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Review: Under the Light of the Italian Moon by Jennifer Anton

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When I was pitched this book, what sold me was the sensational cover! The cover is a show stopper and so eye catching and promises something exotic and romantic. But then I read the description and I couldn’t wait to read it, especially since it was based on a true story.

While it is set during WWII, it’s not set in the traditional countries of France and England, but rather Italy as the title implies. I think Italy often gets overlooked in the WWII historical fiction genre so I was really excited to read about a familiar event in history through a unique pair of eyes.

Plus I was super excited to see that there was a romance in it. I love war time romances. The backdrop of the war adds so much tension and drama to war time romances so I was really looking forward to this one. I picked it up on the first day of spring break and devoured it in a matter of days! There was a lot to love in this one!

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Special Feature: The English Wife by Adrienne Chinn

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I am a huge fan of duel timeline historical fiction. I know that some readers feel that it’s overdone but I absolutely love it and I rarely get tired of it. This new release from Adrienne Chinn sounds like it’s going to be another wonderful duel timeline historical fiction and I cannot wait to read it!

Her debut novel, The Lost Letter from Morocco, sounds equally as intriguing so needless to say both of these books are on my TBR list. However this book, The English Wife, sounds absolutely wonderful and is set immediately following VE Day. The second part of the story is set in 2001 as the World Trade Centre is bombed. Both time periods make for a sensational backdrop.

If you are a historical fiction fan then this will be a book that you want on your radar and it’s been getting a lot of great early reviews. I couldn’t be more excited to share this amazing book with you guys and I hope you check it out. I will be sure to post my review here once I get to it, but until then be sure to get this one on your TBR list!

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Review: The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper

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I discovered Tea Cooper through a blog tour with one of my long time friends and book bloggers, Amy over at Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, and I fell in love with her book The Woman in the Green Dress! It was well written, beautiful and fun. So when this latest book from Cooper came up for review, it was an easy yes for me!

Cooper has written a number of other books but so far these are the only two that I have read and when I picked this one up, I expected the same polish and research that was in The Woman in the Green Dress. While I was not at all disappointed in this one, I have to admit I still love The Woman in the Green Dress the best, but I think that’s because it was my first ‘experience’ with her novels!

I love that her books are set in Australia. They have a distinct, exotic feel for me because of that element. So many historical fiction novels are set in England, France, or occasionally New York./East Coast of the US. But having this book set in Australia gave it a new, refreshing feel that I was craving!

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Review: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

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I have only read a handful of Kate Quinn’s books, and while I have enjoyed them, it wasn’t until I read The Alice Network that I really fell in love with her books. After reading The Alice Network, I saw that The Rose Code was coming out and I knew that I had to get my hands on this one.

Not only did I love the idea of women code breakers but Quinn’s writing ability has really grown over her books so I was so excited to check this one out! Quinn is a great writer but the polish she put in The Alice Network really shined and I was eager to check this one out and I have also bought a copy of The Huntress to read soon!

Quinn has a wide range of historical novels that she has written, some are set in ancient Rome, some during the Borgia era, and of course now WWII. Clearly she loves history and all of her novels have been well researched but her WWII era novels seem to have a little something extra special about them which is why I was so thrilled to read The Rose Code!

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Special Feature/Excerpt: A Captain for Caroline Gray by Julie Wright

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I have really enjoyed all of the titles I have read from Shadow Mountain Publishing! They put out proper historical romances and almost every single one I have read is full of romance and chemistry between the characters. This book sounds like it’s going to be no exception from the excerpt I just read. I plan on reading this one later this spring because it looks so good!

If you are a fan of historical romances but prefer them sweet over sultry, then anything from this publishing house promises to satisfy you! Author Julie Wright has written a number of books and has won awards for her romances which means she’s a seasoned writer with proved experience in the romance genre.

I am so excited to be part of this blog tour for her upcoming novel and like I said I plan on reading it this spring! Keep reading today for a sneak peak into this novel with an excerpt below. Also be sure to follow along on the blog tour as there are a few more excerpts to check out as well!

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