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Blog Tour: Clarissa: A Clean and Wholesome American Historical Romance by Jean Jacobsen

  Book Details: Book Title :   Clarissa: A Clean & Wholesome American Historical Romance by Jean Jacobsen Category :  Adult Fiction (18+) ,  324 pages Genre :  Historical Romance Publisher :  Jean Jacobsen Release date:    Feb 2020 Content Rating :  G: Wholesome Book Description:      Tragedy brings them together. Will love tear them apart?      New York City, 1832. Clarissa Tanner is carefree and lighthearted until the sudden death of her parents. Forced to pay off family debts or lose her horse farm, she's given one choice: auction off her beloved horses or reluctantly enter 1830s New York Society social season to face the dreaded marriage market.      Nicholas is a man on a mission, searching for his missing brother. Fearing Liam may be the victim of foul play, Nicholas needs to keep a low-profile while conducting his search. He takes a position as a dance instructor, pro...

Queen of Ash and Iron (The Celtic Rebel Series #3) by Melanie Karsak: A Book Review

Queen of Ash and Iron (The Celtic Rebel Series #3) Author: Melanie Karsak Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Clockpunk Press Release Date: May 25, 2023 Pages: 770 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review Synopsis: Fated to lead a rebellion against Rome. Destined to become a legend. Britain, A.D. 47 All at once, everything changes. The rebellion of the Northern Iceni under King Caturix results in dire consequences for Boudica. Without Aulus Plautius’s protection, Boudica must face the new, more severe Roman Governor Scapula. Struggling to make their way in a war-torn landscape, Boudica and Prasutagus persevere, but fate has a way of undoing our best intentions. Catastrophic events take place undermining everything Boudica worked so hard to achieve. As the eagle betrays, the queen of ash and iron rises to protect all that she loves. Continue the epic tale of the famous warrior queen in Queen of Ash and Iron: A Nov...

Blog Tour: Girl on the Run (The Doktor's Daughter #2) by Nancy McDonald

GIRL ON THE RUN (The Doktor's Daughter) by Nancy McDonald Category : Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12),  174 pages Genre : Historical fiction Publisher :  Iguana Books Release date:    September, 2021 Content Rating :  G.  It's middle grade. No foul language. No sex scenes. Book Description:      It's 1933 in Berlin. The Nazis have seized power, and for thirteen-year-old Amelie Meyer life is changing in ways she never could have imagined.      ​Her new teacher is picking on Jewish students, her friends are starting to shun her for not joining their Aryan youth group and her father is getting remarried. As tensions mount at home and school, Amelie embarks on a perilous journey - with nothing less than her whole future at stake.   Buy Now: Am azon  ~  Am azon.ca   Barnes & Noble  ~  Indi eBound Abe Books  ~  Book Depository  ~  Books- A-Million Add to...

Clytemnestra by Constanza Casati: A Book Review

Clytemnestra Author: Constanza Casati Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Release Date: May 2, 2023 Pages: 448 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: For fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.     As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best…     You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.     But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a ...

Blog Tour: She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book #1) by Sarah V. Barnes: A Book Review

She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One) by Sarah V. Barnes Category :  Adult Fiction (18+),  267 pages Genre : Historical Fiction  Publisher :   Lilith House Press   Release date:    March 2022 Content Rating :  PG.  It   contains two kissing scenes and the death of an animal. Book Description:      Set more than 6,000 years ago,  She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe (Book One)  begins the story of Naya, the first person to ride a horse.      Daughter of a clan chief, bolder than other girls but shunned by the boys because of her unusual appearance, Naya wanders alone through the vast grasslands where her people herd cattle and hunt wild horses for their meat. But Naya dreams of creating a different kind of relationship with the magnificent creatures.     One day, she discovers a filly with a chestnut coat as uncommon as her own head of r...