A Love So True by Melissa Jagears
Historical Fiction, Review

A Love So True by Melissa Jagears

Evelyn Wisely has a heart for the orphans of Teaville and works at a local mansion that rescues children out of the town's red-light district and gives them a place to live. But her desire to help isn't limited to orphans. The owner of the mansion, Nicholas Lowe, is willing to help her try to get the women working in prostitution out of the district as well--if she can gain the cooperation and support of local businessmen to go against the rest of the community. [...]

Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano
Historical Fiction, Review

Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano + q&a

Miss Permilia Griswold may have been given the opportunity of a debut into New York high society, but no one warned her she wasnโ€™t guaranteed to โ€œtake.โ€ After spending the last six years banished to the wallflower section of the ballroom, sheโ€™s finally putting her status on the fringes of society to good use by penning anonymous society gossip columns[...]

Treasured Grace by Tracie Peterson
Historical Fiction, Review

Treasured Grace by Tracie Peterson

Grace Martindale has known more than her share of hardship. After her parents died, raising her two younger sisters became her responsibility. A hasty marriage to a minister who is heading to the untamed West seemed like an opportunity for a fresh start, but a cholera outbreak along the wagon trail has left Grace a widow in a very precarious position. [...]

A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd
Historical Fiction, Review

A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd

In this intriguing novel of romance, mystery, and clever disguise set in Victorian England, a young woman investigates the murder of her own father. A Lady in Disguise by Sandra ByrdAfter the mysterious death of her father, Miss Gillian Young takes a new job as the principal costume designer at the renowned Drury Lane Theatre Royal. [...]