Westering Women by Sandra Dallas

January 19, 2020

There’s a 1951 film, Westward the Women, that’s one of my all-time favorites. It’s the story of a wagon train of mail-order brides. Robert Taylor stars as the trail guide taking a group of women from Chicago to California. I’m not saying Sandra...

The Widows by Jess Montgomery

January 13, 2019

It’s taken me a little while to read Jess Montgomery’s debut historical novel. It’s a compelling story based on two historical figures, and the author has brought them together in a riveting story of two strong women. And, it appears to be the first...

The Ice Maiden by Sara Sheridan

December 05, 2018

Sara Sheridan departs from her Mirabelle Bevins mysteries with The Ice Maiden, called “A historical adventure with a paranormal twist”. Are you ready for that historical adventure in Antarctica in the 19th century? In 1842, Karina, a widow, is stranded on...

The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant

July 25, 2017

It’s release day for Sophie Littlefield’s historical novel, The Dress in the Window, written under the name Sofia Grant. The character-driven book takes readers back to the period from 1948 to 1952, a time when women who lost men in the war had to find a...

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

December 12, 2016

Was it just at the end of last year that I discovered Anne Cleeland’s wonderful Acton and Doyle mysteries? This year, my end-of-the-year discovery is The Chronicles of St. Mary’s. That’s why I don’t pick my “Best of” or favorites...