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REVIEW of The Warrior Maiden (Hagenheim #9) by Melanie Dickerson
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REVIEW of The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork

Clara Stahlbaum has been practicing her Johann Kahler Sonata for two years. On Christmas Day she will play it at the concert hall, attract the attention of handsome pianist Johann Kahler, and finally have her happily ever after. But when a strange Nutcracker shows up on her piano, she finds herself whisked away to the…
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REVIEW of A Tale of Two Hearts (Once Upon a Dickens Christmas #2) by Michelle Griep

Mina Scott escapes from her daily duties at her father’s inn by delving into Charles Dickens’ books and daydreaming about handsome customer William Barlow. Although William is far above her in class, he asks her to pose as his wife in order to lend him more respectability as he vies for a place as his…
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REVIEW of Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan (Legacy of Love #1) by Melanie Dobson

Elena Bissette needs to marry well this summer. Her father’s Chicago factory is about to be foreclosed on, and this could possibly be their last summer spent in high society at Mackinac Island, Michigan. When rumor has it that wealthy Chester Darrington will be making an appearance at the Grand Hotel, Elena’s mother relentlessly schemes…
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REVIEW of Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

When Joy Davidman Gresham had a spiritual experience convincing her there was a God, she wrote to British author C.S. Lewis looking for answers. What followed was a correspondence that would become a meeting of minds and eventually a marriage of hearts. Six months after the first letter was sent, C.S. Lewis responded. At the…
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REVIEW of Brentwood’s Ward (The Bow Street Runners #1) by Michelle Griep

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REVIEW of A Holiday by Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella by Mimi Matthews

Sophie Appersett has tried to get to know her new suitor Edward Sharpe for two months. But no matter how politely she expounds upon the weather, she can elicit little response from him. Her profligate father is adamant that the match take place–how else will he fund the modernization of their country manor?–but Sophie is…
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REVIEW of The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig

Rachel Woodley is working as a nursery governess in France when the telegram comes. Her hardworking mother, the only person left to her in life, is dying of influenza. When she arrives back in England, however, Rachel finds that she is too late–the funeral has already occurred, and her only role now is to clean…
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REVIEW of Olde Robin Hood, by Kate Danley

Kate Danley’s newest story delves into the oldest tales of Robin Hood and strings them together in a fast-paced and convincing novel. When the Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin’s father and burns down their farm, Robin is forced into exile in Sherwood Forest. There he joins forces with John Little, a large fellow trying to…
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REVIEW of An Hour Unspent (Shadows over England #3) by Roseanna M. White

Barclay Pearce has given up stealing, except when it’s for his job as a secret agent for the British government. His current project is to infiltrate the household of a clockmaker, ensure that he finishes his plan to upgrade the guns on England’s World War I aircraft, and then turn that plan over to the…