Genre: Historical Romance

A Daughter’s Guide to Mothers and Murder by Dianne Freeman @diannefreeman.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 @difreeman001 @KensingtonBooks

An unsolved murder has baffled everyone and even the police stopped investigating- until now. Frances and George are on the case. Meanwhile, mothers, mother-in-laws, daughters, sisters, and even female frenemies take center stage for Dianne Freeman’s latest. A Daughter’s Guide to Mothers and Murder is the eighth of the Countess of Harleigh cozy historical […]

Posted June 25, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 12 Comments

Belle Lisette by Jan Hahn #JanHahn #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

About a dozen years ago, a harrowing adventure befell Darcy and Elizabeth in Jan Hahn’s Pride and Prejudice variation, The Journey. Now, a dozen years later, the author chose to write for her last book, Belle Lisette, a follow-up novel when Darcy and Elizabeth with their grown children have taken a journey to the New […]

Posted May 21, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 10 Comments

Love the Duke by Amelia Grey #AmeliaGrey @torbooks.bsky.social @RobinBridgeFour

Sometimes fate gives you a second chance. When the Duke of Hurstbourne receives a letter his childhood friend is dying and would like Hurst to marry his sister so he knows she will be cared for, he respectfully declines. How could anyone possibly marry someone sight unseen? However, after said sister, Ophelia, comes to his […]

Posted March 28, 2025 by Robin in Book Review / 6 Comments

Sunday Series: The Brothers Sinister by Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com #SundaySeries

I needed to figure out a way to start reading series where I am not current or the series is finished but haven’t read them yet. So it’s a way to commit myself to read my backlist, particularly series. I have been wanting to read the Brothers Sinister series for awhile after reading […]

Posted February 23, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review, Sunday Series / 6 Comments

Whispers of Fortune by Mary Connealy @maryconnealy @bethanyhousefiction @austenprose @sophiarose1816

Runaway brothers, a treasure map, fortune hunters, reunited family, and a gentle romance in exciting post-Gold Rush California. Mary Connealy is settled in and writing strong frontier era slow-burn romance with inspirational themes and I’m there for it. Whispers of Fortune is the series opener of the Golden State Treasure series with a tie-in with […]

Posted February 12, 2025 by Sophia in Blog Tour, Book Review / 12 Comments

Mr. Darcy’s Complex Courtship by Kelly Miller @Kellyrei007 #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

Mr. Darcy’s Complex Courtship offers a suspenseful variation historical romance set in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice world. Kelly Miller has long enchanted me with her writing that uniquely approaches Jane Austen’s most popular tale with genre blends that include fantasy, romance, suspense, and mystery. Her latest offers a tough-fought, drama-laden romance with a hint […]

Posted February 5, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 14 Comments

Posted January 12, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review, Sunday Series / 14 Comments

🎧 The Rebel by T.J. London @TJLondonauthor @TaraLangellaVO @patrickzelleraf @AudioSorceress #AdamGold #CharlieAlbers #TaraLangella #PatrickZeller #MarnyeYoung #JohnHartley #NicholasBoulton #SeanCrisden #DrywMcArthur #AaronShedlock #ShilohJames #CurtisMichaelHolland #ChrisTester #LoveAudiobooks

I don’t read much historical fiction other than fantasy. Often times with historical fiction, I then want to know what really happened. The Revolutionary War is one of my favorite time periods to read and most of the characters are not real people other than the leaders of the armies. However, I do wonder about […]

Posted January 2, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 20 Comments

The Seaside Homecoming by Julie Klassen @Julie_Klassen @bethany_house @sophiarose1816

From the beginning of this series, I have been curious and hoped to encounter the missing eldest sister. As the series progressed, this desire grew so when I saw Clare was entering the series story, I was full of great anticipation. Julie Klassen not only knows how to write a solid, engaging story, but an […]

Posted December 11, 2024 by Sophia in Blog Tour, Book Review / 10 Comments

No Ordinary Duchess by Elizabeth Hoyt @ElizabethHoyt @readforeverpub @SnyderBridge4

No Ordinary Duchess is the third book in the Greycourt series. Like most historical romance, it is not necessary that you read the prior books to be able to follow this story, however I would recommended that you read When a Rogue Meets his Match as there are some overarching arcs with an evil uncle […]

Posted December 9, 2024 by Robin in Book Review / 8 Comments