My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island: Maude’s Mooring by Carrie Fancett Pagels My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love Mackinac Island. (Pronounced Mack-en-naw) I’ve been going there since I was a child. And who didn’t fall in love with the island watching “Somewhere in Time”? It’s a magical place. So I couldn’t wait toContinue reading “My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island: Maude’s Mooring”
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A Rebel in My House
A Rebel in My House – Civil War Romance Series by Sandra Merville Hart My rating: 5 of 5 stars Set during the battle at Gettysburg, “A Rebel in My House” tells the story of a woman swept up in an event that changed the course of a war. If you’ve never thought about theContinue reading “A Rebel in My House”
All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor’s Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor’s Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor by Donald Stratton My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you’ve ever wondered how The Greatest Generation got its name, this is the book to read. Inspiring doesn’t begin to characterize it. This is what we were. This is who we were. ThisContinue reading “All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor’s Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor”
In a Pirate’s Debt
In a Pirate’s Debt by Elva Cobb Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Swashbuckling story with enough romance and danger to keep those pages turning. Travay Allston knows one thing very well, she’ll never marry Sir Roger Poole. Never. But she doesn’t expect that her flight from one man will land her in theContinue reading “In a Pirate’s Debt”
Too Deep for Words
Too Deep for Words by Andrea Boeshaar My rating: 5 of 5 stars Too Deep for Words is a continuation of A Thousand Shall Fall. The story picks up just days after the end of the first book, so I highly recommend reading these in order. Carrie Ann Collier has matured in this second book. WeContinue reading “Too Deep for Words”
A Moonbow Night
A Moonbow Night by Laura Frantz My rating: 5 of 5 stars What can I say? Laura Frantz hits another one out of the park. Why do I love Laura’s books? Her characters are fresh, interesting, non-stereotypical, likable, and completely believable. They aren’t perfect, they aren’t two-dimensional, they are deep, rounded, and fascinating. Her settingsContinue reading “A Moonbow Night”
The Pony Express – and Jesse James
To celebrate the release of The Pony Express Romance Collection, we’re highlighting the date the first Pony Express run began –April 3rd – and looking at other dates in history to see what happened. Now Jesse James doesn’t play a role in my story, Her Lonely Heart, but there are outlaws and shooting, not toContinue reading “The Pony Express – and Jesse James”
The Pony Express – and WWII
April 3, 1942, was a day that actually impacted my family—at least indirectly. This was the day the Japanese began their all-out assault on U.S. and Filipino troops at Bataan, not far from where my father was stationed in the Philippines on the island of Corregidor. Most people recall the Japanese bombing at PearlContinue reading “The Pony Express – and WWII”
The Pony Express – and One Noisy Day
On April 3, 1860, a wiry fellow working for Russell, Majors, and Waddell, jumped on a horse in St. Joseph Missouri and with a whoop and a holler carried a mail pouch east. Cheers erupted from a crowd of spectators. Ten days later that mail reached San Francisco, and thus the Pony Express rode intoContinue reading “The Pony Express – and One Noisy Day”
The Pony Express – and Coffee
The first run of the Pony Express took place on April 3, 1860. So in celebration of the release of The Pony Express Romance Collection, the nine authors are having a bit of fun with “On This Date In History. . .” blog posts. On April 3, 1829, James Carrington obtained a patent for aContinue reading “The Pony Express – and Coffee”
Pegg Thomas 