters during WWII, and decades later a mystery of family heritage and a painting needs to be solved, and […]

When We Were Young by Jaclyn Goldis

Every time I read another WWII novel, I learn something new I did not know. There is so much that happened and it seemed to be happening literally everywhere on the European continent. This was written with three different storylines that all connect. Present Joey getting prepared to marry a good Jewish man, as her […]

The Secret Messenger by Mandy Robotham

Another good WWII resistance read! I love my dual, war time storyline novels. Stella is really risking herself by working both sides of the fence. Day time, she works as a typist for the Reich and is translating tons of Nazi documents giving her overload of information that she does her best to memories and […]

The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Jo Wright

This was SO good! Yes, I am a bit biased because it is based in my homestead of Wisconsin, AND I remember going to the World Circus Museum in Baraboo, WI as well as seeing the circus numerous times as a child when it would come to town. So this novel completely resonated with me! […]

The Memory House by Jenetta James #feature #blogstop #hfvbt #thiscover

The Memory House: A Love Story in Two Acts by Jenetta James Publication Date: August 10, 2020 Quills and Quartos Publishing Paperback & eBook; 276 pages Genre: Historical Romance A house in one of London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods is home to secrets, mysteries, and two love stories spanning two centuries. In 1859, independent-minded […]