I wasn't looking for a ghost story, but I am so glad I stumbled upon The Last Heiress of Blackwood Library by Hester Fox. Introducing mysteries back into my rotations of genres has allowed me to branch out a little, especially since so many I read are historically inspired. Okay, all of them are, but what I'm trying to get to is that I have found myself "accidentally" reading historical novels I wouldn't have necessarily picked up at first had it not hinted at some sort of mystery within its ...
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WOMS: A Governess’s Guide to Passion and Peril
How is it that Manda Collins never ceases to delight me? Her latest installment (and maybe final?) in her Ladies Most Scandalous series, A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril, is no exception to the reputation she's established as a charming author of historical romances, even when there's a murder to be solved. With all the chaos my life has been over the last four years, I've never been able to review one of her books, which is a shame because they're so deserving of all the ...
WOMS: A Sinister Revenge
This week for "What's on My Shelf," it's a Veronica Speedwell mystery, A Sinister Revenge, by Deanna Raybourn! I've shared before with how much I enjoy the plucky heroine of this series, but more especially, how these books helped me fall in love with mystery again. This book is no exception; rather a continuation of why I think these are some of the best historical murder mysteries out there in the market today. In this latest installment, Veronica and Stoker's relationship is a bit ...
WOMS: Death at the Manor
Please note: this post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you make a purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you're a fan of Death Comes to Pemberley and other Regency Era murder mysteries, then I have the perfect series for you: Katharine Schellman's Lily Adler mysteries. In her latest installation, Death at the Manor, Mrs. Adler travels South to visit ...
