History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

The Secret History of The Mongol Queens: How The Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire Author: Jack Weatherford Genre: Nonfiction, Biography, History Publisher: Broadway Books Release Date: 2011 Pages: 336 Source: My State Public Library Synopsis: The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols , leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: “Let us reward our female offspring.” Only this hint of a father’s legacy for his daughters remained of a much larger story.       The queens of the Silk Route turned their father’s conquests into the world’s first truly international empire, fostering trade, education, and religion throughout their territories and creating an economic system that stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. Outlandish stories of these powerful queens trickled out of the ...

Hope (The Knights of Av'Lor: Book One) by Sam Rook ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Fantasy/Romance Source: This book was given to me by Goddess Fish Promotions in exchange for an honest review. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BLURB:      The winged knights—magically altered humans—are the only ones defending the portal from Av'lor to Earth. With defeat imminent, they find an unlikely source of hope in software engineer, Kathryn.      Kathryn doubts her life could get any worse after the death of her mother and daughter. She realizes her mistake after she arrives on Av'lor with only part of her house and hungry creatures looking for their next meal. Once the knights bring her under their protection, she discovers their angry commander is far from welcoming.      Sir Lanclor, Commander of the Knighthood, lives with the curse of betrayal. While the treachery occurred lifetimes before, few see past his guarded shell to the grim man beneath. Barely holding th...

The Summer Marked (The Winter People #2) Author: Rebecca L. Purdy Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Entangled Teen Release Date: September 22, 2015 Pages: 304 Source: This book was given to me by YA Bound Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Fresh off a break-up with her boyfriend, Kadie's glad to be home from college for Thanksgiving. All she needs is a rebound guy, a box of chocolates, and some girl time with her best friend, Salome. Problem is, Salome isn't returning her calls, and her family won't say where she is. Feeling sorry for herself, Kadie ends up at Club Blade, a place filled with pumping music, dangerous guys, and promises of a good time. However, when midnight strikes, Kadie's fun turns into a nightmare as she's ripped from the human world into Faerie by a vengeful Winter Prince named Etienne. For the first time in her life, she realizes the monsters Salome always spoke of are real, and they'll stop at nothing to destroy her ...

Kellynch Author: Kwen D. Griffeth Genre: Jane Austen Fanfiction, Historical Fiction, Romance Source: This book was given to me by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Jane Austen completed “ Persuasion ” in August 1816.  It was to be her last book.  She left us with the story of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth and she left them approaching “happily ever after.”  What happens the day following “happily ever after?”      The story of Kellynch picks up three years after the couple married and were able to secure the Kellynch estate from Sir Walter and Cousin William Elliot agreed to waive the entailment. It would seem all is well with the young couple, but all is not as it seems.        Kellynch is a story of deceit and treachery as well as courage and overcoming the odds.  It is a story in which those who were assumed to be friends are not and where support comes from unexpected places. ...

Dominique Marny on Tour September 2 - October 8 with In the Shade of the Almond Trees Genre: historical fiction Release date: September 29, 2015 at Open Road Media 280 pages ISBN: 978-1480461178 Website | Goodreads Source: This book was given to me by French Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. SYNOPSIS            In the aftermath of World War I, a family estate hangs in the balance.      For generations, the Barthélemy family tended to the olive trees of Restanques, a sprawling property in Cotignac whose olive oil and almonds were as incredible as the countryside that produced them. But all that changed when war came to France. Robert Barthélemy never returned from the trenches, and without him, the farm is beginning to die. His widow has lost the will to live, and only the fierce efforts of their daughter, Jeanne, have kept the creditors at bay.      Jeanne is spending ...

Lark Rising (Guardians of Tarnec #1) Author: Sandra Waugh Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Random House Release Date: 2014 Pages: 384 Source: My State Public Library Synopsis: Full of romance and nature magic, this debut fantasy is perfect for fans of Shannon Hale, Juliet Marillier, and Kristin Cashore.      Lark has foreseen two things--she will fall for a young man with sage green eyes,and he will kill her.      Sixteen-year-old Lark Carew is happiest close to home, tending her garden and gathering herbs for medicines. But when her Sight warns her that monsters called Troths will soon invade her village, Lark is summoned on a journey to seek help from the legendary Riders of Tarnec. Little does she suspect that one of the Riders, Gharain, is the very man who has haunted her visions. Or that the people of Tarnec have called her there for another reason: Lark is the Guardian of Life, the first of four Guardians who must awaken their powers to recove...

Cinderella's Shoes by Shonna Slayton Release Date: 10/06/15 Entangled Teen  Genre: YA, Historical Fiction, Fantasy Source: This book was given to me by YA Bound Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Summary from Goodreads: The war may be over, but Kate Allen’s life is still in upheaval. Not only has she discovered that Cinderella was real, but now she's been made Keeper of the Wardrobe, her sole responsibility to protect Cinderella’s magical dresses from the greed of the evil stepsisters’ modern descendants.  But Cinderella’s dresses are just the beginning. It turns out that the priceless glass slippers might actually exist, too, and they could hold the power to reunite lost loved ones like her father—missing in action since World War II ended. As Kate and her boyfriend, Johnny, embark on an adventure from New York to Italy and Poland in search of the mysterious slippers, they will be tested in ways they never imagined. Because when you harness Cinderella's ma...