History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

  Join us for this tour from  Mar 1   to Mar 28 ,  2022 ! ​​ ​ Book Details: Book Title :  Grace Among Thieves (A Grace Michelle Mystery) by Kari Bovee Category : Adult Fiction (18 +), 315  Genre : Historical Mystery Publisher :  Bosque Publishing Release date:    Feb 15, 2022 Content Rating :  PG. Some Mild Language   Book Description:      A priceless heirloom worth its weight in lives. Can she crack the case before she becomes a killer’s trophy?      Hollywood, 1924. Grace Michelle’s professional star has risen. Now a successful costumier for a major studio, the ambitious woman has just about everything she wants. But when the father she thought was dead reaches out to reconnect, the talented designer doesn’t know what to think… especially after his new wife is kidnapped.      Discovering her dad is mixed up with a stolen Russian artifact, Grace puts her sle...

The Other Bennet Sister Author: Janice Hadlow Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Release Date: 2020 Pages: 480 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’ s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own.      What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice ? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister , a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Jane Austen fans.      Ultimately, Mary’s journey is like that taken by every Austen heroine. She learns that she can o...

The Great Mrs. Elias Author: Barbara Chase-Riboud Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Amistad Release Date: February 8, 2022 Pages: 416 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The author of the award-winning Sally Hemings now brings to life Hannah Elias, one of the richest black women in America in the early 1900s, in this mesmerizing novel swirling with atmosphere and steeped in history.      A murder and a case of mistaken identity brings the police to Hannah Elias’ glitzy, five-story, twenty-room mansion on Central Park West. This is the  beginning of an odyssey that moves back and forth in time and reveals the dangerous secrets of a mysterious woman, the fortune she built, and her precipitous fall.      Born in Philadelphia in the late 1800s, Hannah Elias has done things she’s not proud of to survive. Shedding her past, Hannah slips on a new identity before relocating to New York City to become a...

     I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SOLIMAR: THE SWORD OF THE MONARCHS by Pam Muñoz Ryan Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About The Book: Title:   SOLIMAR: THE SWORD OF THE MONARCHS Author:  Pam Muñoz Ryan Pub. Date:  February 15, 2022 Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion Formats:  Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Pages:  272 Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon , Kindle , Audible , B&N ,  iBooks , Kobo ,  TBD , Bookshop.org Synopsis: Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s  Esperanza Rising,  will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story!       On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the...

Margaret, Queen of Sicily Author: Jacqueline Alio Genre: Nonfiction, History, Biography Publisher: Trinacria Editions LLC Release Date: 2017 Pages: 512 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Sometimes it takes just one strong woman to tame a pack of zealous men. Meet Margaret of Sicily.      For five years during the twelfth century, Margaret of Navarre, Queen of Sicily, was the most powerful woman in Europe and the Mediterranean. Her life and times make for the compelling story of a wife, sister, mother and leader. This landmark work is the first biography of the great-granddaughter of El Cid and friend of Thomas Becket who could govern a nation and inspire millions.      In Margaret's story sisterhood is just the beginning. The Basque princess who rose to confront unimagined adversity became the epitome of medieval womanhood in a world dominated by men, governing one of the wealthiest, most powerful - and most socially complex - states ...