A Modest Independence is a work of both romantic and historical fiction, penned by author Mimi Matthews. This book forms the second instalment of the Parish Orphans of Devon series, setting the tale in the Victorian countryside of the south of England in 1860. In...

Venice, a city known for romance and intrigue, proves why this is true in A Season for Masquerade by Robbi Perna. Chiara Davis and her stepbrother Chas travel to Venice after her grandmother, Francesca, is found dead in a hotel room. Francesca’s reason for traveling...

Dark family secrets, a powerful dilemma, and hard choices are some of the elements that make A Gathering for Claudette by Robert Fortune an engrossing, somewhat hypnotic read. A break-in by a handsome man sets Jennifer Drake on a path to uncovering her family’s past....

Mystery, murder and mayhem surround Charlotte Holmes and her newly acquired friend, Dr. Josh Watan, in A Christmas in Calcutta by AM Sardar. In a delightful new take on the traditional Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson mysteries, Charlotte and Josh meet under unusual circumstances as...

A Slave of the Shadows by Naomi Finley tells the story of Willow Hendricks and her life at the Livingstone Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina during the mid 1800s. Willow finds herself increasingly disturbed by the treatment of the slaves on not only her own...

A Promise Given: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox is the third entry in the series and an engaging story with a historical setting. This is a tale of family drama, love and murder. Follow Clive and Henrietta who get married in...

What a great read! Karen Hanson Stuyck clearly knows her audience. A Deadly Courtship (An Alexandra Sinclair Mystery) is a fast-paced, adventurous kind of historical romance that has more going for it than just seeing two of the ton fall for each other. We open...

It’s somewhat disconcerting to be all caught up in the latest plot twist which has come suddenly toward the end of a book, to turn the page and suddenly find yourself reading the “Acknowledgements”. What happened after the protagonist put a letter in her pocket...

Henrietta, eldest of eight children, often feels the burden of trying to keep her family afloat after the death of her father. While her mother takes in mending and her younger sister does the same, most of the living expenses fall on Henrietta’s shoulders. Henrietta...

Allegiance is the story of law student Caswell “Cash” Harrison. He has aspirations of joining the military to help America win World War II until a failed physical dashes those hopes. But it turns out that he will play an important role in matters of...