review: To See Your Face Again
To See Your Face Again 2nd in the Savannah Quartet by Eugenia Price In this second installment of the Savannah Quartet by Eugenia Price, set more than a decade later, we follow Natalie Browning from…
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365 Meme: Somerset
365 Meme: 2014 New Releases Title: Somerset Author: Leila Meacham Release Date: 2/04/2014 Synopsis: “One hundred fifty years of Roses’ Tolivers, Warwicks, and DuMonts! We begin in the antebellum South on Plantation Alley in South…
review: But for the Grace of God by Ginger Myrick
BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD by Ginger Myrick While the American Civil War rages near her isolated Virginia farm, Hannah Deane Carter finds a wounded Confederate soldier collapsed and near death. With the help…
author guest post: Ann Hite
A Grandmother’s View of the South During the Great Depression The seeds for Ghost On Black Mountain were sown early in my life from stories told by my grandmother, Inas Hawkins Lord, and her sisters.…
review: Savannah by Eugenia Price
Savannah by Eugenia Price Beginning a sweeping four book saga, Savannah introduces Mark Browning as a surprising protagonist–young, educated, privileged, and who, despite his upbringing and inheritance, is down-to-earth, monetarily savvy and eagerly looking for…
review: The Storycatcher
The Storycatcher by Ann Hite Ann Hite, 2012 Georgia Author of the Year returns us to Black Mountain with her latest novel, The Storycatcher. Shelly Parker finds herself being stalked by the ghost of a…
author interview & giveaway: Work of Art by Ginger Myrick
Ginger Myrick joins us with answers to my burning questions about her latest novel, Work of Art, which released last month. She is also offering an eBook version to one lucky reader, open to everyone.…
review: Work of Art by Ginger Myrick
Work of Art: Love and Murder in 19th Century New York by Ginger Myrick Del Ryan is a young Irish immigrant eking out a living for herself and her invalid mother by serving as a…
Doc Holliday, Margaret Mitchell & Victoria Wilcox (giveaway included)
Last Saturday I visited the Margaret Mitchell House Museum in Atlanta where Victoria Wilcox was hosting a lecture on the connection between Doc Holliday and Margaret Mitchell, as well as her journey from historical enthusiast…
New from Ginger Myrick: Work of Art
Work of Art: Love & Murder in 19th Century New York by Ginger Myrick Author’s Website Amazon Link Every girl dreams of a handsome Prince Charming to whisk her away to a fairytale ending. For…
review: Roses by Leila Meacham
Roses by Leila Meacham Spanning eight decades (1910′s-1980′s) and chronicling three affluent families in a fictional East Texas town, this is an immense and engrossing story that holds the reader’s attention from start to finish.…
new eBook: The Kingsley House
Arliss Ryan, author of one of my favorite novels, The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare (read my review), just released her first novel in eBook format. The Kingsley House Amazon Link ArlissRyan.com BOOK DESCRIPTION: In…
review: Shame the Devil by Debra Brenegan
Shame the Devil by Debra Brenegan Fanny Fern, 19th Century American literary wit and prolific author, spoke out against inequality through her novels, weekly columns and collections. Though not quite a household name, she was…