Wealthy and privileged Isa Lassone and her parents escaped the German onslaught that would ultimately overwhelm her beloved Belgium at the start of the Great War. But her freedom exacted a steep emotional toll, for Isa was abandoning not only her home but her heart, leaving behind Genny, the innk...
This was a nicely done historical and inspirational romance. I have no idea how accurate the details were for the WWI period, but as it's a period I read very little about, it was a novel setting for me. The faith part of the book didn't seem overdone — at the very least, I didn't feel like I was...
This my first read by this author, so I didn't quite know what to expect but the description was definitely unlike anything else I had ever read! And I am pleased to say that it was (In the best way!) I absolutely loved this book!!! It was just SO good! I was drawn into the story from the first p...
I only got a few chapters into this book before I had to stop reading, and I was very disappointed because I was looking forward to reading it. The plot was good, the writing was good, the characters were interesting, everything seemed fine. Except that the author portrays anyone with separation ...
Two time periods—Victorian England and contemporary Chicago—are woven together when Talie Ingram finds an old journal belonging to her great-great-great grandmother, Cosima Escott. Through Cosima's entries, Talie learns that her family was once considered cursed with feebleminded offspring, the r...
Two time periods--Victorian Ireland and contemporary England--are again woven together in this sequel to The Oak Leaves.Rebecca Seabrooke is a commercial manager for Quentin Hollinworth’s family manor and is focused on two things: running the best historical home in the country and forgetting abo...
Luke’s only once, on the twentieth anniversary of its completion. Her mother had asked her and Giselle to accompany her to services that day, just three years ago. So much had changed since then. Her father had stopped attending services first, just as the food shortages worsened. Her mother had ...
He then summoned his driver, Fallo. “To the City Garden, sir?” Fallo asked as he opened the carriage door. He never called it City Park or Denver Park as others did, but rather what the city hoped it would become one day: a vast garden to attract respectable citizens and discourage those who only...