So many genres, so little time
"Always watch your step or you might land in something you can’t wipe off - Nanny James" Kansas at the end of the Civil War. It's her twentieth birthday and Cara Calvinia James is alone after the death of her family. Her wish is about to come true...to go to California and start a new… Continue reading Until Tomorrow by Jill Marie Landis
When lovely woman stoops to folly And finds too late that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away? —Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield It had been 5 years since Sara Collier Talbot left Magnolia Creek, Kentucky, as a fallen woman who ran off with a Yankee… Continue reading Magnolia Creek by Jill Marie Landis
"Merry" Mary Smith, the late vicar's daughter, is in a very bad predicament. Her half brother is gambling and drinking her inheritance away and has decided to sell her to the highest bidder who happens to be a devastatingly handsome man and seems to be ill. Little does she know she is in for the… Continue reading Hero of My Heart by Megan Frampton
Ellie Vyne never had much sympathy for men, until she temporarily became one Her secret life as the gambling Count de Bonneville is helping her take care of her family and it is going to land her in more trouble than she ever dreamed. She is classified as an outspoken old maid at 27 years… Continue reading The Wicked Wedding of Miss Ellie Vyne (Sydney Dovedale #2) by Jayne Fresina
This is the first book in The Daughters of the Glen series which takes us from 21st century, Colorado, to 13th century Scotland. Caitlyn Coryell has discovered her selfish, power-hungry fiance with another woman in his office and realizes that she didn't really love the man in the first place. Conner MacKiernan is desperate to… Continue reading Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (Daughters of the Glen #1) by Melissa Mayhue
Davina Montgomery is a lovely and caring woman and has a dangerous secret. She is the eldest daughter of King James of England and has been cloistered away in St. Christopher’s Abbey all of her life. Men close to the King have found out her hiding place and have sent an army to kill her.… Continue reading Ravished by a Highlander (Children of the Mist #1) by Paula Quinn
This is the fourth book in the Outlander series and Claire and Jamie's new adventures are in the Americas. They travel with Ian Murray (Jamie's nephew) to North Carolina where they meet Jamie's Aunt Jocasta at River Run. Even though Aunt Jocasta wants to leave Jamie her estate, he prefers to settle at Fraser's Ridge… Continue reading Drums of Autumn (Outlander #4) by Diana Gabaldon
At Jamie's insistence Claire fled for her and her baby's life back to the 20th century to escape the bloody fight at Culloden. Twenty years late in the 1960s Claire discovers that against all odds Jamie survived Culloden and she must go back without her daughter. The reunion between Claire and Jamie is unforgettable and… Continue reading Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon
This wonderful story continues. I admit I was a little leery about the beginning because it started in the 1960's with Claire's present life and was too slow in my opinion, but when it returned to Claire and Jamie's adventures, I felt at ease once again. If you really want to feel the experience, get… Continue reading Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2) by Diana Gabaldon
Books with transitions between times is a difficult feat to keep both periods interesting and I found this book fell short. It is set in 19th century London and present-day Boston. I preferred the historical transition about Ophelia, a woman who did not want to be ruled by a man and became a courtesan to… Continue reading A Courtesan’s Guide to Getting Your Man by Celeste Bradley and Susan Donovan
I have been a Julie Garwood fan for many years and found this book lacking. None of the characters really stood out for me and that disappoints me because I love highlander stories. It is a tried and true story line where the beautiful princess is bequeathed to marry a stranger, the stranger dies and… Continue reading Shadow Music (Highlands’ Lairds #3) by Julie Garwood
If you like Pride and Prejudice, you will enjoy Ms. Pierson's And This Our Life which continues the lives of the Darcy and Bennet families. It starts with Ms. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy's marriage and has Ms. Bennet helping Miss Georgiana Darcy find her way in society. Ms. Pierson's historical research is superb… Continue reading And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family: Book 1 by C. Allyn Pierson