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This is one of those types of books that you just want to savor, so that is exactly what I did. Helen Wilcox comes from money, she grew up among New York City’s Gilded Age elite. There is a certain expectation that comes along with this of course. Her marriage is unconventional in the sense that she married down, not in the same class as herself. Her marriage like all of them has it’s ups and downs. Her mother thinks she has married way beneath her class but there is no taking into account who your heart connects with. Yes, she knows her husband’s way of doing things is not conventional. He has a brilliant idea of making the family rich beyond belief if his plan for modern travel plans out but many wealthy investors are needed. Meanwhile Helen is preparing to present her daughters into society. With the family’s ebb and flow of wealth the girls must reexamine what they believe is important in life and even love. Excellent and highly recommended! #OurKindofPeople #NetGalley. Pub Date 11 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Among New York City’s Gilded Age elite, one family will defy convention.

Helen Wilcox has one desire: to successfully launch her daughters into society. From the upper crust herself, Helen’s unconventional—if happy—marriage has made the girls’ social position precarious. Then her husband gambles the family fortunes on an elevated railroad that he claims will transform the face of the city and the way the people of New York live, but will it ruin the Wilcoxes first? As daughters Jemima and Alice navigate the rise and fall of their family—each is forced to re-examine who she is, and even who she is meant to love.

From the author of To Marry an English Lord, the inspiration for Downton Abbey, comes a charming and cutthroat tale of a world in which an invitation or an avoided glance can be the difference between fortune and ruin.

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A Heart Adrift was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it lived up to everything I imagined it would be. I hope you have a mug of hot chocolate and a box of assorted chocolates with you while you’re reading this because you will definitely be craving it. The author makes the colonial time period come alive in the books she writes. You will get a richly, detailed history of the way things used to be as you imagine yourself being surrounded with the dialect,usual foods of the time,the customs and day to day life. It is an absolute joy to soak in her words, they go right to my heart. This author ranks high among my all time favorites. She continues to be the queen of historical fiction. I highly recommend this book! Pub Date 04 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

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It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmee Shaw is fighting her own battle of the heart. Having reached her twenty-eighth birthday, she is reconciled to life alone after a decade-old failed love affair from which she’s never quite recovered. But she longs to find something worthwhile to do with her life.

Captain Henri Lennox has returned to port after a lengthy absence, intent on completing the lighthouse in the dangerous Chesapeake Bay, a dream he once shared with Esmee. But when the colonial government asks him to lead a secret naval expedition against the French, his future is plunged into uncertainty.

Will a war and a cache of regrets keep them apart, or can their shared vision and dedication to the colonial cause heal the wounds of the past? Bestselling and award-winning author Laura Frantz whisks you away to a time fraught with peril–on the sea and in the heart–in this redemptive, romantic story.

About The Author

Christy Award-winning author, Laura Frantz, is passionate about all things historical, particularly the 18th-century, and writes her manuscripts in longhand first. Her stories often incorporate Scottish themes that reflect her family heritage. She is a direct descendant of George Hume, Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland, who was exiled to the American colonies for his role in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, settled in Virginia, and is credited with teaching George Washington surveying in the years 1748-1750. Proud of her heritage, she is also a Daughter of the American Revolution. When not at home in Kentucky, she and her husband live in Washington State.

According to Publishers Weekly, “Frantz has done her historical homework.” With her signature attention to historical detail and emotional depth, she is represented by Janet Kobobel Grant, Literary Agent & Founder, Books & Such Literary Agency of Santa Rosa, California. Foreign language editions include French, Dutch, Spanish, Slovakian, & Polish.

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Wow, Author Lynette Eason starts her new series Extreme Measures with title Life Flight. As soon as you start it you will find yourself on an adrenaline rush. When I started this book I read it all in one sitting til after 2 a.m. I just couldn’t put it down. The characters are flawed like we all are and this makes it even more realistic. I enjoyed seeing EMS helicopter pilot Penny Carlton and FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield’s interaction. He was very protective of her, always having her back but in actuality I think she had his back more often, coming to his rescue many times. They have a good and respectful relationship, both working and personal. Nonstop action in this one doesn’t allow the characters for much down time. I did enjoy seeing the long standing relationship Penny has with her girlfriends and the time they spend together. A wicked storm has Penny out in it trying to land her medical helicopter safely on a mountain. Her stress level is already up but she then finds out about a serial killer on the loose in the area she is in. The author writes with such talent her books are very intriguing. I’ll tell you one thing, I drink a lot of tea and I will never think of it the same way again. Pub Date 04 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

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EMS helicopter pilot Penny Carlton is used to high stress situations, but being forced to land on a mountain in a raging storm with a critical patient–and a serial killer on the loose–tests her skills and her nerve to the limit. She survives with FBI Special Agent Holt Satterfield’s help. But she’s not out of the woods yet.

