January 2016
Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince by Lisa Hilton – 3.5
Sword of Honor by David Kirk – 4
Eulogy by Ken Murray – 4.5
The Violinist of Venice by Alyssa Palombo – 3.5
Girl Through Glass by Sari Wilson – 5
February
The Secrets of Lizzie Borden by Brandy Purdy – 4
Daughter of Destiny by Nicole Evelina – 4.5
The Beautiful Possible by Amy Gottlieb – 4.5
Free Men by Katy Simpson Smith – 5
The Vatican Princess by C.W. Gortner – 4.5
March
America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie – 4
Death of an Alchemist by Mary Lawrence – 4
April
Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear – 4
Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan – 3.5
The Rivals of Versailles by Sally Christie – 4
True Stories at the Smokey View by Jill McCroskey Coupe – 4
Terrible Virtue by Ellen Feldman – 4
The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley – 3.5
When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi – 4
Loving Eleanor by Susan Wittig Albert – 4
Camelot’s Queen by Nicole Evelina – 4.5
May
A House for Happy Mothers by Amalya Malladi – 4
The California Wife by Kristen Harnisch – 4
Eliza Waite by Ashley E. Sweeney – 5
The Dark Lady’s Mask by Mary Sharratt – 4
Portrait of a Conspiracy by Donna Russo Morin – 4.5
Fading Starlight by Kathryn Cushman – 3.5
Marlene: A Novel of Marlene Dietrich by C.W. Gortner – 4
Promised to the Crown by Aimie K. Runyun – 5
The Inquisitor’s Niece by Erika Rummel – 4
June
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem by Sarit Yishai Leiv – 4
Immaculate Heart by Camille DeAngelis –
The Woman in the Photo by Mary Hogan – 4
July
The Royal Nanny by Karen Harper – 4.5
Waterless Farming by Francis Freeman – 3.5
The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack – 4.5
The Lord of Ireland by E.M. Powell – 4.5
The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose – 4
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris – 4.5
August
Broken Ground by Karen Halvorsen Schreck – 4
A Beauty Refined by Tracie Peterson – 3.5
Secrets of Nanreath Hall by Alix Rickloff – 4.5
The Judgement by D.J. Niko – 4.5
The White Cross by Richard Masefield – 3.5
The Service of the Dead by Candace Robb – 3.5
Family Tree by Susan Wiggs – 4
Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend – 3.5
September
Aphrodite’s Choice by Christy English – 4
Days of Sun and Glory by Anna Belfrage – 4.5
The Girl Who Fought Napoleon by Linda Lafferty – 3.5
American Copper by Shann Ray – 5
Mata Hari’s Last Dance by Michelle Moran – 4
October
News of the World by Paulette Jiles – 5
Echoes of Family by Barbara Claypole White – 5
The Girl in the Castle by Santa Montefiore – 5
Avelyn: The Edge of Faith
Yesternight by Cat Winters – 4.5
Fill the Sky by Katherine Sherbrook – 4
November
Madame Presidentess by Nicole Evelina – 4
The Brother’s Path by Martha Kennedy – 3.5
Inheriting Edith by Zoe Fishman – 4
A Song of War (various authors) – 4.5
In the Blue Hour by Elizabeth Hall – 4
A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi – 4
Forever Painless by Miranda Esmonde-White – 4.5
December
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley – 5
The Spice Box Letters by Eve Makis – 3.5
Murder in Containment by Anne Cleeland – 5
My Part Time Paris Life by Lisa Anselmo – unrated
City girl turned farm girl, Patty Woodland
shares her life and loves from a small
Montana farm. Drawing inspiration from
her garden, cats, and the
beautiful countryside,
Books, Cooks, Looks is a
special glimpse into
her little corner of paradise
