Musings by Erin

  In the Christian Fiction world, Jen Turano is the Queen of Comedy, bringing hilarious antics to the late 1800's American high society. I enjoy how she brings the society members down to earth like the rest of us and makes them not only fallible, but hysterical. This book is no different. Second in the Matchmakers series, it picks up with some of the side characters from the first book and fleshes out their story moving forward. Here's a bit about the book: After five unsuccessful Seasons on the marriage mart, Miss Adelaide Duveen has resigned herself to the notion that she's destined to remain a spinster forever--a rather dismal prospect, but one that will allow her to concentrate on her darling cats and books. However, when she inadvertently stumbles upon Mr. Gideon Abbott engaged in a clandestine activity during a dinner party, Adelaide finds herself thrust into a world of intrigue that resembles the plots in the spy novels she devours. Former intelligence agent Gideon ...

  What does one do when a favorite author branches out into a new genre? Why, you read it anyway of course! Tamera Alexander is well known for her historical romance novels and she writes them beautifully. So, now when she's releasing a contemporary/dual timeline women's fiction instead, I was a bit nervous. But I didn't need to be! She brought her beautiful writing style and strong character development skills to a whole new genre. I devoured this one even more quickly than her historical novels. Here's a bit about the book: Sometimes secrets just won’t stay hidden . . . From USA Today bestselling author and Christy Award Hall of Fame inductee Tamera Alexander comes the story of two women from different centuries living in the same house who share strikingly similar journeys. Claire Powell’s life is turned upside down when her beloved husband admits to a “near affair.” But when Stephen accepts a partnership with an Atlanta law firm without consulting her and buys a his...

  Erica Vetsch is a relatively new-to-me author focusing on Regency time in England, writing historical romances. Having heard several rave about her Serendipity and Secrets books, I decided to check out her books and was glad that I did. Though her books are correctly classified as romance, there is also an element of mystery within, which keeps me turning pages more quickly to see what will happen next. Her characters are well developed and likable and her plots are filled with both adventure and romance. Her latest release, Children of the Shadows is the last book in the Thorndike & Swann mysteries. Though the story would stand on its own, I would definitely recommend reading this series in order so as to not read spoilers in the more recent books of the past novels. This series encompasses characters in the Serendipity and Secrets series as well, so fill your TBR stack with the backlist! Here's a bit about this book: Detective Daniel Swann and debutante Juliette Thorndike o...