In the ensuing days, Penny finds herself under attack. And when news reaches Holt that he may not have gotten his man after all, it will take all he and Penny have to catch a killer–before he catches one of them.

Bestselling and award-winning author Lynette Eason is back with another high-octane tale of close calls, narrow escapes, and the fight to bring a nefarious criminal to justice.

About The Author

Born in The United States
Website http://www.lynetteeason.com/
Twitter lynetteeason
GenreMystery & Thrillers, Suspense, Romance

Lynette Eason grew up in Greenville, SC. She graduated from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and then obtained her masters in education from Converse College. Author of twenty inspirational romantic suspense books, she is also a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of America (RWA). In 1996, Lynette married “the boy next door” and now she and her husband and their two children make their home in Simpsonville, South Carolina.”

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This was one of my most anticipated books of 2022 and it lived up to what I had imagined it to be. The eloquent writing style of this author has me hooked on it. Her books are sumptuous, I love the descriptions and can vividly imagine myself there . It was a delight to be reunited with characters in the previous book in the series and see the progression they made and also meet new characters that I hope to meet up with again in a future book. The characters are relatable and I enjoyed reading the faith thread throughout the book. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author! Pub Date 04 Jan 2022 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Beth Tremayne has always been drawn to adventure. During her childhood, she fed that desire by exploring every inch of the Isles of Scilly. As an adolescent, she dreamed of love in London’s ballrooms. Now, stumbling across an old map on her family’s property, she’s found more adventure than she ever craved in the hunt for pirate treasure. Unfortunately, Beth can’t escape the attentions of her family’s guest, Lord Sheridan.

Sheridan has spent years pursuing whatever archaeological interests caught his imagination. And when he discovers that Beth’s search connects with one of his favorite pirates of history, he can’t help getting involved. Plus, he finds her irresistible, even though she insists he stole a prized possession of hers.

As they work together following different clues and drawing closer to danger, they start to piece together a story of tragic love and piratical adventure. But the true surprise is the treasure they discover in each other. 

About The Author

Websitehttp://www.RoseannaMWhite.com
TwitterRoseannaMWhite
GenreChristian, Historical Fiction, Romance

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. She and her family make their home in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.
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I never thought I would enjoy time travel books that one of the time periods took place in ancient times. After all how could I possibly enjoy reading about a time period that is so different than mine? Well that was before I read Jody Hedlund’s, The Water’s of Time series. Now granted I only gave it a try because I LOVE the author’s books and figured why not give it a shot. The first book was excellent and somehow I thought this book was even better.
Her eloquent writing style left me unable to put the book down once I picked it up making for a late night read, but I’m okay with that.
I felt just as comfortable reading the time-travel areas as I did the modern times. The author pulls you in with her exquisitely researched book. The book has you holding your breath a few times wondering how the characters can get out of the situations they are in. This very intriguing book had me captivated with it’s fast paced suspenseful moments and the romance was spot on.
Highly recommended!

Pub Date 04 Jan 2022
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In the last stages of a genetic disease, Ellen Creighton has decided to live out her remaining days at the estate of her longtime friend Harrison Burlington. Harrison cares deeply for Ellen, but as a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, he’s never allowed himself to get serious in a relationship. However, he’s desperately trying to save her by finding the holy water that is believed to heal any disease.

When he locates two flasks, Ellen refuses to drink one of them because she believes the holy water killed her sister and father. In an effort to convince her to take it, Harrison ingests the contents first, and when Ellen witnesses the effects, she can no longer deny the power of the substance in the bottles. Dangerous criminals are also seeking the holy water, and Ellen soon learns they will go to any lengths to get the powerful drug–including sending her back into the past to find it for them.

