Blog Tour & Review: “Walking on Hidden Wings” by Rachel Scott McDaniel

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Walking on Hidden Wings by Rachel Scott McDaniel hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! I’m sharing a review today followed by info for the tour-wide giveaway. Be sure to enter before you go!

Title: Walking on Hidden Wings: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties
Author: Rachel Scott McDaniel
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date: April 23, 2024
Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Geneva Ashcroft Hayes’s marriage to a newspaper mogul might have been arranged, but the New York socialite is devastated when her husband’s plane crashes a few short months after their nuptials. When the authorities suspect murder, Geneva sets out on a wild mission to find his killer–and to prove it wasn’t her!

When mysterious notes surface pointing to Geneva’s guilt in his death, they only strengthen her resolve. She has little to go on except for a detective friend’s cryptic list of locations connected to her dead spouse. When the friend also disappears, she trades her sparkling gowns for coveralls and pilot goggles.

Armed with a new name and career as a wingwalker and barnstormer, she travels from town to town in hopes of unearthing clues and locating her missing friend. But Geneva discovers that her past may not belong to her . . . what she once believed as truth may be nothing more than lies and deception.

“A tangled web, a sleuthing adventure, a rekindled romance . . . Walking on Hidden Wings has it all.” –Rachel Fordham, author of The Letter Tree

“Fans of intelligent mysteries, butterfly-inducing romance, and the Roaring Twenties, prepare yourselves–Walking on Hidden Wings will sweep you away to the skies! McDaniel’s lyrical prose is a delight, and readers will be fascinated by the daring beginnings of aviation. A true gem.” –Joanna Barker, author of A Heart Worth Stealing

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An automatic “favorites list” addition, Walking on Hidden Wings exhibits everything I love about the inspy/historical romance genre and the marriage of convenience trope. What begins as an engaging mystery soon transforms into an adventurous, high-stakes romance — and the high stakes come in the form of a missing friend, an aviation accident (or is it sabotage?), and the subterfuge of a 1920s social ladder.

Author Rachel McDaniel has a prose-like style that fills the story with wonder in its details: in the flying stunts, sisterly devotion, a heroine out of her comfort zone in the country, a protective and empowering hero, and a thrilling romance. Speaking of romance, the narrative has smartly penned flashback chapters amidst “current” angsty tension that tell the origins of the romance and marriage of convenience situation Geneva navigated. This brings life-altering secrets and themes of reconciliation and hope to the forefront. Most impressive in this story framing and narrative is how every single detail of the characters’ lives matters and satisfyingly comes full circle.

Fans of ultra-romantic historical marriages of convenience like Rachel McMillan’s The London Restoration or books by Mimi Matthews should give Walking on Hidden Wings a space on their TBRs.

Thank you to the publisher and Just Read Tours for the review copy. This is my honest opinion. I also purchased a final copy of the ebook for my collection.

Rachel Scott McDaniel is an award-winning author of historical romance. Winner of the ACFW Genesis Award and the RWA Touched By Love award, Rachel infuses faith and heart into each story. She currently enjoys life in Ohio with her husband and two kids.

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(1) winner will receive a signed copy of the book plus book-related extras!

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Audiobook Review: “The Berlin Letters” by Katherine Reay

Thanks for stopping by! I’m talking today about an author and novel I’ve been telling my face to face friends about even before I finished reading it: The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay.

Bestselling author Katherine Reay returns with an unforgettable tale of the Cold War and a CIA code breaker who risks everything to free her father from an East German prison.

From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she’s a natural to quickly climb the career ladder at the CIA. But while her coworkers have moved on to thrilling Cold War assignments—especially in the exhilarating era of the late 1980s—Luisa’s work remains stuck in the past decoding messages from World War II.

Journalist Haris Voekler grew up a proud East Berliner. But as his eyes open to the realities of postwar East Germany, he realizes that the Soviet promises of a better future are not coming to fruition. After the Berlin Wall goes up, Haris finds himself separated from his young daughter and all alone after his wife dies. There’s only one way to reach his family—by sending coded letters to his father-in-law who lives on the other side of the Iron Curtain.

