Emma (Volume 1-7) by Kaoru MoriSeries: EmmaPublished by CMX from 2006-2008 (Complete)Genres: Love, Romance, HistoricalPages: Approx. 180-270 : Paperback editionSource: Checked out from my local libraryAdd to Goodreads An upstairs gentleman and a downstairs servant share a secret love. The saga begins. In Victorian England, a young girl named Emma is rescued from a life of destitution and raised to become […]
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Series Review: A Bride’s Story (Volume 1-5) by Kaoru Mori
A Bride’s Story (Volume 1-5) by Kaoru MoriSeries: Otoyomegatari/A Bride’s StoryPublished by Yen Press from 2009-present (ongoing)Genres: Love, Romance, HistoricalPages: Approx. 180-200 : Hardcover editionSource: Checked out from my local libraryAdd to Goodreads Amir is twenty years old when she marries her husband, a boy named Karluk from a neighbouring village. Adjusting to life in a new household can be trying for […]
Cinders and Sapphires (At Somerton #1) by Leila Rasheed
Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position of ladies’ maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a […]
The Husband List by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly
Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Based on the family from the bestselling Love In A Nutshell, the story of an heiress longing to marry for love or not at allFrom The New York Times bestselling writing duo Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly, comes the story of a young woman’s search for true love. Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join […]
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Rumors by Anna Godbersen
Read a synopsis here!Number of pages: 423This was such a great sequel to The Luxe! Once again Anna Godbersen fills her books with suspense, romance, back stabbing, and beautiful descriptions of New York, and all the people in it, during the year 1899. Just when you think one thing is going to happen there is a […]
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The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
Read a synopsis here!Number of pages: 433I think I tried reading this book once a couple years back and for some reason I could never get into it. So, I decided to try picking it up for a second time and I’m so glad I did! I don’t know why I didn’t like this book […]
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James
Read a synopsis here!Number of pages: 298This being the second novel I’ve read by Syrie James I think I can safely say I love her writing even more now! She writes impeccably and the twist that she added to the way of writing as Jane Austen instead of about her or her books was simply […]
Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn
Read a synopsis here!Number of pages: 330Such an amazing book! I really like historical fiction novels and this was a very interesting take on the sinking of the Titanic. I thought the book would start out from being on the Titanic and then a long, drawn out story of the sinking, but it wasn’t like that […]
To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
Read a synopsis here!Number of pages: 230*Insert sigh of happy content here*…That’s the reaction I had when I finished this book. It was such a cute love story that had a ton of action from the get-go!I was actually surprised how much action and fighting there was in this story but it totally worked and […]
Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Schecter
Read a synopsis here!How much it cost me: $4.50 (purchased at Scholastic Warehouse)Retail price (paperback): $8.99Number of pages: 351I loved this book! I’m a sucker for historical fiction and it’s so hard to find one’s that are written so well. Cleopatra’s Moon topped the charts for me! I mean just look at some of these […]