Bestselling and award-winning author Jody Hedlund plunges you into the swiftly flowing river of history in a race against the clock in this breathtaking, emotional second Waters of Time story.

About The Author

Websitehttp://jodyhedlund.com/
TwitterJodyHedlund
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult

Jody Hedlund is the author of over thirty historicals for both adults and teens and is the winner of numerous awards including the Christy, Carol, and Christian Book Award.

Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. Although Jody prefers to experience daring and dangerous adventures through her characters rather than in real life, she’s learned that a calm existence is simply not meant to be (at least in this phase of her life!).

When she’s not penning another of her page-turning stories, she loves to spend her time reading, especially when it also involves consuming coffee and chocolate.

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Publisher Revell Publish date November 2,2021 paperback copy 316 pages Author Natalie Walters The SNAP Agency Book #1 series

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I have read this author’s work before and was impressed. In this book she has really upped her game.
Her writing style has improved, I am very impressed. I spent too much time reading this past my bedtime but I just couldn’t put it down.
The plot was intense and I’d compare it to the well known, top authors my husband reads with his thriller books.
An intriguing plot, it had all the right elements to keep my attention, lots of action, many law enforcement agencies,terrorism,an international plot,danger around every corner,explosives,murder, etc.etc. This is a high action book that you won’t be able to put down!
Highly recommended. I can’t wait to read the next in the series.

Pub Date 02 Nov 2021
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

CIA analyst Brynn Taylor developed a new program to combat terrorism, and she invited members of foreign intelligence agencies to America to foster cooperation between countries. Now one of them, Egyptian spy Remon Riad, is missing.

Jack Hudson has been working for the Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency (SNAP) for almost nine years and takes the lead in hunting down the missing spy. But he isn’t at all pleased to find out Brynn is involved. It’s hard to trust a woman who’s already betrayed you.

Every lead they follow draws them dangerously deeper into an international plot. Kidnapping, murder, explosions, poisoning–the terrorists will do anything to accomplish their goal of causing a digital blackout that will blind a strategic US military communications center and throw the world into chaos.

Can Brynn surrender control to a man who doesn’t trust her? And can Jack ever get over what she did to him? The fate of the world–and their hearts–hangs in the balance. 

About The Author

My world revolves around GIJOE and our three adult (or almost adult) children who keep my life anything but predictable. Our boots hit the ground wherever the Army sends us but home is when we’re all together no matter the zipcode. My passion is writing stories where adventure meets love and share my belief that life rooted in purpose is a story worth telling.

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November 2,2021 publish date,Author Elizabeth Goodard,Publisher Revell,Paperback 344 Amazon Buy Link

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She’s done it to me again! Every time I read a book by this author I get totally impressed all over again.
With nonstop, continuous, edge of your seat action happening one after another no chance of a snooze fest happening with this book.
A shocking plot twist about 85 percent through changes the whole dynamics of the story ! WOW!!!!!!
This author’s books are absolutely not to be missed and auto-reads for me.
You need to read this NOW!!!!! Highly recommended!
#DeadlyTarget #NetGalley.

Pub Date 02 Nov 2021
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GoodReads Synopsis

Criminal psychologist Erin Larson’s dreams of a successful career come to a screeching halt when she nearly loses her own life in a boating accident on Puget Sound and then learns that her mother tried to commit suicide. She leaves her job as a criminal psychologist to care for her mother in Montana. At least she is able to produce her podcast, which focuses on solving missing persons cold cases.

Nathan Campbell’s father was investigating such a case when he was shot, and now Nathan needs to enlist Erin’s help to solve the case. She’s good at what she does. The only problem? She’s his ex.

As the two dig deeper, it becomes clear that they, too, are being targeted–and that the answers to their questions are buried deep within the past Erin struggles to explain and longs to forget.

The race is on for the truth in this gripping and complex tale of suspense, intrigue, and murder from USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard.

About The Author

With over one million books sold, Elizabeth Goddard is the USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling, award-winning author of over fifty romance novels and counting, including the romantic mystery, THE CAMERA NEVER LIES–a 2011 Carol Award winner. Four of her six Mountain Cove books have been contest finalists. Buried, Backfire and Deception are finalists in the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense, and Submerged is a Carol Award finalist. A 7th generation Texan, Elizabeth graduated from North Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and worked in high-level software sales for several years before retiring to home school her children and fulfill her dreams of writing full-time.