When Luisa Voekler discovers a secret cache of letters written by the father she has long presumed dead, she learns the truth about her grandfather’s work, her father’s identity, and why she has never progressed in her career. With little more than a rudimentary plan and hope, she journeys to Berlin and risks everything to free her father and get him out of East Berlin alive.

As Luisa and Haris take turns telling their stories, events speed toward one of the twentieth century’s most dramatic moments—the fall of the Berlin Wall and that night’s promise of freedom, truth, and reconciliation for those who have lived, for twenty-eight years, behind the bleak shadow of the Iron Curtain’s most iconic symbol.

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The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay is an intriguing look at history through a unique generational perspective of the Berlin Wall — from both behind it for its duration and as seen from a Western perspective near its end in the 1980s. It is a story of family, reconciliation, and of truths surviving impossible circumstances.

Reay has done a fabulous job with historical detail and accuracy, as evidenced by the gripping narratives of Luisa and Haris and supported by her informative author’s note. The elements of freedom and life in the U.S. contrast with the determined and steadfast survival of those living in danger behind the wall. This juxtaposition combines with unfolding family secrets in Luisa’s life connected to ongoing CIA activities to pull the reader into a memorable story experience. For me, this book raises questions and curiosity about those who lived closely to these events and survived the atrocious conformity of communism.

I especially enjoyed the audiobook production and the emotions the narrators lent to the story, enriching the experience with German accents and inflections.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the audiobook copy. This is my honest review.

Blog Tour & Review: “Embers in the London Sky” by Sarah Sundin

Thanks for stopping to read my review of Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin, her new WWII historical romance. I had the opportunity to read an ebook copy AND I snagged an audiobook version, which I also greatly enjoyed.

As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida van der Zee Martens escapes to London to wait out the Occupation. Separated from her three-year-old son, Theo, in the process, the young widow desperately searches for her little boy even as she works for an agency responsible for evacuating children to the countryside.

When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes.

The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.

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Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin offers a unique perspective on WWII homefront happenings as Aleida Martens, a Dutch refugee, and Hugh Collingwood, a BBC reporter unite in friendship. Their match soon grows into attraction and more as their personal lives and careers complicate their connection — as does a series of murders of people acquainted with them both.

I particularly enjoyed the element of radio broadcasting technology and a glimpse of how live broadcasting worked in this era through Hugh’s observant eyes. His attractive caramel voice (!! that was a cute descriptor) lends gravitas to many causes, including those of immigrant refugees, a point where Aleida’s life intersects. Her story of searching for her son and bravely finding a new life path in London incites both empathy and a sense of bravery.

A mystery plot creates urgency in the story’s momentum, as does the continued threat of German air raids and personal obstacles of both Hugh and Aleida. These combined with small details to love like Lennox the (grumpy) cat, quite the romantic train moment, and a grand romantic gesture, all make for a story highlighting persistence, restoration, and faith during a real-life historical period.

Thank you to the publisher for the digital review copy. I voluntarily purchased an audiobook copy. This is my honest review.

Review: “While the City Sleeps” by Elizabeth Camden

I’m sharing a review for While the City Sleeps, a new release (this week!) from author Elizabeth Camden. This is a historical romance that starts a new “Women of Midtown” series set in early 1900s NYC.

Katherine Schneider’s workaday life as a dentist in 1913 New York is upended when a patient reveals details of a deadly plot while under the influence of laughing gas. As she is plunged into danger, she seeks help from the dashing Lieutenant Jonathan Birch, a police officer she has long admired from afar.

Jonathan has harbored powerful feelings toward Katherine for years but never acted on them, knowing his dark history is something she could never abide. Now, with her safety on the line, he works alongside her through the nights as they unravel the criminal conspiracy that threatens her. And throughout it all, Jonathan fears what will happen should Katherine ever learn his deepest secrets.

Join award-winning author Elizabeth Camden for a sweeping and romantic adventure of dangerous secrets and wounded hearts fighting to overcome the darkness while the rest of the city sleeps.

