History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

     I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the MIRROR GIRLS by Kelly McWilliams Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About The Book: Title:   MIRROR GIRLS Author:  Kelly McWilliams Pub. Date:  February 8, 2022 Publisher:  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Formats:  Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Pages:  320 Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon , Kindle , Audible , B&N ,  iBooks , Kobo ,  TBD , Bookshop.org Synopsis: A thrilling gothic horror novel about biracial twin sisters separated at birth, perfect for fans of  Lovecraft Country  and  The Vanishing Half      As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated after the brutal lynching of their parents, who died for loving across the color line. Now, at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Charlie is a young...

Dreamland Author: Nancy Bilyeau Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Lume Books Release Date: 2020 Pages: 291 Source: Publisher/Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The year is 1911 when twenty-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in America’s Playground.       The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. Despite hailing from one of America’s richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family.      But soon it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords Peggy the freedom she has been yearning for, and it’s not long before she finds herself in love with a troubled pier-side artist of humble means, whom the Batternberg patriarchs would surely disapprove of. Disapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web...

Tituba: The Intentional Witch of Salem Author: Dave Tamanini Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: David F Tamanini Release Date: 2020 Pages: 317 Source: Publisher/Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: If you love historical fiction... come revisit Salem's terror in this provocative new telling of enslaved Tituba, no longer a caricature, but a fully human woman with magical powers.      Come! Let Tituba cast its spell with a unique and tantalizing tale that explores the wild emotions driving accusations of witchcraft in 1692.      A Promise and a Hope      Enslaved Tituba has been faithful to a promise to her dying mama in Africa. She has appeased the masters from Barbados to Boston to Salem and waited for her magic.      A Mother’s Agony      When Tituba’s only son dies trying to escape slavery, her life changes forever. After enduring th...

Code Name Helene Author: Ariel Lawhon Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Books Release Date: 2020 Pages: 464 Source: Publisher/Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: BASED ON THE THRILLING REAL-LIFE STORY OF SOCIALITE SPY NANCY WAKE, comes the newest feat of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia , featuring the astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWII.      Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four code names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name.      It is 1936 and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper when s...

Th e Queen’s Fortune: A Novel of Desiree, Napoleon, and the Dynasty that Outlasted an Empire Author: Allison Pataki Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: 2020 Pages: 449 Source: Publisher/Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: As the French revolution ravages the country, Desiree Clary is faced with the life-altering truth that the world she has known and loved is gone and it’s fallen on her to save her family from the guillotine. A chance encounter with Napoleon Bonaparte, the ambitious and charismatic young military prodigy, provides her answer. When her beloved sister Julie marries his brother Joseph, Desiree and Napoleon’s futures become irrevocably linked. Quickly entering into their own passionate, dizzying courtship that leads to a secret engagement, they vow to meet in the capital once his career has been secured. But her newly laid plans with Napoleon turn to sudden heartbreak, thanks to the rising star of Parisian society, Jos...

     I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the CASTLES IN THEIR BONES by Laura Sebastian Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About the Book: Title:  CASTLES IN THEIR BONES (Castles in their Bones #1) Author:  Laura Sebastian Pub. Date:  February 1, 2022 Publisher:  Delacorte Press Formats:  Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook Pages:  528 Source: This book was given to me by Rockstar Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon , Kindle , Audible , B&N , iBooks , Kobo , TBD , Bookshop.org Synopsis: A spellbinding story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, and the crown. Immerse yourself in the first book in a new fantasy trilogy from the author of the  New York Times  bestselling Ash Princess series.      Empress Margaraux has had plans for her daug...