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Daughters of War (The Daughters of War) (Book 1) Publishing November 16,2021 Author Dinah Jefferies Print length 544 pages Publisher Harper Collins

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I don’t know the author but if I did I would shake her hand, tell her how the book made me feel. This book is truly what historical fiction is, it’s makes you come alive,feel things.
This book takes place in 19944, France. Three adult sisters live by themselves in an old stone cottage on the edge of the village and they just want the war to be over.
The book is about how the war affects them and the choices they make about the war affects them.
I don’t personally have anyone in my family that was in WW11 and I thank all who did serve for their sacrifices but that doesn’t mean I and others weren’t affected by this tragedy we call war.
This book is realism, this could easily have been a written portrayal of three sister’s lives that experienced this.
Life can never be compartmentalized, stuffed into a box and tried to be made neat.
This book is life, it’s also death,blood,violence,caring,making love,compassion,betrayal,fear,wanting to start over,unbelievable grief,picnics in the woods,caring for your neighbors as you would yourself,hiding,delicious meals with family and not knowing where your next meal is coming from,it’s ugly,it’s beautiful.
This book should win an award, it’s beyond amazing!

Published November 16th 2021
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All opinions expressed are my own.

GoodReads Synopsis

A new sweeping historical novel of World War II from the international bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Wife. Available to pre-order now!
France, 1944.

In an old stone cottage, on the edge of a beautiful French village, three sisters long for the end of the war.

Hélène, the eldest, is trying her hardest to steer her family to safety, even as the Nazi occupation becomes more threatening.

Elise, the rebel, is determined to help the Resistance, whatever the cost.

And Florence, the dreamer, just yearns for a world where France is free.

Then, one dark night, the Allies come knocking for help. And Hélène knows that she cannot sit on the sidelines any longer. But secrets from their own mysterious past threaten to unravel everything they hold most dear… 

The first in an epic new series from the #1 international bestselling author, Daughters of War is a stunning tale of sisters, secrets and bravery in the darkness of war-torn France…

Praise for Daughters of War:
“A rich tapestry of courage, passion and family secrets beneath the dark shadows of war” —Hazel Gaynor, bestselling author of When We Were Young and Brave

“A glorious page-turner … a novel to disappear into” —Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife

“An outstanding novel, beautifully written. Rich in courage, love and sacrifice, but chilling and taut in its portrayal of the horrors of war”—Kate Furnivall, bestselling author of The Guardian of Lies

“As layers of long-hidden family secrets emerge, you are sure to be hooked to the very last page”—Liz Trenow, bestselling author of The Forgotten Seamstress

“Love, grief, abandonment, betrayal and secrets … I adored it” —Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Little Cruelties

About The Author

Dinah was born in Malaysia and moved to England at the age of nine.

As a teenager she missed the heat of Malaysia, which left her with a kind of restlessness that led to quite an unusual life. She went to live in Tuscany where she worked as an au-pair for an Italian countess, and there was even a time when Dinah lived with a rock band in a ‘hippie’ commune in Suffolk.

In 1985, the death of her fourteen year old son changed everything and she now draws on the experience of loss in her writing. She sets her books abroad and aims to infuse the love and loss with the extremely seductive beauty of the East.

Her latest book, The Tuscan Contessa, marks a new departure for Dinah as it’s her first set in Europe.

Although Dinah and her husband spent five wonderful years living in a small 16th Century village in the Sierra de Aracena in Northern Andalusia, she’s happy to say they now live close to her family in Gloucestershire along with two crazy Maine Coon cats.

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The Cartographer’s Secret Author Tea Cooper Publication November 16,2021 by Harper Muse Paperback 400 pages

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With the author living in Australia you get a true authenticity to her stories as opposed to others who write about an area they have researched but have never stepped foot in.
The descriptions and setting of the story were well received, I truly feel as though I have visited this majestic area through this book.
The dual time line has us spending time in The Hunter Valley, 1880 with Evie Ludgrove and thirty years later when Letitia Rawlings arrives at the family estate in her Ford Model T to inform her great-aunt Olivia of a loss in their family.
We find out Evie, who grew up seeing her father’s obsession with Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt had set out thirty years ago to prove how Leichhardt met his end and in doing so would claim a substantial reward.
Evie is an excellent artist and charts everything in her maps. She is determined to prove her theory correct and will take her father’s papers with her as well.
This book is completely spellbinding as I could not stop reading it.
I had to see if Letitia who finds a beautifully illustrated map would have any luck with this family’s unsolved mystery of thirty years. The closer you get to the truth the more dangerous it may become and not all is as it seems.
I absolutely could not put this spellbinding book down!

