A beautifully crafted story breathes life into the cameo character from the classic novel A Tale of Two Cities.
France, 1788
It is the best of times . . .
On a tranquil farm nestled in the French countryside, two orphaned cousins―Renée and Laurette―have been raised…
Welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books! I have another historical fiction read this week, and if you’ve ever read A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, you’ll have a hint of what’s in store. Allison Pittman has taken a character who makes a brief, but so very touching, cameo in the…
This review is part of TLC Book Tours blog tour for The Lost Castle. ~ About the Book ~ Broken-down walls and crumbling stones seemed to possess a secret language all their own. What stories would they tell, if she finally listened? Ellie Carver arrives at her grandmother’s bedside expecting to find her silently slipping away. Instead, the beloved woman begins speaking. Of a secret past and castle ruins forgotten by time. Of a hidden chapel that served as a rendezvous for the French Resistance in World War II. Of lost love and deep regret . . . Each piece that unlocks
~ About the Book ~ Lacemaker Vivienne Rivard never imagined her craft could threaten her life. Yet in revolutionary France, it is a death sentence when the nobility, and those associated with them, are forced to the guillotine. Vivienne flees to Philadelphia but finds the same dangers lurking in the French Quarter, as revolutionary sympathizers threaten the life of a young boy left in her care, who some suspect to be the Dauphin. Can the French settlement, Azilum, offer permanent refuge? Militiaman Liam Delaney proudly served in the American Revolution, but now that the new government has imposed an oppressive
Welcome to First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books! I’ve just finished reading Jocelyn Green’s upcoming release, A Refuge Assured—a novel of revolution and rebellion and the life of a young French lacemaker who gets caught in the crossfire. I’ll be posting my review tomorrow, but for now, how about I give you a little taste with the first line?