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INTERVIEW: Natalie Jenner, a Total Pantser?
International bestselling author Natalie Jenner penned my favorite book of 2022, BLOOMSBURY GIRLS, so it's no surprise I'd have questions.

Christina Boyd
May 8, 20235 min read


INTERVIEW: A Few Beats with Screenwriter Jamie Nash
I’m honored to have as my inaugural guest Jamie Nash, a working screenwriter and author for more than a decade.

Christina Boyd
May 2, 20234 min read


Review: RETURN TO SATTERTHWAITE COURT by Mimi Matthews
About the book: A reckless Victorian heiress sets her sights on a dashing ex-naval lieutenant, determined to win his heart as the two of...

Christina Boyd
Apr 10, 20234 min read


Review: ENDURING CONNEXIONS by J. Marie Croft
Part of the appeal of J. Marie Croft's "Enduring Connexions" is the clever use of language...

Christina Boyd
Mar 21, 20233 min read


Review: JANE & ME: MY AUSTEN HERITAGE by Caroline Jane Knight
"I have spent most of my adult life trying to forget Chawton and avoiding all reminders of my heritage..."
And that is the opening line of

Christina Boyd
Feb 28, 20232 min read


Review: SNOWBOUND by Joana Starnes
SNOWBOUND is is the great Joana Starnes at the top of her game. When a snowstorm and carriage accident require Elizabeth and Jane Bennet…

Christina Boyd
Feb 15, 20234 min read


Review: A MURDEROUS PERSUASION by Katie Oliver
With the right balance of humor, charm, and intrigue, this contemporary whodunnit had me swiping through my kindle until the satisfying end.

Christina Boyd
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Review: UNDER A VEILED MOON by Karen Odden
Impeccably composed and outstanding world-building, this spectacular historical mystery had me cheering for Michael Corravan from the first.

Christina Boyd
Dec 11, 20224 min read


Review: HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT by Aimee Brown
Review: I had the opportunity to read this as a beta reader and I loved it then but I love it more now in its published form.

Christina Boyd
Dec 7, 20223 min read


Review: DEATH ON A WINTER STROLL by Francine Mathews
Francine Mathews’ latest in “The Merry Folger Nantucket Mystery Series,” DEATH ON A WINTER STROLL is a multi-layered intrigue.

Christina Boyd
Nov 27, 20224 min read


Review: PRIDE AND PROTEST by Nikki Payne
I daresay, regardless of race, creed, or sex, readers will connect to this astute, sexy Austen reimagining like never before. Payne delivers

Christina Boyd
Nov 16, 20224 min read


Review: WILL WRITE FOR WINE by Sara Wesley McBride
ABOUT THE BOOK: Alexis Lynn has just quit her successful twenty-year career and escaped on a direct flight to Italy. A one-way ticket to...

Christina Boyd
Oct 24, 20224 min read


Review: THE BELLE OF BELGRAVE SQUARE by Mimi Matthews
Review: Mimi Matthews’s masterful storytelling draws us in with her subtle parallels to the classic fairytale, Beauty and the Beast.

Christina Boyd
Oct 3, 20225 min read


Review: THE FORGOTTEN COTTAGE by Courtney Ellis
A heartbreaking, yet uplifting dual-era novel of love and survival during World War I. Set in both 2014 and the Edwardian-era...

Christina Boyd
Sep 12, 20222 min read


Review: THE NINE: ORIGINS by Kes Trester
Review: A fast-paced contemporary paranormal intrigue that is as much about confidence and self-worth as it is about falling in love.

Christina Boyd
Aug 28, 20222 min read


Review: THAT CHURCHILL WOMAN by Stephanie Barron
Jennie Spencer-Churchill, American heiress and mother of Winston Churchill, THAT CHURCHILL WOMAN is a scintillating historical fiction.

Christina Boyd
Aug 19, 20223 min read


Review: DECEMBER ’41 by William Martin
William Martin delivers incomparable research in his new release December ‘41, adding real-life figures of our past and imagined complex...

Christina Boyd
Jun 19, 20222 min read


Review: I COULD WRITE A BOOK by Karen M Cox
Austen said she was going to write Emma as a character that only she might like. But I think you will come to adore Karen M Cox’s modern...

Christina Boyd
Jun 12, 20223 min read


REVIEW: Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Review: Natalie Jenner, internationally bestselling author of “The Jane Austen Society,” returns with a compelling and heartwarming story

Christina Boyd
May 15, 20226 min read


REVIEW: Wanderings — A Collection of Short Stories by Kenneth G. Bennett
Haunting, disturbing and surreal. As in his bestselling “Gaia Wars” series and sci-fi eco-lit thriller “Exodus 2022,” Kenneth G. Bennett...

Christina Boyd
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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