Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly
Book Review

Publication Date: 30 March, 2021
Publisher: Bantam Australia
Series: Lilac Girls, Book 3
Format: Paperback (Also available as an audiobook and ebook)
Genre: Historical Fiction

Synopsis

In early 1861, Georgeanna Woolsey knows she’s not cut out for the demure life, and finds her passion for nursing just as the Civil War breaks out. She turns down marriage proposals, tries to bend societal boundaries, and is unfazed by the criticism of male doctors who consider women a bother on the battlefront. While venturing from New York to

Ropewalk: Rebellion. Love. Survival by H D Coulter
Book Review

Publication Date: 23rd November 2020
Publisher: Independently Published
Series: The Ropewalk Series, Book 1
Page Length: 243 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction

Synopsis

The North of England, 1831.

The working class are gathering. Rebellion is stirring, and the people are divided.

Beatrice Lightfoot, a young woman fighting her own personal rebellion, is looking for an opportunity to change her luck. When she gains the attention of the enigmatic Captain Hanley, he offers her a tantalising deal to

The Colour of Evil by Toni Mount
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Publication Date: 25 March 2021
Publisher: Madeglobal.com
Series: The Sebastian Foxley Medieval Murder Mysteries
Page Length: 334 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction / Mystery

Synopsis

‘The Colour of Evil’

Every Londoner has money worries, and talented artist and some-time sleuth, Seb Foxley, is no exception.

When fellow craftsmen with debts to pay are found dead in the most horrid circumstances, fears escalate. Only Seb can solve the puzzles

The Importance of Pawns by Keira J. Morgan
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Publication Date: 10th March 2021
Publisher: French Historical Fiction/Fiction de la renaissance Française
Series: Chronicles of the House of Valois
Page Length: 380 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Based on historical events and characters in sixteenth-century France, this timeless tale pits envy, power and intrigue against loyalty and the strength of women’s friendships.

Although the French court dazzles on the surface, beneath its glitter, danger lurks for the three women trapped in its coils as power shifts from one regime to the next. The story

The Penmaker's Wife by Steve Robinson
Book Review

Synopsis

In Victorian England, a mother is on the run from her past—and the truth about what she did.

Birmingham, 1880. Angelica Chastain has fled from London with her young son, William. She promises him a better life, far away from the terrors they left behind.

Securing a job as a governess, Angelica captures the attention of wealthy widower Stanley Hampton. Soon they marry and the successful future Angelica envisaged for William starts to fall into place.

But the past will not let Angelica go. As the

The Bareknuckle Groom by Holly Bush
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Publication Date: March 9, 2021
Publisher: Holly Bush Books
Series: The Thompsons of Locust Street, Book #2
Genre: Historical Romance

Synopsis

Meet the Thompsons of Locust Street, an unconventional family taking Philadelphia high society by storm…

1869 Bareknuckle champion, James Thompson, is confident his future continues with beautiful women and victories in the boxing ring. Men admire his skills, power, and quick fists, and are more than willing to bet their hard-earned coins on his name. Women