History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

America’s First Daughter Author: Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: William Morrow Release Date: March 1, 2016 Pages: 624 Source: Edelweiss/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph—a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.      From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter, she becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother’s death, traveling with him when he becomes American minister to France.      It is in Paris, at the gl...

Julie Christine Johnson In Another Life (Historical Fiction/Contemporary Women's Fiction/ Fantasy/Romance) Release date: February 2, 2016 at Sourcebooks 368 pages ISBN: 978 -- 2954168197 Website | Goodreads Source: This book was given to me by France Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:  Historian Lia Carrer has finally returned to southern France, determined to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. But instead of finding solace in the region's quiet hills and medieval ruins, she falls in love with Raoul, a man whose very existence challenges everything she knows about life--and about her husband's death. As Raoul reveals the story of his past to Lia, she becomes entangled in the echoes of an ancient murder, resulting in a haunting and suspenseful journey that reminds Lia that the dead may not be as far from us as we think. Steeped in the rich history and romantic landscape of the Languedoc region, In Another Lif...

The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest (A Medieval Fairytale Book 1) Author: Melanie Dickerson Genre: Christian, Historical Fiction Publisher: Thomas Nelson Release Date: 2015 Pages: 312 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: A beautiful maiden who poaches to feed the poor.      A handsome forester on a mission to catch her.      Danger and love are about to unite in Thornbeck Forest.      The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around—and who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor.      For Jorgen Hartman, the margrave’s forester, tracking down a poacher is a duty he is all too willing to perform. Jorgen inherited his post from the man who raised him . . . a man who was murdered at the hands of a poacher.      When Jorgen and Odette meet at the Midsummer festival and share a connection during a dance, neither has...

Once Upon a (Stolen) Time (Stolen Series Book #1) Author: Samreen Ahsan Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Time-Travel Publisher: Amazon Release Date: 2015 Pages: 221 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: 2015…       All her life, Myra Farrow has been obsessed with medieval castles—and the kings and princes who once inhabited them. Now, wealthy videogame designer Steve Bernard wants her to model for a princess character in his new game. Myra can’t resist his offer, especially when she learns that Steve plans to film inside the mysterious Hue Castle—a cursed, barren, colorless place forbidden to visitors for centuries. But unknown to Myra, her soul is bound to Hue Castle by blood and sorcery. When she enters its doors, she awakens dark powers that will reach through time—stealing her past, torturing her present, and rewriting her future.       1415…       Edward Hue, the l...

Kathleen C. Perrin The Sword of the Maiden (historical fiction) Release date: December 3, 2015 Self published at Langon House 515 pages ISBN: 978-0692576922 Website | Goodreads   Source: This book was given to me by France Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:  After being abruptly separated from Nicolas le Breton during the battle to save Mont Saint Michel from the English siege in 1424, Katelyn Michaels finds herself back in her normal twenty-first century life as an American teenager. Depressed and anxious to be reunited with Nicolas, she is comforted when a series of events and impressions lead her to believe she is being prepared for another mission as a Watchman.      After her beloved mentor, Jean le Vieux, comes to her in a dream and gives her the injunction to “Learn of the Maiden and take her the sword,” Katelyn understands that her mission involves assisting one of the most iconic figures in all of Fre...

     Today's guest writer is Julie Christine Johnson. She is the author of In Another Life and The Crows of Beara . This essay about how she was inspired to write In Another Life , as well as her writing process. I hope this guest post will give you some insight into her novel. Thank you, Mrs. Johnson. Writing the Layers by Julie Christine Johnson      The idea had been nattering away at me for months. More image than story, really: a woman standing on a cliff’s edge; below her stretches Corbières valley in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France, laced with vineyards and studded with wind towers. Behind her, a man steps out from the ruins of a Cathar citadel. I was aching to find out who they were and to write their story, but I had no idea how to begin. I’d written and published a handful of short stories, but a novel? In June 2012, I went my first writers’ conference, searching for inspiration to launch me from intention t...

The Keys of the Watchmen (Watchmen Saga Book #1) Author: Kathleen C. Perrin Genre: YA, Christian, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Time-Travel Publisher: Langon House Release Date: 2014 Pages: 395 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Katelyn Michaels plans on hating every moment of her visit to Mont Saint Michel with her father’s new French wife. Once there, she is confused when she experiences sensations of déjà vu as she and her younger brother explore the medieval village and abbey. She is even more disturbed when she is confronted by two unusual young men, one who insists she has a sacred mission, and the other who will stop at nothing, even murder, to prevent her from fulfilling her destiny.       When the oddly-dressed but alluring Nicolas slips Katelyn a strange medallion, she is whisked back through time where her Watchmen hosts tell her she is the only hope to save Mont Saint Michel. Eve...