History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

  My Name Is Ona Judge Author: Suzette D. Harrison Genre: Historical Fiction, Contemporary Publisher: Bookouture Release Date: 2022 Pages: 310 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review Synopsis: New Hampshire, 1796 . “My name is Ona Judge, and I escaped from the household of the President of the United States. I was the favored maid of George and Martha Washington, but they deemed me a slave and thought me property, and I hear ten dollars is offered as reward for my capture. Now I must write the truth that I have lived, and tell my story…”      Chincoteague, Virginia, present day . Rain soaks Tessa Scott as she runs from her car to the old, vine-covered property she has been called to survey. She’s too busy to accept a new job, but doing this favor for the grandmother of her childhood sweetheart delays a painful decision she must make about a future with her controlling boyfriend.       But when Tessa finds a...

The Counterfeit Wife (Revolutionary War Mystery #2) Author: Mally Becker Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Level Best Books Release Date: 2022 Pages: 313 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Philadelphia, June 1780. George Washington’s two least likely spies return, masquerading as husband and wife as they search for traitors in Philadelphia.      Months have passed since young widow Becca Parcell and former printer Daniel Alloway foiled a plot that threatened the new nation. But independence is still a distant dream, and General Washington can’t afford more unrest, not with food prices rising daily and the value of money falling just as fast.      At the General’s request, Becca and Daniel travel to Philadelphia to track down traitors who are flooding the city with counterfeit money. Searching for clues, Becca befriends the wealthiest women in town, the members of the Ladies ...

The Real Queen Charlotte: Inside the Bridgerton Court Author: Catherine Curzon Genre: Nonfiction, History, Biography Publisher: Pen and Sword History Release Date: 2022 Pages: 224 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Known to millions as the imperious matriarch of Bridgerton ’s court, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was still a teenager when she was chosen to be the bride of King George III. Shy, innocent, and sheltered, the orphaned princess and her youthful groom carried the hopes of a nation on their shoulders.      The placid and unassuming young couple symbolized a new beginning, but soon those hopes began to sour. Charlotte and George’s marriage lasted for nearly 60 years and produced more than a dozen children, but it was beset by unrest at home, war in the colonies, and the king’s encroaching madness.      As the royal couple battled against their critics, their political opponents, and someti...

The Turncoat’s Widow: A Revolutionary War Mystery Author: Mally Becker Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Level Best Books Release Date: 2021 Pages: 355 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Recently widowed, Rebecca Parcell is too busy struggling to maintain her farm in Morristown to give a fig who wins the War for Independence. But rumors are spreading in the winter of 1780 that she’s a Loyalist sympathizer who betrayed her husband to the British—quite a tidy way to end her disastrous marriage, the village gossips whisper.      Everyone knows that her husband was a Patriot, a hero who died aboard a British prison ship moored in New York Harbor. But “everyone” is wrong. Parcell was a British spy, and General Washington—who spent that winter in Morristown—can prove it. He swears he’ll safeguard Becca’s farm if she unravels her husband’s secrets. With a mob ready to exile her or worse, it’s an offer she...

Cry of the Innocent by Julie Bates April 11 - May 6, 2022 Virtual Book Tour Book Details: Genre:  Historical Mystery Published by:  Level Best Books Publication Date:  June 8th 2021 Number of Pages:  258 ISBN:  1953789773 (ISBN-13:978-1953789778) Series:  A Faith Clarke Mystery, #1 Purchase Links:   Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Goodreads Source:  This book was given to me by Partners in Crime Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:      April 1774 – Within the colonial capital of Virginia, Faith Clarke awakes in the middle of the night to discover a man savagely murdered in her tavern. Phineas Bullard was no stranger. Faith’s late husband had borrowed heavily from the man and left Faith to struggle to pay the debt.     With unrest growing in the American Colonies, the British are eager for a quick resolution at the end of a noose, regardless of guilt. Under suspicion for ...

Becoming Lady Washington Author: Bette Bolte Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Mystic Owl Publishing Release Date: 2020 Pages: 416 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review        My Review: It is often said that behind every famous man lies a great woman. In this biographical novel of Martha Washington, Mrs. Bolte proves that this is the case. Martha Custis is a young widow who is in search of a father figure for her children. She meets George Washington, a Southern plantation owner with a lavish estate. They marry and live peacefully until the American Revolution pulls her husband from her. When George Washington becomes the leader of America’s army, Martha rises overnight from obscurity to fame. Eventually, Martha Washington learns that destiny is taking her to the highest position in America as the President’s Wife. The novel begins with Martha’s courtship to her first husband, Daniel Custis. Because of Daniel’s miserly fathe...

The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr: A Riveting Untold Story of the American Revolution Author: Susan Holloway Scott Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Kensington Release Date: 2019 Pages: 512 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Inspired by a woman and events forgotten by history, bestselling author Susan Holloway Scott weaves together carefully researched fact and fiction to tell the story of Mary Emmons, and the place she held in the life—and the heart—of the notorious Aaron Burr.        He was a hero of the Revolution, a brilliant politician, lawyer, and very nearly president; a skillful survivor in a raw new country filled with constantly shifting loyalties. Today Aaron Burr is remembered more for the fatal duel that killed rival Alexander Hamilton. But long before that single shot destroyed Burr’s political career, there were other dark whispers about him: that he was untrustworthy, a libertine, a man unafraid of claimi...

Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love Author: Mary Calvi Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Release Date: February 19, 2019 Pages: 320 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A never-before-told love story of George Washington and heiress Mary Philipse based on historical accounts, letters, and personal journals by nine-time New York Emmy Award-winning journalist Mary Calvi. "Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted." --George Washington     Did unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear George, Dear Mary explores George's relationship with his first love, New York heiress Mary Philipse, the richest belle in Colonial America.      From elegant eighteenth-century society to bloody battle...