Since Kathleen Y’Barbo wrote “The Pirate Bride”, book 2 in The Daughters of the Mayflower series, it is also fitting that she penned “The Alamo Bride”, as there are direct connections between some of the characters. Although I mention this in most of my reviews for this series, it is worth echoing; ...
As the second book in the Daughters of the Mayflower series, “The Pirate Bride” proved to be even more engaging and intriguing than “The Mayflower Bride.” This series is interesting in that it chronicles pivotal points in history from a Christian perspective, with each installment written by a diffe...
I was with some American friends to Gubbio where I live. My friends wanted to discover my city, and we went to Saint Ubaldo the cathedral of the Saint Protector of the city. There, we had a lunch at a local restaurant. I was starting to eat when my friends asked me if we wanted to saying briefly a p...
With a subtitle like '9 Historical Romances Begin After Saying "I Do"' you know you are in for some surprises. The biggest surprise? That this might be my favorite collection from Barbour so far. The first story surprised me partly by being set in London and a country estate. I enjoyed the stor...
Come along on a romantic journey jam-packed with all the angst of marriages founded upon practical choices as well as coercion. Meet nine couples who barely know each other before they find themselves suddenly married to please family, to stem the tide of gossip, to save the land and joined for life...
Book Description..."Spend Christmas in the Old West with six unconventional women who take on Texas-sized challenges—and unexpected romance. Bridget falls for a man opposed to her teaching Indian orphans. Polly is trying to hold her family together when her childhood love returns to town. Rugged ran...
I found this book a struggle for several reasons. For a start, I felt the whole thing was over-explained, especially in the first few chapters. It slowed the pace monumentally and sometimes made it difficult to keep my head in the book. This was especially the case early on with some scenes that spo...
Fatal Flora Brimm has buried four fiancés, and is waiting for Will Tucker, fiancé number five, to join her in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for their wedding. But the arrival of Pinkerton detective Lucas McMinn (and his case full of clever gadgets) might place her plans in jeopardy. McMinn is planning t...
The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck is the story (obviously) of Charlotte Beck, an only child who was English-born and American-raised, and the grand-daughter of an Earl. At seventeen, she is keen to take her place in society, and wants to attend college to study mathematics so that she can...
The future is clearly mapped out for New York socialite Eugenia “Gennie” Cooper, but she secretly longs to slip into the boots of her favorite dime-novel heroine and experience just one adventure before settling down. When the opportunity arises, Gennie jumps at the chance to experience the Wild Wes...