This beautiful painting has been a favorite of mine for many years. Its title is “Lady with a Lute” and it was created by American tonalist Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938). I first saw this lovely piece at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in the early 1980s, and immediately bought a print and […]
Die by the Blade by James Mace. My rating: 4 of 5 stars; Genre: Historical fiction; Format: Kindle ebook; Rating: [usr 3]. Exciting historical novel of Roman gladiators This story of Verus, a captive gladiator in empirical Rome, was well written and exciting. It was obvious the author did his research, and very little exposition
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Baynard’s List by Jason Vail. My rating: 4 of 5 stars; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Kindle ebook; Rating: [usr 4]. This was the second book in this series, and I liked it better than the first. I think Stephen is shown in a bit more favorable light, and he’s becoming more of a real character.
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A Trail of Ink (Chronicles of Hugh De Singleton, Surgeon, Book 3) Author: Mel Starr; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Kindle Ebook; Publisher: Lion Fiction (2013). This is the third book in a great series, and I liked it the best so far. The setting is 15th-century England, mostly in Oxford this time. Our protagonist, Hugh
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The Corpse Reader Author: Antonio Garrido; Genre: Historical mystery; Format: Kindle ebook; Publisher: AmazonCrossing (2013). This is a historical mystery set in 13th-century China, with a hapless young hero whose fortunes start out poorly and just go down hill from there. Set within such a restrictive society, the young student has few opportunities and fewer
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Legionnaire: Galaxy’s Edge, Book 1 Author: Jason Anspach; Genre: Sci-Fi; Format: Kindle ebook. A pure military story from the POV of an enlisted member of a special forces unit. The sergeant and his legionnaires are in the middle of what’s supposed to be a diplomatic mission on a hostile planet when all hell breaks loose. It’s
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Treasure in the Library by Win Day Genre: Romance Format: Ebook Although I don’t read a lot of romance novels, this was a fun book and I enjoyed it. The story is contemporary and is set in a small fictional country in Europe. The characters are interesting and unique and I thought they acted pretty
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Star Splinter: Fractured Space Book 1; Author: J G Cressey; Genre: Science-Fiction; Format: Kindle eBook; Published: 2015. Overall, I enjoyed the story, although I wish the author would allow a professional editor to clean up the narrative; there were missing words and questionable usage and grammar errors throughout the Kindle version. A bunch of misfits
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