Showing posts with label #HistoricalRomance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #HistoricalRomance. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Beyond the Highland Mist

 Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning 400 pages

Synopsis: He would sell his warrior soul to possess her...
An alluring laird...
He was known throughout the kingdom as Hawk, legendary predator of the battlefield and the boudoir. No woman could refuse his touch, but no woman ever stirred his heart—until a vengeful fairy tumbled Adrienne de Simone out of modern-day Seattle and into medieval Scotland. Captive in a century not her own, entirely too bold, too outspoken, she was an irresistible challenge to the sixteenth-century rogue. Coerced into a marriage with Hawk, Adrienne vowed to keep him at arm's length—but his sweet seduction played havoc with her resolve.
A prisoner in time...
She had a perfect "no" on her perfect lips for the notorious laird, but Hawk swore she would whisper his name with desire, begging for the passion he longed to ignite within her. Not even the barriers of time and space would keep him from winning her love. Despite her uncertainty about following the promptings of her own passionate heart, Adrienne's reservations were no match for Hawk's determination to keep her by his side...


My thoughts: This book was not my cup of tea. If you do like the mass paperback romance books of the 90's that have beautiful Scottish men and magic, this book is for you. The time travel seemed like an after thought and I just wasn't into it, I read it for a book club and will not be continuing the series. 

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

THE LAST BOOKSHOP IN LONDON by MADELINE MARTIN

 THE LAST BOOKSHOP IN LONDON by MADELINE MARTIN  (p325)


This was inspired by the true story of  one of the few bookshops to survive the WW2 German Blitz of London. 


"August 1939: London prepares for war as Hitler’s forces sweep across Europe. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, but the bunkers and drawn curtains that she finds on her arrival are not what she expected. And she certainly never imagined she’d wind up working at Primrose Hill, a dusty old bookshop nestled in the heart of London.


Through blackouts and air raids as the Blitz intensifies, Grace discovers the power of storytelling to unite her community in ways she never dreamed—a force that triumphs over even the darkest nights of the war."