Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house. Escaped convict Oliver Ward is on the run to... Continue Reading →
Happy 2019!!! It's hard to believe that another year has passed. As I sit here, I can't help but think back and remember all the wonderful books I have read. I have posted links to each blog post below. I hope that you will find some wonderful books to read in 2019! Happy Reading- Becca January... Continue Reading →
From debut author Abigail Wilson comes a mysterious Regency tale of secrets and spies, love and treachery. Orphaned Sybil Delafield jumps at the opportunity for a position at the mysterious Croft Towers. She believes she was hired to act as companion to a dying woman, but a highway robbery and a hostile welcome from the... Continue Reading →
Once London’s top thief, Barclay Pearce has turned his back on his life of crime and now uses his skills for a nation at war. But not until he rescues a clockmaker’s daughter from a mugging does he begin to wonder what his future might hold. Evelina Manning has constantly fought for independence but she... Continue Reading →
For over a century, the town of Gossamer Grove has thrived on its charm and midwestern values, but Annalise Forsythe knows painful secrets, including her own, hover just beneath the pleasant faade. When a man is found dead in his run-down trailer home, Annalise inherits the trailer, along with the pictures, vintage obituaries, and old... Continue Reading →
The year is 1938, and as Hitler’s troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family’s summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretaker’s daughter,... Continue Reading →
When Aven Norgaard leaves Norway to serve as housekeeper to her late husband’s cousins in Appalachia, she expects lads in need of care, not three grown men—each in need of a wife and bound by a powerful brotherhood. As the men carve out a living by brewing artisan liquor, young Haakon’s pursuit tempts Aven’s lonely... Continue Reading →
Hi Everyone! I'm excited to share this latest book by Rachel McMillan on my blog today! If you like mysteries with a blend of history this one is for you! -Becca Hamish DeLuca has spent most of his life trying to hide the anxiety that appears at the most inopportune times — including during his... Continue Reading →
Hi Everyone!! I stumbled upon this amazing video while at the Washington County Museum. I'm so excited to share this hidden gem with you!!!! In 1983, the Forest Grove Police Department shared this rare footage of Forest Grove in 1937. The video itself is a silent black and white film. Hugh McGilvra (Retired Publisher of New... Continue Reading →
Reflections From My Bookshelves 