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Author Elizabeth Camden always writes fascinating heroes and heroines, and While the City Sleeps is her latest vibrant take on fictional characters with a sprinkle of real-life history. The New York City setting comes to life in the tale, as well, acting as a main character all its own with its interesting night life and unexpected personalities.

Secrets and potential crimes wind through this story of romance. The intrigue and reveals keep the pace flowing nicely as the reader meets and falls in love with the match between Katherine and Jonathan. While their acquaintance is already established off-page as the story begins, events in their lives thrust them beyond a tentative interaction to a mutual reliance on city knowledge and social connections. I especially love the details Camden incorporates to make an already complex situation feel like real life.

Romance is at the heart of the story, even as dangerous situations draw in emotions, sacrifice, and questions of loyalty. Jonathan is a Paul Newman-ish hero (at least that’s how I see him!) who has secrets of his own (like mad baking skills), a connection to an Italian community, a dry sense of humor, and absolute conviction to protect the innocent and stand for honor. Katherine is fully his match — when it comes to their relationship, I love how she is assertive in a way he isn’t and how their dynamic explores some believable realities of relationships right down to disagreements and some tough subjects.

I particularly empathize with the way Katherine approaches life: she’s spunky, determined, and brave. One tiny moment I noted that ticked all the romance boxes for me was when Jonathan had a cerebral attraction to Katherine’s handwriting. It speaks of their connection and their mutual respect for each other.

If you have enjoyed Elizabeth Camden’s stories in the past, this is a good place to get back into her writing as it is the promising start to a new series. I’d also recommend this book for fans of Jocelyn Green and Rachel Fordham.

Thank you to the publisher for the digital review copy. This is my honest review.

Review: “A Beautiful Disguise” by Roseanna M. White

Welcome to my blog! Today I’m reviewing a recent historical romance release from Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise, the first book in her promising “The Imposters” series.

Left with an estate on the brink of bankruptcy after their father’s death, Lady Marigold Fairfax and her brother open a private investigation firm marketed to the elite . . . to spy on the elite. Dubbed The Imposters, Ltd., their anonymous group soon becomes the go-to for the crème of society when they want answers delivered surreptitiously. But the many secrets Marigold learns about her peers pale in comparison to her shock when she and her brother are hired to investigate her best friend’s father as a potential traitor.

Sir Merritt Livingstone has spent a decade serving the monarch in the most elite guard, but when pneumonia lands him behind a desk in the War Office Intelligence Division just as they’re creating a new secret intelligence branch, he’s intent on showing his worth. He suspects a man of leaking information to Germany as tensions mount between the two countries, but needs someone to help him prove it, so he turns to The Imposters, Ltd. No one knows who they are, but their results are beyond compare.

Lady Marigold is determined to discover the truth for her friend’s sake, and she’s more determined still to keep her heart from getting involved with this enigmatic new client . . . who can’t possibly be as noble as he seems.

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In true Roseanna M. White fashion, A Beautiful Disguise creatively imagines a plausible scenario of intrigue and found family amidst the glittering society of London in 1909. The romance at its center is nicely paced, beginning with attraction and moving swiftly to friendship and more.

Besides the wonderfully depicted characters and perspective on the Edwardian London setting, I appreciate the way this story doesn’t stick to the “norms” of its trope. It doesn’t have the often-used miscommunications or characters who react in anger when secrets are revealed. Instead, its characters behave with integrity and embrace the love and rightness of their newfound circumstances or relationships at many turns. Merritt, in particular, elevates the story with his likable demeanor, views of friendship, and verbal recognition of Marigold’s worth beyond her self-imposed masks.

This story will satisfy a longing for high stakes adventure, smart spy shenanigans, ZOO animals, and a deeper look at society’s effects on identity, perception, and worth.

My thanks to the publisher for the review copy. This is my honest review.

