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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: REBEL WITH A CLAUSE by Ellen Jovin
ABOUT THE BOOK: An unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian. When...

Christina Boyd
Jan 16, 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: 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 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: 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


EXCERPT from JANE AND THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER by Stephanie Barron
What a delight to be a part of Stephanie Barron’s book launch tour, sharing an excerpt from Jane and the Year Without a Summer (below)....

Christina Boyd
Feb 8, 20225 min read


REVIEW: THE SIREN OF SUSSEX by Mimi Matthews
Review: As in her “Parish Orphans of Devon” series, Matthews creates a story as rich and imaginative as the tailor’s workroom...

Christina Boyd
Jan 12, 20223 min read


Wishing Peace, Prosperity, & Good Luck in 2022
A time for renewal is just around the corner, and 2021 will pass into the history books. A new year, new resolutions, and the future awaits.

Christina Boyd
Dec 31, 20212 min read


REVIEW: Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron
“Jane & The Year Without a Summer” is Book 14 in Stephanie Barron’s “Being a Jane Austen Mystery” series. Having read the entire series...

Christina Boyd
Dec 14, 20213 min read


REVIEW: The Colonel by Beau North
Spanning decades, continents, wars abroad and wars at home, The Colonel is the anticipated companion to Longbourn’s Songbird.

Christina Boyd
Nov 13, 20212 min read


REVIEW: Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
I read “Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady” last autumn and through the winter because I have the epistolary novel featured...

Christina Boyd
Oct 18, 20212 min read
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