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American Civil War, Blog Tour, Book Review, Cross Class, Domestic Abuse, Drinking, Enemies-to-lovers, England, Entrepreneur, Family, Family Saga, Farmer, Friendship, Grief, Happiness, Historical Fiction, In her 20s, In Service, Loneliness, Marriage, Mid 1800s, Murder, Older Hero, Poverty, Relationships, Romance, Slavery, Strong Heroine, Unrequited Love, USA, Violence

Twist of the Thread by Christine Evans | #BookReview #ChristineEvans @SapereBooks #ARC #HistoricalFiction

October 20, 2020October 2, 2020 Lu Reviews Books

The Lancashire Cotton Saga continues: English maid Dolly, now married to drunkard Clement, fights all odds to rebuild a Louisiana plantation Twist of the Thread by Christine Evans is book #2 in the beautiful Lancashire Cotton Saga, but can be read as a standalone. You can read my review of the first book in the… Continue reading Twist of the Thread by Christine Evans | #BookReview #ChristineEvans @SapereBooks #ARC #HistoricalFiction

American Civil War, Blog Tour, Book Review, Cross Class, Domestic Abuse, Enemies-to-lovers, England, Entrepreneur, Family, Family Saga, Farmer, Friendship, Grief, Happiness, Historical Fiction, In her 20s, In Service, Loneliness, Marriage, Mid 1800s, Murder, Poverty, Relationships, Romance, Slavery, Strong Heroine, Unrequited Love, USA, Violence

Song of the Shuttle by Christine Evans | #BookReview #ChristineEvans @SapereBooks #ARC #HistoricalFiction

October 5, 2020September 30, 2020 Lu Reviews Books

A mill worker and the owner's son will fight their attraction to each other while trying to survive the struggles brought to the cotton trade by the American Civil War. Song of the Shuttle is book #1 in the Lancashire Cotton Saga and can be read as a standalone. Our thanks to the author and Sapere… Continue reading Song of the Shuttle by Christine Evans | #BookReview #ChristineEvans @SapereBooks #ARC #HistoricalFiction

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Bronte’s Mistress by Finola Austin | #BlogTour #BookReview @SVictorianist @AtriaBooks @Austenprose #NetGalley #BiographicalFiction

August 4, 2020August 5, 2020 Lu Reviews Books

Lydia Robinson entered history as the seducer of the much younger Branwell Bronte. More than a hundred years later, Finola Austin gives her the chance to tell her side of the tale. Bronte's Mistress is an outstanding book that takes historical facts and expands them into compelling fiction. The Bronte siblings and the Robinson family… Continue reading Bronte’s Mistress by Finola Austin | #BlogTour #BookReview @SVictorianist @AtriaBooks @Austenprose #NetGalley #BiographicalFiction

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Review | Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon

April 11, 2020August 7, 2020 Lu Reviews Books

Where the Lost Wander is an astonishing story of loss and love that takes place during a train wagon journey to California in the mid-1800s. Our thanks to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy.