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The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen

  Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description First Series from Bestselling Author Julie Klassen! The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. But when the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant...

The Sound of Rain by Sarah Loudin Thomas

Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description Judd Markley is a hardworking coal miner who rarely thinks much past tomorrow until he loses his brother–and nearly his own life–in a mine cave-in. Vowing never to enter the darkness of a mine again, he leaves all...

The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay

Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description Falling into the past will change their futures forever. Mary Davies finds safety in her ordered and productive life. Working as an engineer, she genuinely enjoys her job and her colleagues – particularly a certain adorable...

The Words of Kindness

“If wisdom’s ways you wisely seek, Five things observe with care, To whom you speak, Of whom you speak, And how, and when, and where.” ― Caroline Lake Ingalls   Often I think when we say words, correcting someone or telling someone what to do, I often wonder if...

A Dangerous Legacy by Elizabeth Camden

Reviewed by Martha Artyomenko Description Page-Turning Romance and Intrigue in Award-Winning Author’s Next Historical Novel Lucy Drake’s mastery of Morse code has made her a valuable asset to the American news agencies as a telegrapher. But the sudden...

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