Musings by Erin

  One of my go-to authors for historical fiction is Roseanna M. White. Writing characters that you immediately connect with, with intriguing story-lines, spiritual depth and witty banter, her stories always suck me in, and are always enjoyable. Yesterday's Tides was no different. This was the first dual timeline that she wrote and while the closeness of the timelines did have me confused a bit at the beginning, it was definitely worthwhile to power through and set my reading breaks to occur at timeline breaks in order to glean as much as possible from this novel. This was thoroughly enjoyable and is easily in my top10 for the year.  Here's a bit about the book: In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same--until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie's inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling's injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks...

  One of the newer voices of inspirational historical romance is Kimberly Duffy. She writes with a solid depth and her books are often a bit heavier than my typical reads, but have been worth it! Her upcoming release, The Weight of Air is no  different. Delving into the circus life in the turn of the century (the 20th century, that is), this book was different from any other I've read and was altogether enjoyable! Here's as little bit about the book. In this book, you'll find:⁣ ⁣ 𝘈 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳-𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦⁣ 𝘈 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦⁣ 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝟸𝟶𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘕𝘠𝘊 ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ In 1911, Mabel MacGinnis is Europe's strongest woman and has performed beside her father in Manzo Brothers Circus her entire life. But at his unexpected death, she loses everything she's ever known and sets off in the comp...