Claire Randall, on a second honeymoon in Scotland with her husband Frank, gets transported back in time. Over 200 years back in time, to be exact. Suddenly her life is vastly different; new life, new home, new time, new husband, too. But is that a bad thing? Published: June 1st, 1991 Publisher: Dell … Continue reading Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Historical Fiction
Jackson Taylor’s ‘The Blue Orchard’ Review
This is the story of Verna Krone, a woman who grew up with nothing and became a nurse, a wife, a mother, and eventually, a member of a very public and shocking scandal. Politics, gender, race, and class all intersect in this deeply moving portrayal of life. Published: January 12th, 2010 Publisher: Touchstone Pages: … Continue reading Jackson Taylor’s ‘The Blue Orchard’ Review
Deanna Raybourn’s ‘A Treacherous Curse’ Review
Sharp-tongued mystery solver Veronica Speedwell and her darkly handsome partner Revelstoke Templeton-Vane have landed themselves in the midst of a disappearance. Is it the result of a mummy's curse, or something more sinister? Published: Expected to be published January 16th, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Series: Veronica Speedwell Mysteries #3 "I cannot rid … Continue reading Deanna Raybourn’s ‘A Treacherous Curse’ Review
