Category: Historical Fiction

Review: Banquet of Lies by Michelle Diener

Review: Banquet of Lies by Michelle Diener

Title: Banquet of Lies Author: Michelle Diener Publication: October 20th 2013 by Gallery Books Genre: Historical Fiction Format: e-arc Cover Rating: 5/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 e-Arc provided in exchange for an honest review.     A young noblewoman flees to London and poses as a servant to evade a murderer in this richly detailed and “compelling” (Publishers […]


Review: In Defense of the Queen by Michelle Diener

Review: In Defense of the Queen by Michelle Diener

Title: In Defense of the Queen Author: Michelle Diener Series: Susanna Horenbout and John Parker #3 Publication: August 1st 2013 Genre: Historical Fiction Format: e-arc Cover Rating: 4/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 eCopy provided in exchange for an honest review.     An artist never betrays her patron . . . especially one of the world’s most powerful […]


Review: Keeper of the King’s Secrets by Michelle Diener

Review: Keeper of the King’s Secrets by Michelle Diener

Title: Keeper of the King’s Secrets  Author: Michelle Diener Series: Susanna Horenbout and John Parker #2 Publication: April 3rd 2012 by Gallery Books Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback, 286 pages Cover Rating: 5/5 Overal Rating: 5/5 Copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.     A priceless jewel. A royal court rife with […]


Review: The Orange Trees of Versailles by Annie Pietri

Review: The Orange Trees of Versailles by Annie Pietri

Title: The Orange Trees of Versailles Author: Annie Pietri Publication: April 23rd 2009 by Yearling (first published 2000) Genre: Historical Fiction Format: ebook, 138 pages Cover Rating: 5/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 Purchase: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Kobo When Marion Dutilleul enters the service of the Marquise de Montespan, she never imagines that her ability to recognize scents […]


Review: Dangerous Sanctuary by Michelle Diener

Review: Dangerous Sanctuary by Michelle Diener

Title: Dangerous Sanctuary Author: Michelle Diener Series: Susanna Horenbout and John Parker #1.5 Publication: March 6th 2012 by Simon and Schuster Genre: Historical Fiction Format: ebook, 64 pages Cover Rating: 3/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 Purchase: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Kobo ~ All Romance Artist Susanna Horenbout is commissioned by King Henry VIII to paint a picture […]


Arc Review: The Emperor’s Conspiracy by Michelle Diener

Arc Review: The Emperor’s Conspiracy by Michelle Diener

Title: The Emperor’s Conspiracy Author: Michelle Diener Publication: November 27th 2012 by Gallery Books Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback, 317 pages Cover Rating: 5/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 Purchase: The Book Depository ~ Fishpond ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble  From nineteenth-century London’s elegant ballrooms to its darkest slums, a spirited young woman and a nobleman investigating for the Crown unmask […]


Review: In a Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener

Review: In a Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener

Title: In a Treacherous Court Author: Michelle Diener Series: Susanna Horenbout and John Parker #1 Publication: August 2nd 2011 by Gallery Books, Simon & Schuster Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback, 301 pages Cover Rating: 5/5 Overall Rating: 5/5 Purchase: The Book Depository ~ Amazon ~ Fishpond ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Kobo An unconventional woman. A deadly enemy. A clash […]