When I was around eleven or twelve, I was reading well above my age level and was obsessed with Victoria Holt. After devouring almost all of her novels, I went in search of more reading material on my mother’s bookshelves, which were full of scantily clad women in the arms of a handsome (often shirtless) man.
I wasn’t entirely sure what the books were about, but I loved the gowns these women wore, so I picked one up. When my mother found me reading it a couple of hours later she was like no no no—and took it from me. I can remember asking her why and she said I was too young for a romance novel—-especially a Harlequin romance novel (emphasis on the Harlequin bit).
Being a curious pre-teen, I went to my grandmother’s bookshelf looking for something new to read that might be more fitting, I mean she was into her 80s at that time, and found her shelves full of the same mysterious Harlequin romances. So I grew up thinking that that’s just what women read or maybe more that that’s what women of a ‘certain age’ read. I came to realize that romances were for everyone. No matter what age. Continue reading “Special Feature: THAT HARLEQUIN FEELING”
One of the main reasons that I decided to read this book was because the author was a former military officer. I am really into military history, especially Civil War and WWI/WWII. My dad was also in the military and I grew up with military history.
This book has been popping up all over my social media—and I can see why! That cover! It gives me all the heart eyes for sure and I am so excited to share some details about the book with all of you guys today as well!
There are so many WWII books out that focus on female relationships and bonds during the war. Often it’s a sister or two best friends who grew close during the war. I haven’t seen any books featuring two boys, in this case brothers, during the war for quite some time which is why this book stood out to me.
This is a new to me author, but not entirely unfamiliar to me. I’ve seen her books popping up all over the Amazon charts, especially her release from last year,
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