Pub Date 16 Nov 2021
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GoodReads Synopsis

A map into the past. A long-lost young woman. And a thirty-year family mystery.

The Hunter Valley, 1880. Evie Ludgrove loves to chart the landscape around her home—hardly surprising since she grew up in the shadow of her father’s obsession with the great Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. So when an advertisement appears in The Bulletin magazine offering a thousand-pound reward for proof of where Leichhardt met his fate, Evie is determined to use her father’s papers to unravel the secret. But when Evie sets out to prove her theory, she vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that haunts her family for thirty years.

Letitia Rawlings arrives at the family estate in her Ford Model T to inform her great-aunt Olivia of a loss in their family. But Letitia is also escaping her own problems—her brother’s sudden death, her mother’s scheming, and her dissatisfaction with the life planned out for her. So when Letitia discovers a beautifully illustrated map that might hold a clue to the fate of her missing aunt, Evie Ludgrove, she sets out to discover the truth. But all is not as it seems, and Letitia begins to realize that solving the mystery of her family’s past could offer as much peril as redemption.

A gripping historical mystery for fans of Kate Morton and Natasha Lester’s The Paris Seamstress, The Cartographer’s Secret follows a young woman’s quest to heal a family rift as she becomes entangled in one of Australia’s greatest historical puzzles.

“A galvanizing, immersive adventure . . . forcing the characters to reckon with the choice found at the crux of passion and loyalty and the power of shared blood that can either destroy or heal.” —Joy Callaway, international bestselling author of The Fifth Avenue Artists Society

About The Author

Tea Cooper is an Australian author of historical and contemporary fiction. In a past life she was a teacher, a journalist and a farmer. These days she haunts museums and indulges her passion for storytelling.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fleming H Revell Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages Publish date October 5, 2021 Author Suzanne Woods Fisher Amazon Buy Link

My Review

I was so excited to see another book by Suzanne Woods Fisher set in Stoney Ridge. I’ve read all the others and loved them and was looking forward to another one.
This is an exciting Amish book series.
The characters are realistic and flawed just like we all are. I know I enjoy reading about characters who I can relate to, which I easily can in this book.
This is a bit different than her usual books. It has a lot of information about birds, which I have learned a lot about.Even non-birders can understand.
I also enjoyed seeing the birding logs in each chapter.
We have several themes going here with forgiveness a strong one.
I always enjoy this author’s books and this one is excellent.

Published October 5th 2021
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GoodReads Synopsis

Ben Zook had only two loves in his life: books and birds. In a stroke of good fortune, he’d stumbled onto a way to cobble together those two loves into a career, writing books about rare birds. He was as free as a bird–until a chase for a rare White-winged Tern takes him to the one place on earth he planned to never return: his Amish home in Stoney Ridge.

Desperate for photographs of the elusive tern, Ben hires a local field guide, Micah Weaver, and boards at Micah’s farm, planning to “bag the bird” and leave Stoney Ridge before anyone recognizes him. But he neglected to plan for Micah’s sister, Penny. One long-ago summer, Penny had introduced Ben to birding, even sharing with him a hidden eagle aerie. That eagle became his spark bird–the one that inspired his lifelong love.

Ben. He was Penny’s spark bird. That was when she knew true love. She’d always hoped Ben would come back to Stoney Ridge. Back to his Amish roots. Back to her. The only problem? Ben has absolutely no memory of Penny.

Bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher welcomes her readers to the Amish community at Stoney Ridge in this engaging story of discovering just who the rare birds are in life.

About The Author

Suzanne Woods Fisher loves stories worth telling about people worth remembering. With over a million copies of her book sold worldwide, this bestselling, award-winning author of more than 30 books is always on the lookout for the unsung hero with an untold story.

Readers are invited to stop by Suzanne’s website at: http://www.suzannewoodsfisher.com

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