Historical Fiction

Review: Song of the Nile (Cleopatra’s Daughter, Book 2) by Stephanie Dray

by Zarabeth Golden 12.21.2011

Reviewed by Zarabeth This is the sequel to Dray’s Lily of the Nile. I enjoyed this book far more and had to give it at least 4 stars. This book picks up exactly where the last one left us with young Cleopatra Selene on the cusp of her arranged marriage and queendom. We follow her [...]

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Castello and Cafaggiolo

by Guest Blogger 10.06.2011

by Gabrielle Kimm, guest blogger and author of His Last Duchess Thank you so much for inviting me onto your blog. You ask about castles – I thought I’d tell you a bit about what I discovered when I went to Italy to research the locations for His Last Duchess. I travelled to Ferrara with [...]

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Review: The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick

by Keira 06.28.2011

The Kingmaking is book one of the Pendragon Banner Trilogy by Helen Hollick. In one sentence this book is about Arthur growing from boyhood to manhood, from untried to experienced, from soldier to king. He is shaped by his times, loving women and drink freely and openly. It gets him into trouble more than once [...]

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Review: The Mistaken Wife by Rose Melikan

by Zarabeth Golden 03.31.2011

by Zarabeth, guest reviewer This is a classic late 18th century spy romance. Neither of our leads know what the other one is up to and are constantly attempting to deceive each other when, of course, it is only together that they will triumph or, heck, get out alive. There is zero sexiness in this [...]

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Review: The Dressmaker by Posie Graeme-Evans

by Zarabeth Golden 03.28.2011

by Zarabeth, guest reviewer I loved this book! The End. Seriously, though, I really really enjoyed this novel. I could not put it down. Not because it was edge of your seat thriller or even hot and heavy it was simply a masterfully-told story. I connected so much with our heroine, Ellen, that I didn’t [...]

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Review: Come Again No More by Jack Todd

by Zarabeth Golden 03.19.2011

by Zarabeth, guest reviewer This is the first “romance” novel I’ve read that was written by a man (well at least the first one I know about, pseudonyms might have been involved with other male authors). And he didn’t do a half-bad job of it. Obviously, it is written a bit differently with fewer insights [...]

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Review: The Golden Prince by Rebecca Dean

by Sandra Scholes 02.18.2011

by Sandra Scholes, guest reviewer Rebecca Dean in true Philippa Gregory style tells the story of a young prince Edward VIII living a strict early life due to his father the then ruler, King George V, and the young Edward wanted a more interesting life for himself. His life turns around for th4e better when [...]

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Review: Lily of the Nile (Cleopatra’s Daughter, Book 1) by Stephanie Dray

by Zarabeth Golden 01.05.2011

by Zarabeth, guest reviewer Lily of the Nile follows the story of Cleopatra’s daughter in her new life as a Roman captive. She is a child who is forced to grow up fast and really examine her beliefs. With the death of her family and the capture of Egypt under Roman control her faith and [...]