Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection: Nine Stories of Poverty and Opulence During the Gilded Age by Michelle Griep My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lovely collection! One of the better that I’ve read. Delightful heroines and dashing heroes by some authors I’ve read before and some I haven’t … but will again. The contrastContinue reading “Of Rags and Riches”
Tag Archives: Christian Historical Fiction
A Stranger On My Land
A Stranger on My Land by Sandra Merville Hart My rating: 5 of 5 stars A sweet novella set during the Civil War. It’s not about the battles or the issues of the times, it’s about a young girl and a wounded soldier. It’s about having the pluck to see beyond the stereotypes to theContinue reading “A Stranger On My Land”
Among the Poppies
Among the Poppies by J’nell Ciesielski My rating: 5 of 5 stars An extraordinary tale of heroism and sacrifice set during The Great War. Gwyn Ruthers is an ambitious young woman determined to take an active part in the war. When she learns that women are being trained to drive ambulances … she’s ready toContinue reading “Among the Poppies”
One Glorious Ambition
One Glorious Ambition: The Compassionate Crusade of Dorothea Dix by Jane Kirkpatrick My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love Jane Kirkpatrick’s books. They always bring history to life. It’s not always neat and tidy. It’s not always pretty. It’s real history and real life … in all its messiness. This one threw me aContinue reading “One Glorious Ambition”
The Hero of Shenandoah Hearts
Jacob Owens, the hero of Shenandoah Hearts, is a prosperous merchant, owning and running a Philadelphia shop. He’s had the wonderful ladysmith, Madga Sehler, working with his family for years. But the Sehler family is relocating to the Shenandoah region of what is today Virginia. This backcountry area was dangerous. Beautiful but dangerous. Far fromContinue reading “The Hero of Shenandoah Hearts”
The Hero of Love’s Undoing
My story, Love’s Undoing, begins in what would one day become central Minnesota on the banks of the Upper Mississippi River in 1792 at a Scottish fur post. Abi is the daughter of a Scottish fur trader and an Indian mother. Henry is the second son of an English earl and has come to Montreal toContinue reading “The Hero of Love’s Undoing”
Heart of Nantahala’s Hero – The Man with a Plan
Joseph Gregory is the hero in my novella, Heart of Nantahala, one of the stories in the Backcountry Brides Collection. He is a natural born leader. At age ten and eight, Joseph left the family farm and traveled from one lumber mill to the next, learning the business and acquiring valuable skills until he hadContinue reading “Heart of Nantahala’s Hero – The Man with a Plan”
A Heart Deceived
A Heart Deceived by Michelle Griep My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was really enjoying this story until I got to the part about the madam of a bawdy house … who shares MY name! Spelling my name the way I do – with the double G on the end – is actually theContinue reading “A Heart Deceived”
To Claim Her Heart
To Claim Her Heart by Jodie Wolfe My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fans of Mary Connealy will enjoy this romantic romp set during the Oklahoma Land Rush. Elsie Smith is dead-set on getting the land her Pa had spied out for them, even though he’s no longer by her side. Benjamin David is lookingContinue reading “To Claim Her Heart”
The Hero of A Heart so Tender
A Heart so Tender is part of The Backcountry Brides Collection which released on May 1st. Lieutenant Archibald Waters, of the 60th Regiment of Foot, ‘the Royal Americans’, does not want to be at Fort Niagara. Even more so when the great Sir William Johnson, Indian Agent for the Crown, and respected for his braveryContinue reading “The Hero of A Heart so Tender”
Pegg Thomas 