Though my Heart is Torn by Joanne Bischof Reviewed by: Jennifer Roman Genre: Christian, Chick lit, historical fiction Publisher: Multnomah Publication Date: April 2, 2013 This book is the sequel to Bischof’s Be Still my Soul and finds Lonnie and Gideon happily married with baby Jacob until Lonnie receives a letter from her father saying...
To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander Reviewed by: Shauna Jenkins Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: October 23, 2012 Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a murdered carpetbagger, gratefully accepts an invitation from “Aunt” Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation and the dearest friend of Olivia’s late mother. Expecting to be the Harding’s...
Queen of the Waves by Janice Thompson Reviewed by: Elizabeth Olmedo Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction Publisher: Summerside Publishing Publication Date: October 2012 As the daughter of a drunk and abusive pig farmer, Tessa Bowen has known a life of poverty, squalor, and pain. Riches and fine clothes are things she can only imagine while trying...
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A Heart Revealed by Julie Lessman Reviewed by: Melissa MacDonald Genre: Historical, Fiction, Romance Publisher: Revell Publication Date: September 2011 Ten years ago, Emma Malloy fled Dublin for Boston as a battered woman, escaping the husband who scarred her beautiful face. The physical and emotional wounds have faded with time, and her life is finally...
Be Still My Soul by Joanne Bischof Reviewed by: Jennifer Roman Genre: Christian, chick lit, romance, historical fiction Publisher: Multnomah Publication Date: October 2, 2012 After a stolen kiss provokes Lonnie’s alcoholic father to force them to marry, Lonnie and Gideon take off to a new town in order to start their lives together. While...
Chasing The Sun, by Tracie Peterson Reviewed by: Lara M. Van Hulzen Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bethany House Publishing Date: 2012 Hannah Dandridge lives on a ranch in Texas during the Civil War. Her father, a widower, has left to tend to his ailing mother in Vicksburg leaving Hannah to care for her much younger brother...
Beauty For Ashes by Dorothy Love Reviewer: Melissa J. MacDonald Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: 2012 Carrie Daly is a Civil War widow who is somewhat content with her rather ordinary life. She and her brother are happily living together on their childhood farm and her soon to be fiance is a...
Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch Reviewer: Jennifer Roman Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: 4/16/2012 Taking part in two different eras, Jim Lynch offers readers a unique view into something as amazing and corrupting as a World’s Fair. In 1962 Seattle, Roger Morgan is the newest celebrity to hit America....
Wildflowers of Terezin by Robert Elmer Reviewed by Caryn Schulenberg, Guest Blogger Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Abingdon Press Publication Dates: April, 2010 We have all heard about the Holocaust, studied about it even, and know full well the level of hate that lived in heart of Adolf Hitler, but there is a gripping anguish...
The Wedding Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, Radiantlit.com Genre: Chick Lit, historical fiction, romance Publisher: Dutton Adult Publication Date: November 11, 2011 The latest installment of the Elm Creek Quilters series, The Wedding Quilt, takes place approximately twenty-five years in the future. In this novel, friends...
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