Review: “The Seamstress of Acadie” by Laura Frantz

It’s always a great day when you can read a new Laura Frantz novel — her 15th one! The Seamstress of Acadie is her latest historical romance, one that delves into a lesser-known historical event (at least, one I knew very little about).

As 1754 is drawing to a close, tensions between the French and the British on Canada’s Acadian shore are reaching a fever pitch. Seamstress Sylvie Galant and her family–French-speaking Acadians wishing to remain neutral–are caught in the middle, their land positioned between two forts flying rival flags. Amid preparations for the celebration of Noël, the talk is of unrest, coming war, and William Blackburn, the British Army Ranger raising havoc across North America’s borderlands.

As summer takes hold in 1755 and British ships appear on the horizon, Sylvie encounters Blackburn, who warns her of the coming invasion. Rather than participate in the forced removal of the Acadians from their land, he resigns his commission. But that cannot save Sylvie or her kin. Relocated on a ramshackle ship to Virginia, Sylvie struggles to pick up the pieces of her life. When her path crosses once more with William’s, they must work through the complex tangle of their shared, shattered past to navigate the present and forge an enduring future.

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The Seamstress of Acadie follows a heroine with fortitude, Sylvie Galant, in a bittersweet 18th century tale that explores heartache and hope in a world upended by true historical events. This novel is part historical fiction in content and part a slow burn, unexpected romance, all tucked into a lush account of the era with themes of grief and longing, hope and home.

Frantz’s signature ability to stir emotions with her immersive narrative and poignant prose is unrivaled. The mournful events Sylvie and her family are subject to are heartrending, in direct contrast to the brilliant thread of hope and God’s care that overshadows the heartache. I especially love Sylvie’s relationship and dynamic with her older brother, Bleu, and the role he plays in drawing out the integrity of Will Blackburn for the reader to see.

With a slow burn romance worth every moment of the reader’s patient investment, characters Sylvie and Will recognize the refuge they can find in each other as they go from tentative enemies to stilted friends to more. And oh, how Frantz pens the attraction between them! Will is the perfect steady counterpoint to Sylvie’s resourcefulness and strength. Their match reminds me of this time of history itself in a metaphorical way — their relationship representative of the things required to survive this time in early American history: commitment, faith, hard work, and devotion.

If you’re a devoted reader of Frantz’s novels, you will notice a few familiar characters overlapping into this story from her previous novel, A Heart Adrift, which takes place during the same timeline. Delightfully, Esmee’s chocolate shop makes an appearance, as do Captain Lennox and Esmee’s sister and brother-in-law .

My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy. This is my honest review.

Review: “Beneath His Silence” by Hannah Linder

Earlier this year I read a lovely, gothic Regency romance — a debut by Hannah Linder, Beneath His Silence. I’m sharing my thoughts on it today!

Will Seeking Justice Lead to Her Own Demise?

A Gothic-Style Regency Romance from a Promising Young Author

Second daughter of a baron—and a little on the mischievous side—Ella Pemberton is no governess. But the pretense is a necessity if she ever wishes to get inside of Wyckhorn Manor and attain the truth. Exposing the man who killed her sister is all that matters.

Lord Sedgewick knows there’s blood on his hands. Lies have been conceived, then more lies, but the price of truth would be too great. All he has left now is his son—and his hatred. Yet as the charming governess invades his home, his safe cocoon of bitterness begins to tear away.

Could Ella, despite the lingering questions of his guilt, fall in love with such a man? Or is she falling prey to him—just as her dead sister?

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Ahh! I loved Beneath His Silence! It’s a gothic Regency romance with a bit of suspense and a mystery tied to the hero. It reminded me in small ways of Jane Eyre and the environment of Thornfield Manor.

The pairing of the romance was as delightfully contrasting as it was a well suited match. Henry was a quietly strong hero plagued by guilt (And he’s a widower dad with a darling little boy!) who has met his match in a truth seeking, speaks-her-mind heroine. Ella’s quest for familial answers took her down a path and an encounter with truth and God in a stirring way.

These pages hold a host of great story elements like surprises, twists, faithful servants, and a cliffside setting. So many things to love. I’m impressed with Linder, and I’m happily looking forward to more from her pen.

