Reading Dawn on a Distant Shore was an interesting experience. It was a difficult book for me to get into, but once I finally did, I couldn’t put it down. The book opens with Elizabeth Bonner delivering twins while her husband, Nathaniel, walks through a snowstorm to get to her. Shortly after the birth, Nathaniel…
The Love Knot is a story for readers who really want to sink their teeth into the medieval period and experience everything, almost as if they were there. Although Catrin and Oliver’s love story is well told and with a HEA, the reader should be at least inclined to also enjoying historical fiction and not…
I grew up in the 1960s when big panoramic historical novels by people like Thomas Costain, Kenneth Roberts, and Hervy Allen were popular. In those days it seemed that almost everybody’s dad was a WWII vet with an interest in history. Lots of these books had compelling love stories though no one would have dared…
A Veiled Journey is not a romance. It contains enough gripping, nail biting action to make any suspense addict happy but at its core, it is a deadly serious story of an American woman living in modern day Saudi Arabia. Whatever the genre, A Veiled Journey is a courageous book. I could not put it…
I have to admit, before I read The Lovers: The Legend of Trystan and Yseult I knew nothing about the legend of Trystan and Yseult (perhaps better known as Tristan and Isolde). After I read the book, I still knew nothing about the legend of Trystan and Yseult, because this meandering book isn’t actually about…
Before you begin reading Too Deep for Tears, make sure you have a lot of time ahead of you, because once you have started you will not be able to lay aside this wonderful and compelling book for a long time. It is truly an unforgettable reading experience, so lean back, enjoy and let Kathryn…
Kathryn Lynn Davis has written another masterpiece in Somewhere Lies the Moon, which completes the epic story of the family of Mairi Rose of Glen Affric, Scotland. The first book in this trilogy, Too Deep for Tears, is the best book I have ever read, and has influenced me in too many ways to count….
Let me begin by stating that this is not a romance, in the way that we usually mean the term here at AAR. Let me further state that this book is not for the squeamish – the level of violence depicted is high and often graphic. That said, if you’re up to a compelling tale…
Picture yourself at an airport. You are looking for a “brick” (a really big book) to bring with you on a lengthy trip, and you’re fed up with spy thrillers with the sickle & hammer on the cover. What you want is something that centers more on women without making you weep in public, but…
How well you enjoy this read is largely dependent on how you shop. Do you buy the brand names or the cheaper store brands? Do you try to duplicate the gourmet recipes of cooking shows using similar ingredients, like dry basil instead of fresh? If you do, you’ll find this an amazing story, just the…
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