History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

  The Empress Author: Laura Martinez-Belli Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Amazon Crossing Release Date: 2020 Pages: 458 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review/ Synopsis: From a bestselling author in Mexico comes her English-language debut—an enthralling historical novel about the tragic reign of Empress Carlota of Mexico.     It’s 1863. Napoleon III has installed a foreign monarch in Mexico to squash the current regime. Maximilian von Habsburg of Austria accepts the emperor’s crown. But it is his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Princess Charlotte, who throws herself passionately into the role. Known to the people as Empress Carlota, she rules deftly from behind the scenes while her husband contents himself with philandering and decorating the palace.      But Carlota bears a guilty secret. Trapped in a loveless marriage, she’s thrown herself into a reckless affair. Desire has blinded Carlota to its conseque...

What Girls Are Good For by David Blixt Publication Date: November 6, 2018 Creativia Paperback & eBook; 535 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:  Nellie Bly has the story of a lifetime. But will she survive to tell it?     Enraged by an article entitled ‘What Girls Are Good For’, Elizabeth Cochrane pens an angry letter to the Pittsburgh Dispatch, never imagining a Victorian newspaper would hire a woman reporter. Taking the name Nellie Bly, she struggles against the male-dominated industry, reporting stories no one else will – the stories of downtrodden women.     Chased out of Mexico for revealing government corruption, her romantic advances rejected by a married colleague, Bly earns the chance to break into the New York’s Newspaper Row if she can nab a major scoop – life inside a madhouse. Feigning madness...

The Visionary Mayan Queen: Yohl Ik'Nal of Palenque (The Mists of Palenque #1) Author: Leonide Martin Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Made for Wonder Publishing Release Date: 2014 Pages: 268  Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Enter the world of a Mayan Queen      Yohl Ik'nal, first Mayan woman ruler, must overcome forces opposing her rule . . . betrayal and revenge, attack by enemy cities, and shamanic powers. Using her visionary ability, she saves her city from destruction, builds temples to honor her father and the Gods, and brings prosperity to her people while finding a love that sustains her.      But she foresees a time of darkness and devastation coming. Danger lurks ahead and she must choose a successor, either her weak son or willful daughter. Can she trust her vision to reveal the will of the Gods? The results of her choice will lead to ruin or bring her city to greatness.      Discover the opulent world of...

The Bone Flower Goddess (Book Three of the Bone Flower Trilogy) Author: T. L. Morganfield Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Feathered Serpent Books Release Date: 2016 Pages: 393 Source: Personal collection Synopsis: Death is her gift.      Discovering the truth about her forgotten past sets Quetzalpetlatl—former Queen of Tollan and High Priestess of Quetzalcoatl—on a new journey, to rebuild her life from the ashes of the Feathered Serpent’s deception. Her top priority is to rescue her son from the underworld, but the Lord of the Dead will only resurrect him in exchange for the most powerful of the gods: Quetzalcoatl himself.      For such a dangerous mission, Quetzalpetlatl needs help. She finds allies among the gods, but the only one willing—and powerful enough—to take on the Feathered Serpent is the one god who’s responsible for so much of her personal pain these last thirty-five years. The Smoking Mirror holds the key to everything...

The Bone Flower Queen (Book Two of the Bone Flower Trilogy) Author: T. L. Morganfield Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Feathered Serpent Books Release Date: 2015 Pages: 356 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Gods Do Not Die. They Just Sleep.      Having defeated the sorcerer god Smoking Mirror and reclaimed her throne, Quetzalpetlatl and her brother Topiltzin set out to found Quetzalcoatl’s new holy city and end human sacrifice throughout the Toltec world.      But Smoking Mirror hasn’t abandoned his own ambitions for power; with his allies–mortal and divine–threatening war among the gods, he’s shifted his focus to Quetzalpetlatl and her budding magical powers. Along with her deep, personal connection to his hated enemy Quetzalcoatl, she would be the perfect addition to his ranks, if only he can convince her that she’s working for the wrong side in this conflict.   ...

Please join Linda Covella on her Blog Tour with HF Virtual Book Tours for her YA historical novel, Yakimali's Gift, from October 6-10. Three $10 Amazon Gift Cards are up for grabs, please see below to enter the giveaway. Yakimali's Gift by Linda Covella Publication Date: July 29, 2014 Astraea Press eBook; 206p Genre: YA Historical Fiction Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.   READ AN EXCERPT . Synopsis: It is 1775 in Mexico, New Spain, and 15-year-old Fernanda Marquina, half Pima Indian and half Spanish, can't seem to live up to her mother's expectations or fit into the limited female roles of her culture. While she tends her garden, matches wits with buyers and sellers at the weekly market, and avoids Mama's lectures and the demands of Nicolas, the handsome soldier pursuing her, Fernanda grabs any opportunity to ride the horses she loves, racing across the desert, dreaming of ...

The Bone Flower Throne: Book One of the Bone Flower Trilogy Author: T. L. Morganfield Genre: Historical fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Panverse Publishing LLC Release Date: October, 19th 2013 Pages: 352 Source: NetGalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: "I slid to a stop and gasped when I saw the black-robed monster hunched over Father's bed mat. Its long, matted hair glistened in the moonlight, and it sang in a harsh voice that sounded like bones snapping. I screamed, my heart thudding as if trying to break out of my chest."      Tenth century Mexico is a world in great upheaval. Incursions from the north bring constant warfare as clashing politics and faiths battle for supremacy. At the fore stands Smoking Mirror, a bloodthirsty god bent on subjugating humanity with his hunger for human hearts. His high priest, Ihuitimal, has conquered Culhuacan, one of the Toltecs' most powerful kingdoms.      When Smoking Mirror's archenemy,...