My thanks to the publisher for the review copy. This is my honest review.

Review: “The Italian Ballerina” by Kristy Cambron

As many of my friends already know, Italy is a favorite setting of mine, partly due to my visit there a few years ago. With that, I knew The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron was a book destined for me to read, combining Italy with real-life WWII elements. And wow, did it deliver! Read on for my thoughts and a glimpse of the story places I’ve seen IRL.

At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together to save innocent lives in this breathtaking World War II novel based on real historical events.

Rome, 1943 . With the fall of Italy’s Fascist government and the Nazi regime occupying the streets of Rome, British ballerina Julia Bradbury is stranded and forced to take refuge at a hospital on Tiber Island. But when she learns of a deadly sickness that is sweeping through the quarantine wards—a fake disease known only as Syndrome K—she is drawn into one of the greatest cons in history. Alongside hospital staff, friars of the adjoining church, and two Allied medics, Julia risks everything to rescue Italian Jews from the deadly clutches of the Holocaust. But when one little girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina arrives at their door, Julia and the others are determined to reunite the young dancer with her family—if only she would reveal one crucial secret: her name.

Present Day . With the recent loss of her grandfather—a beloved small-town doctor and WWII veteran—Delaney Coleman returns home to help her aging parents, even as she struggles to pick up the pieces of her own life. When a mysterious Italian woman claims she owns one of the family’s precious heirlooms, Delaney is compelled to uncover what’s true of her grandfather’s hidden past. Together with the woman’s skeptical but charming grandson, Delaney learns of a Roman hospital that saved hundreds of Jewish people during the war. Soon, everything Delaney thought she knew about her grandfather comes into question as she wrestles with the possibility that the man she’d revered all her life had unknown ties to Rome and may have taken noble secrets to his grave.

Based on true accounts of the invented Syndrome K sickness, The Italian Ballerina journeys from the Allied storming of the beaches at Salerno to the London ballet stage and the war-torn streets of WWII Rome, exploring the sometimes heart-wrenching choices we must make to find faith and forgiveness, and how saving just one life can impact countless others.

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“Alright. And what would Rome say if it could talk?” “That’s up to you. Rome gets under your skin when you’re not looking. And then it goes deeper— into your heart— and never leaves. If I’m honest, the best advice I can give is to say you’d better get ready to fall in love.”

from chapter 12

ITALY sights: clockwise from top R, the Trevi Fountain, a view of Tiber Island and the front and side facades of the San Giovanni Calibita church, a view of Tivoli, the Spanish steps from below, me on the Spanish Steps with the Trinità dei Monti in the background.

The Italian Ballerina is immediately going on my yearly favs list! What a heart-wrenching story of courage, sacrifice, kindness, and purpose. It marries two things I’m a nerd over: Italy and WWII. And it features real-life history as a central aspect in the plot!

The narrative structure of this novel is quite daring. It is split time AND the two historical POV characters have current and flashback segments, making me pay close attention to prefacing dates at each chapter. This benefitted the story overall and lent an air of urgency to the pacing, revealing details in smidgens and painting a large canvas of a story through it all. While the historical story alone would’ve been fascinating, the present day depiction brings to light the timeless qualities of bravery and sacrifice.

Cambron absolutely gets the present-day Rome setting right, in a transporting and charming way, just as the classic city should be experienced. Reading about a character named Courtney is an unexpected surprise and I find I quite liked it (and him!). And Matteo ❤️ ❤️ I loved seeing the present day unfold and fill in the cracks of the past timeline with a beautiful new generation unknowingly living the legacy of the story– and in this timeline, too, Delaney and Matteo fall into friendship and more over heart-deep conversations/emotions and Italian pastries.

A Hopeful Fall TBR ’23

It’s been a while since I posted a topic list or a TBR, so I thought it would be fun to match my favorite season with a list of things I’ve read lately and hope to read in the future. Soonish.

