Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis Malibu: August 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu…
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Trope Tuesday: Curses and Superstitions – A Golden Fury

It'sTuesday so that means time for another Trope Tuesday Link-Up. This week's trope is curses and superstitions, and I will be reviewing A Golden Fury. As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration, find the trope list here. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books and Chocolate in your…
October 13, 2020
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The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk

The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk Fantasy, Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Beatrice Clayborn is a sorceress who practices magic in secret, terrified of the day she will be locked into a marital collar that will cut off her powers to protect her unborn children. She dreams of becoming a full-fledged Magus and pursuing magic as her calling as men do, but her family has staked everything to equip her for Bargaining Season,…
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Trope Tuesday: Haunted House – Rebecca

This month I am back to doing reviews for the Trope Tuesday Link-Up. This week's trope is haunted house, and I will be reviewing Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration, find the trope list here. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books…
October 6, 2020
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Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas Book 5 in the Lady Sherlock series Mystery/Thriller, Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis Inspector Treadles, Charlotte Holmes’s friend and collaborator, has been found locked in a room with two dead men, both of whom worked with his wife at the great manufacturing enterprise she has recently inherited.Rumors fly. Had Inspector Treadles killed the men because they had opposed his wife’s initiatives at every turn? Had he…
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Trope Tuesday: Feisty Heroine – Chasing Starlight

Again, I am doing a review for the Trope Tuesday Link-Up. I This week's trope is feisty heroine, and I will be reviewing Chasing Starlight by Teri Bailey Black. As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration, find the trope list here. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books…
August 11, 2020
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Blog Tour: The German Heiress by Anika Scott

  The German Heiress • Paperback: 384 pages• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (April 7, 2020) Synopsis “Meticulously researched and plotted like a noir thriller, The German Heiress tells a different story of WWII— of characters grappling with their own guilt and driven by the question of what they could have done to change the past.” —Jessica Shattuck, New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle For readers of The Alice Network and The Lost Girls of Paris, an immersive,…
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First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn

Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction Release Date: April 21 Book 4 in The Rokesby Series Rating: Synopsis Georgina Bridgerton was ruined.  She can either marry the man the purposefully ruined her, or live her life as a spinster.  The Rokesbys don't want to see Georgie ruined, so the summon home their son to marry her.  But will either of them actually want to marry the other? This post contains affiliate links. You can read…
April 20, 2020
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The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Historical Fiction Book 1 in The Beautiful Series Rating: Synopsis Celine arrives in New Orleans hoping to escape her old live.  She meets Sébastien Saint Germain and his La Cour des Lions.  But while Celine is enjoying the gilitzy underworld of New Orleans, someone is murdering people.  Celine finds herself in the middle of the investigation.  This post contains affiliate links. You can read…
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Book Review: Resistance Women

Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini Genre: Historical Fiction, Based on Real Events Rating:  4/5 Synopsis American Mildred Fish has just moved to Berlin to be with her husband Arvid.  She loves Germany, but as Hitler and the Nazi party began to rise in power she knows he needs to be stopped.  She and her friends work to do what they can to fight against the Third Reich.   This post contains affiliate links.…