Combining highland warriors with romance and time travel, Outlander is a historical novel not quite like any other. Recently adapted for TV by Starz, Outlander has gained even more fans as more and more people want to read about Claire and Jamie’s unique love story. It’s no secret I have a soft spot for kilt …
You may have heard of Lady Jane Gray, Britain’s Nine Day Queen. But you have never heard her story quite like this before. My Lady Jane (the not entirely true story) is a take on how the authors think Jane’s story should have gone. A few facts combined with A LOT of artistic license makes this humorous and …
Arriving in Venice on the eve of Carnevale , Orelia Rossetti has no interest in fancy dresses and elaborate masks. She’s in the City of Bridges to find answers about her late mother. Her uncle takes her in on the condition she tell no one – not even her cousins – her true identity. Posing as …
Banished from Zenith, Ohio for a party trick gone wrong, Evie O’Neill intends to enjoy her punishment in New York. Staying with her Uncle Will, the curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition and the Occult (known to by most as The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies), and his assistant Jericho, Evie manages to find …
Title: Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy #1) Author: Kerstin Gier Genre: Young Adult, Time Travel, Paranormal, Historical Publisher: Square Fish Publication Date: May 2012 (first published January 2009) Pages: 324 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Sixteen-year-old Gwen lives with her extended – and rather eccentric – family in an exclusive London neighborhood. In spite of …
Title: The Disgrace of Kitty Grey Author: Mary Hooper Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date: June 2013 Pages: 288 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kitty has a comfortable life as a country milkmaid. She is well looked after by the family who live up at the great house, and she enjoys …
Title: The Heiresses Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Historical, New Adult Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 352 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In Allison Rushby’s Heiresses, three triplets–estranged since birth–are thrust together in glittering 1926 London to fight for their inheritance, only to learn they can’t trust anyone–least of all each other. When three teenage girls, Thalia, Erato and …