Book Review: The Seaside Homecoming by Julie Klassen


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Desperate to reconcile with her family, disgraced Claire Summers replies to an advertisement for a “respectable female partner” in a Sidmouth boarding house. She hopes the proprietor will prove more trustworthy than the lord who betrayed her. But will her handsome, secretive business partner send her packing if he learns her genteel façade hides a less-than-respectable past?

When her family discovers Claire has left Scotland with no word..
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Book Review: Of Gold and Shadows and by Michele Griep


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The shadows hold secrets darker than they ever imagined . . .

In 1888 Victorian England, Ami Dalton navigates a clandestine dual life. By day, she strives to establish herself as a respected Egyptologist, overcoming the gender biases that permeate academia. But with a heart for saving black-market artifacts from falling into the wrong hands, she is most often disguised as her alter ego, the Shadow Broker.

After eight years in India, Oxford's most eligible bachelor, Edmund Price, has come out of the shadows to run for Parliament and is in search of...

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Book Review: Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Rosanna M. White


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The Nutcracker and Edwardian-Era England combine to weave a magical tale of love and friendship at Christmastime.

As the beloved stepdaughter of the Earl of Castleton, Lady Mariah Lyons cherishes her home at Plumford Manor, but her idyllic world will be threatened when the estate passes to Cyril Lightbourne, a childhood friend she hasn't seen or heard from in years. Once, Mariah dreamed their friendship would kindle into something more, but that was before...
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Book Review: Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer


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Caroline holds a deep secret. Living in 1727 and 1927 simultaneously, each night she goes to sleep in one life and wakes up in the other. In search of answers to her unique existence, Caroline stumbles upon a letter from her mother hinting at her own experiences as a time-crosser, sending Caroline on a daring quest to uncover the truth. 

In 1727, Caroline disguises herself as a cabin boy and joins a ship sailing for the Bahamas, her mother's last known location, where she crosses paths with a ruthless but handsome pirate...

In 1927 St. Paul, Minnesota, Caroline grapples...
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Book Review: Tea with Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn


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Ever since they met as teenagers volunteering at a conference center in Costa Rica 20 years ago, Fern Espinoza and Lily Graden have shared a close friendship, even though they live in different states. They can hardly believe it when their teen dream of traveling to Africa together becomes a reality. It's the trip of a lifetime--but life sure isn't what they thought it would be back when they were young.

Along with their suitcases, each woman brings along emotional baggage that weighs heavily on them. Yet the people they meet...
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