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Tall Poppy Review: An Irresistible Dual-Timeline Southern Gothic Tale

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_Carpenter_RevivingTheHawthorneSisters.jpg "Moody, suspenseful ... gorgeously written." — Julia Dahl, author of Invisible City "Saturated with suspense." — Amber Cowie, author of Raven Lane —∞— I adore everything Emily Carpenter writes and absolutely loved the first book in this “series,” Burying the Honeysuckle Girls. I put “series” in quotes because, while the books…
Kate Moretti
November 19, 2020
FictionThrillers

Is it Suicide or “Murder in Old Bombay”?

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Murder-in-Old-Bombay.jpg Books are like time machines, transporting us to faraway places that stir our imagination. Murder in Old Bombay (Minotaur), the thrilling debut mystery from Nev March, is one such novel. It conjures the exotic fragrances of sandalwood, jasmine, and meats roasting at the local bazaars, images of women in…
Jodé Millman
November 10, 2020
Book Club NetworkFiction

“The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives” Resurrects a 16th Century Thinker Ahead of His Time

—∞— “Ellis writes ... with magnificent gusto … reminiscent of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall … a fast-paced and richly engaging story.” — Kirkus Reviews “Beautiful metaphors and tactile, evocative descriptions bring sixteenth-century England and Spain to life.” — Foreword Reviews —∞— “I was to play the clever little fish. And…
Chelsea Ciccone
November 5, 2020
Fiction

Family History and Foreign Travel Inspire Multi-Era Historical Novel

Author Michael Newman has lived many lives, from being the only child of Holocaust survivors, to 12-year-old Hungarian refugee, to self-made real estate magnate in Ontario, Canada. His father’s wartime experiences, including surviving the Mauthausen Nazi death camp, inspired Newman to pen his first novel, Between These Walls (FriesenPress). In…
Sharon Geltner
October 5, 2020
Fiction

“The Lines Between Us” Explores the Ties That Bind Us to Generations Past

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Lines-Between-Us.jpg "An ambitious, engaging novel that explores the power of finding personal connection to the past."  — Kirkus Reviews "... an incredibly well-researched novel with much to offer in its enthralling plotline ..." — Readers' Favorite The Lines Between Us by Rebecca D’Harlingue (She Writes Press) is a riveting and heartfelt historical debut…
BookTrib Guest Author
September 7, 2020
Fiction

“Jackie and Maria:” Two Unforgettable Women Beside Two of the World’s Wealthiest and Most Powerful Men

"Paul's pitch-perfect ear for dialogue, elegant prose, and sound plotting combine to create a sensational and spellbinding package." — Publishers Weekly "An addictive pleasure, offering readers a front-row seat to an infamous rivalry and the opportunity to hobnob vicariously with the rich and famous." — Library Journal For decades, intrigue…
Susan Shapiro Barash
August 18, 2020
Romance

“Daring and the Duke” Finishes the Bareknuckle Bastards Series on the Upswing

"MacLean reinforces her place as a master of historical romance ... gloriously insightful characterization, grandly entertaining plotting, and gorgeously sensual prose." —Booklist "...A locomotive from the start that keeps gaining steam and barreling forward to the heart-breaking, heart-mending end." —Kennedy Ryan, USA Today bestselling Author Sarah MacLean’s Daring and the Duke…
Y. M. Nelson
July 2, 2020