Catching up on posting reviews I read last year, but did not post. Genre: Crossover/Duel TimelinePyschological Thriller/Mystery In 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, George Wasziak, convinced she practices quackery. It doesn't help that her mother, Maribeth VanHilton, is a Spiritualist who regularly offers her services to help ..read more

Posting some of my reviews for books I read last year, because I have got so behind in updating my blog. When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies, he leaves to her the care of an adult ward she knew nothing about. The woman is supposedly a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. The woman's portrait is shockingly familiar to Vivienne, so when the asylum claims she was never a patient there ..read more

 The Secrets of the Isles #3 September 13th 2022, Ebook, Print & AudioGenre: Historical FictionSetting: Early 20th Century, Isles of Scilly (Southwest coast of Britain)After a summer of successful pirate-treasure hunting, Lady Emily Scofield and her friends must hide the unprecedented discoveries they've made, thanks to the betrayal of her own family. Horrified by her brother, who stops at ..read more

Tales of the Clans # 2October 5th 2022 - 365 PagesHistorical Fiction: Period Medieval: 10th century Ireland One brash act forced her to flee her clan. Now, after years in hiding, she risks exposure to the man whose brother is dead because of her.Ireland, 962 ADNessa’s father arranges her betrothal to the son of their warmongering overlord. Horrified, Nessa realizes that marrying the rogue ..read more

Tale of the Clans #1 Would God command a devout monk to wed a shepherdess?Ireland 940 ADOthers think young shepherdess Mara fey. No one else in her Clan hears the voices or sees mysterious visitors. But she knows the messengers come from God. Mara commits to keep silent about them until one proclaims she will marry a man meant to bring Scriptural truth to their Clan.Distraught by her ..read more

 I have not participated in First Line Fridays in over a year. FLF is a hosted by Carrie over at Reading is My Superpower and involves sharing the First Line of a book you are currently reading. I've been wanting to get back into doing First Line Friday posts for ages, and now just seems the best time. For a little bit of context, I've joined a movement that has decided to respond the the release ..read more

 Book ThreeENSNAREDA poor maidservant struggling to survive, a brave knight who secretly loves her, and a chalice that has the power to unite them.Nursemaid to the Earl of Likness’s two young daughters, Mikaela despises the earl for his cruelty to his subjects, and she longs for the day when she can make a difference in the lives of her suffering friends and family.As one of the Knights of ..read more

 Book OneReleased November 2021Genre: Fantasy/Fairytale Retellings During a time when legends were born . . .ENAMOREDA princess in need of a husband, a young Sage who cannot have her, and a web of deceit that threatens their love.Having been raised by her childless aunt and uncle, the king and queen, Princess Elinor finds herself the only heir to the throne of Norvegia. As she comes of age ..read more

 December 25th 2020, Ave Maria Press, 192 Pages, Print and Ebook History often identifies the Middle Ages as barbaric, superstitious, and bloody. Many secular historians classify the Catholic Church of the time as omnipotent and overbearing.In reality, the Church provided the world with a common way of life, a common purpose, and unity. In The Church and the Middle Ages (1000-1378), historian ..read more

Can real love grow between a wallflower and an unrepentant rogue?Sarah Drayton is eager to spend time with her best friend at her crumbling Northumberland castle estate. Matrimony is the last thing on her mind and the last thing she expects to be faced with on a holiday. Yet she finds herself being inveigled into a marriage of convenience with her friend's rakish brother.When James Langley ..read more