Archive for the ‘Historical Fiction’ Category
Nuncio and the Gypsy Girl by Kristin Alexandre
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Neci has always had a mind of her own. She’s willful and determined, unwilling to allow anyone to tell her what to do. When a young composer named Ezra catches her eye, she fancies herself in love with him. In her mind, she’s destined be with him and no one else will do. Ezra is oblivious to this fact, yet he showers her with attention whenever she’s near.
Unbeknownst to her, he doesn’t really share the same feelings as she does for him. When Ezra decides that it’s time for him to make his own fortune, Neci knows she needs to make him see that she’s the one for him. But how can she do that if he refuses to see just how perfect they are? Read on »
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The Priest and the Peaches by Larry Peterson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Often times, faith is something almost all of us have a hard time in having. Believing in something you can’t see is testing, most especially for those of us who have strayed from the Lord’s path. Believing in his goodness, in the fact that he’ll lead us along the righteous path, well, it can honestly be trying. The reason for this is because for some, the trials and tribulations they face along the way hard from them to place their trust in a being they’re really not sure exists.
For the Peaches, both young and old, their lives haven’t been that easy. The children lost their mother and grandmother at a very young age and have dealt with the consequences of their deaths ever since then. When their father falls ill, the children realize it’s another blow of disappointment they’ve been dealt with – a disappointment none of them wish to deal with just yet. Despite this, they’re determined to band together in hopes of helping their father through his ordeal. Read on »
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Caressed by Night by Amanda J. Greene
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Betrayed by one of his very own, Dimitri Arsov has kept his presence a secret for the past four hundred years. Unwilling to continue his solitary existence, he’s decided to come out of hiding in hopes of regaining everything he’s lost. His goal is remove the man behind his supposed death in order to restore the glory to his failed empire, a feat that will not prove to be easy.
Saving the beautiful Kerstyn Ingmar from an unlikely fate, he finds herself draw to her in more ways than one. His inner beast has awakened and yearns to sample her delectable blood, something he must deny himself if she’s to continue living. He soon realizes she’s the one he’s been waiting for ever since he can remember, the one who will keep him from succumbing to the curse that befalls a vampire if they’re unable to find their mate in time. Vowing to protect her, he takes her under his very wing, never once imagining that she’d change his world completely. Read on »
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Earth Angel by E. Van Lowe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Megan Barnett is still reeling from her battle against Satan. In the blink of an eye, she’s lost her two best friends – Matt, who died for the noble cause and Erin, who blames her for Matt’s death. The loss of both deals her heart a heavy blow, but she knows that sometimes all things happen for a reason. Even if she can’t quite understand why.
She now has a cute boyfriend, an angel, no less, by her side. Surely, that counts for something. Yet deep inside, she knows that nothing can replace the emptiness she feels inside for the loss of her best friends. Read on »
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Caressed by Moonlight by Amanda J. Greene
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Orphaned and left penniless after she ends up having to sell everything she owns to cover her father’s debts, Victoria Kingston finds herself traveling to London with her little sister in tow. She ends up on her aunt’s doorstep, detested by the very woman because of the fact that she resembles the woman whom, by her standards, bewitched her brother and caused him to leave everything he’d ever known behind.
Her aunt makes it clear that she’s not welcome, but she’s more than willing to take her sister off of her hands. She gives the girl an ultimatum, citing that she’ll need to marry in order to see her sibling. She further rubs this fact in by telling Victoria that she must get this done by the end of the month or she will forfeit her right to be her sister’s guardian.
With no other course of action, she confides in her best friend and together they concoct a plan that might offer Victoria the success she needs to gain an end to her own means. Yet there’s one thing she hadn’t counted upon, Prince Dorian Vlahkos. Dark, tall, and handsome, he stirs her blood in ways that no one else ever has. Her attraction grows by the day, yet she does her best to resist his charms. Read on »
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