Genre: Historical Romance

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

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 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

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

🎧 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 Lizzy Chronicles by Cat Gardiner @40sExperience #HarryFrost @sophiarose1816 #LoveAudiobooks

The Lizzy Chronicles by Cat Gardiner @40sExperience  #HarryFrost  @sophiarose1816  #LoveAudiobooks

Last year, Cat Gardiner released her The Darcy Files and I fell for her debonair, swoony hero based on Jane Austen’s Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pride & Prejudice.  This year, she regals with Darcy’s lady, the sassy, witty and utterly charming Elizabeth Bennet in her The Lizzy Chronicles.  Two historical and two contemporaries offer a variety […]

Posted December 8, 2024 by Sophia in Book Review / 10 Comments

The Maid by Amy D’Orazio and Jessie Lewis #AmyD'Orazio #QuillsandQuartos #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

The Maid by Amy D’Orazio and Jessie Lewis #AmyD'Orazio  #QuillsandQuartos #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

A maid with a mysterious past finds herself the object of a young lord’s interest.  Something tells her this is about more than the usual attempt to seduce a servant and if she believes his surmise about their connection, her life has just changed forever.  Both Jessie Lewis and Amy D’Orazio have separately written books […]

Posted October 30, 2024 by Sophia in Book Review / 8 Comments