An intriguing look at an eccentric character of history The Shadow Queen: A Novel of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Rebecca Dean Crown Publishing; August 14, 2012 Fiction/Historical/Biographical/Literary Review copy from publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars Two lovers. Two very different...

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? Since I am going to be having less Mailbox Monday posts, I wanted to start a different Monday meme.. This will be perfect =) This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. This is where we keep track of what we are currently reading and plan to read. Today I am going...

Hello blogosphere! (It's been two years since I've done a Sunday Salon. There's a lot to catch up on!) What a month it has been! SO many changes.. so many mini and mega dramas have been going on in the blogosphere that I have decided to step away quietly and make a firm decision to curtail the 'review' requests etc...

 Fantastic Christian historical spanning generations Central Park Rendezvous (Romancing America) by Kim Vogel Sawyer, Ronie Kendig, Dineen Miller, MaryLu Tyndall Barbour Books, August 1, 2012 Historical Romance/Christian Fiction Egalley via publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: five stars for this great...

A haunted house, memories of loved ones, and how War tears apart families A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner WaterBrook Multnomah October 2011 Contemporary/Historical/Christian/Romance (a light blend of all) Paperback 336 pages Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: Three...

 Queen Isabella portrayed as a woman, as opposed to inquisitor The Queen's Vow by C.W. Gortner Ballantine June 2012 Hardcover 382 pages Review copy from the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: Three stars From the glorious palaces of Segovia to the battlefields of Granada and the intrigue-laden...

 Another fabulous Tudor novel to stay up late with! The King's Damsel (Secrets of the Tudor Court #5) by Kate Emerson Simon and Schuster, August 2012 Paperback 384 pages Review copy provided by the author, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 4.5 Tudor Stars In 1533 and again in 1534, Henry the Eighth reportedly...

Romance and suspense in Queen Victoria's court The Wild Princess by Mary Hart Perry William Morrow and Company July 31, 2012 Paperback 384 pages Egalley provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars The marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert produced nine children—five of...

Welcome to Mailbox Monday, the weekly meme created by Marcia from A girl and her books (formerly The Printed Page) where book lovers share the titles they received for review, purchased, or otherwise obtained over the past week. Mailbox Monday is now on tour, and for July, your host is Mrs. Q Book Addict Hello again!...

Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling: A Novel by Michael Boccacino Facebook Fan Page: Michael Boccacino Author Twitter campaign: @mboccacino William Morrow Paperbacks, July 24, 2012 320 pages Review EGalley downloaded via the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3 stars Neil Gaiman meets...

Where family bonds are truth and faith is strong.. Hope Springs by Kim Cash Tate Thomas Nelson Publishers, 06/12/2012 Paperback 336 pages Review copy provided by the publisher for free via LitFuse Publicity Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars In a small community where everyone is holding tight to something,...

Worlds collide..will love survive prejudice and social custom? Veil of Pearls by MaryLu Tyndall Barbour Publishing July 1, 2012 Historical Romance Paperback 320 pages Review eBook via NetGalley Burton Book Review Rating: 4.5 stars, LOVED this story! Be swept away to Charleston of 1811, a city bustling with...

A stubborn character, will she ever see the light? Where Wildflowers Bloom by Ann Shorey Revell, January 1, 2012  336 pages paperback  Review copy provided by the publisher via HNR, thank you! Review originally posted in Historical Novels Review Magazine, May 2012 Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 Stars The...

Just a quick note to let everyone know I'll be participating in a Read Along of the newest release of C.W. Gortner's, The Queen's Vow which is being hosted at www.HF-Connection.com. Arleigh and I were contemplating when we were going to read it, and the read along was born! The discussion posts will be separated...

Welcome to Mailbox Monday, the weekly meme created by Marcia from A girl and her books (formerly The Printed Page) where book lovers share the titles they received for review, purchased, or otherwise obtained over the past week. Mailbox Monday is now on tour, and for July, your host is Mrs. Q Book Addict  HF Bundle! I...