Of course, I’m a bit of a mood reader, so this is subject to change or be in ANY order. I do like my moody historicals in the fall, but this list has a good balance of contemporaries, too, since a lot of what I have read lately is historical.

Recently:

The Widow and the Highlander by Martha Keyes | Scottish setting! I enjoyed the likable heroine who is first experiencing genuine love + her protective hero. And *mild spoiler* it turns into a MOC story!

Can’t Help Falling by Courtney Walsh | A fallish book! (Actual review coming soon here on the blog.) This is one of the multi-author “Sweater Weather” series, contemporary romcoms all set in the fictional town of Harvest Hollow and ALL with cozy fall events. I am interested in the rest of the series, but the two I am really curious about reading are the marriage of convenience and the fake celebrity dating ones listed below.

Currently reading:

One Kiss Alone by Nichole Van | I am SO IN LOVE with these characters + the Penn-Leiths series. Nichole Van can write a kissing scene with the best of them.

The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham | I have barely started this audiobook, but the premise sounds delightful. I’m mostly reading it because of Rachel McMillan’s endorsement citing You’ve Got Mail and Signed, Sealed, Delivered 🙂

A hopeful TBR:

Faking the Fall by Julie Christianson (the fake dating one!) and A Not So Fictional Fall by Savannah Scott (the marriage of convenience one!) | These are titles in the Sweater Weather series

The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews | I have an ARC of this upcoming Belles of London book, and I’m ecstatic to read it! I’m waiting a little bit because I want to be in the perfect mood to savor it.

Positively, Penelope by Pepper Basham | The next in her Skymar partly-epistolary series, I’m eager to get back to these places Pepper has created and to catch up with the Edgewood family.

Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other by Bethany Turner | Knowing this is a Bethany Turner book is enough to make it on my TBR. The fantastic cover + premise + BASHEO title acronym are bonuses.

To Free the Stars by J’Nell Ciesielski | I’m dying to finish up this Great War spy-centric duology! I *have* to know Jack and Ivy get an HEA.

Julia Monroe Begins Again by Rebekah Millet | A debut novel, this one promises a New Orleans contemporary romance with 40-something protagonists.

And, a 23 in 23 update + hopeful audiobooks:

Back in January, I chose to participate in the 23 in ’23 reading challenge of reading backlist TBR books during this year. I’m a little over halfway, and I plan to make some more progress with these audiobook versions of books I’ve been wanting to read for a LONG time.

Brand of Light by Ronie Kendig | The Valet’s Secret by Josi S. Kilpack | The Nature of a Lady by Roseanna M. White

Top Ten Tuesday: Gilded Age Historical Romances

It’s another Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl!

Today’s official topic is a Genre Freebie (Pick a genre and build a list around it.) And, it’s the second TTT list in a row here on the blog! I found this list of books I made a while ago, and it just so happens to fit because they’re all Gilded Age Historical Romances, an era I love to read about.

I know there is some debate about the exact dates of the Gilded Age in America and the start of the following Progressive Era, but these all have some overlap with 1900 and the end of the Gilded Age (some with the 1st book in a series). I’ve read all of these and can heartily recommend them. Crandall’s books are emotional historical romances, Green’s title on my list has a slight mystery element and an older-than-average heroine, and Camden’s two series are about two families full of intelligent entrepreneurs, friends of a president, and a Russian count!

Gilded Age Historical Romances

1890s Boston + New England: the Everstone Chronicles series by Dawn Crandall

The Hesitant Heiress | The Bound Heart | The Captive Imposter | The Cautious Maiden | Enchanting Nicholette

1893 Chicago + the World’s Fair

Shadows of the White City by Jocelyn Green

1900-1902 Washington, DC + Cuba: the Hope and Glory series by Elizabeth Camden

The Spice King | A Gilded Lady | The Prince of Spies

1900-1902 New York City + Russia & Washington, DC: the Blackstone Legacy series by Elizabeth Camden

Carved in Stone | Written on the Wind | Hearts of Steel

Have you read any of these stories? What is your favorite era to read about? What did you share for TTT this week?