Historical

Adair, Liz. Counting the Cost (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Albanese, Laurie and Laura Morowitz. The Miracles of Prato (reviewed by Karen Ballinger) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Allende, Isabel. Island Beneath the Sea (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Arruda, Suzanne. The Leopard's Prey (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov) Historical Fiction; Mystery Bair O'Keeffe, Kristin. Thirsty: A Novel (reviewed by Judy Miller) Historical Fiction; Literary/Classic Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Barrett, Andrea. The Air We Breathe (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Baugh, Mary Frances. The Brewer's Women (reviewed by Marion Mitchell) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Belfer, Lauren. A Fierce Radiance (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Historical Fiction; Mystery; Thriller Bloom, Amy. Away (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Bond, Alma H. Camille Claudel: A Novel (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Brees, KK. Headwind (reviewed by Diana Nolan) Historical Fiction; Thriller Brooks, Geraldine. People of the Book (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Brown, Irene Bennett. Before the Lark (reviewed by Judy Miller) Teen/Girls; Historical Fiction Bryant, Sarah. Sand Daughter (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction; Thriller Buchanan, Cathy Marie. The Day the Falls Stood Still (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind) Burg, Diana. Dalliance (reviewed by Diana Nolan) Burns, Mary F. J: The Woman Who Wrote the Bible (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Cambor, Kathleen. In Sunlight in a Beautiful Garden (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Carr, Pat. If We Must Die: A Novel of Tulsa's 1921 Greenwood Riot (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Historical Fiction; Teen/Girls Chehade, Therese Soukar. Loom (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Cheng, Andrea. Marika (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) Historical Fiction; Teen/Girls Corpi, Lucha. Death at Solstice (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction; Mystery Cross, Donna Woolfolk. Pope Joan (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Cuate, Melodie A. Journey to La Salle's Settlement (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Teen/Girls; Younger Readers; Historical Fiction Cuate, Melody A. Journey to Plum Creek (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Teen/Girls; Younger Readers; Historical Fiction Dallas, Sandra. Whiter than Snow (reviewed by Mary Jo Doig) Daly-Lipe, Patricia. A Cruel Calm: Paris Between the Wars (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Daugharty, Janice. Heir to the Everlasting (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Davis, Cynthia and Verner D. Mitchell, editors. Western Echoes of the Harlem Renaissance: The Life and Writings of Anita Scott Coleman (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind) Anthologies/Collections; Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction de Moor, Margriet. The Kreutzer Sonata (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Dean, Debra. The Madonnas of Leningrad (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Literary/Classic Fiction Delany, Vicki. Gold Digger: A Klondike Mystery (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov) Historical Fiction; Mystery Diener, Michelle. The Emperor's Conspiracy (reviewed by Olga Livshin) Dobson, Joanne and Beverle Graves Myers. Face of the Enemy: A New York Wartime Mystery (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Historical Fiction; Mystery Donnelly, Gabrielle. The Little Women Letters: A New Generation of Sisters (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Durando, Dolores. Beyond the Bougainvillea (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Eakes, Laurie Alice. When the Snow Flies (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Eberlein, Xujun. Apologies Forthcoming (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Erdrich, Louise. Plague of Doves (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction; Mystery Etzioni-Halevy, Eva. The Triumph of Deborah (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Eve, Nomi. The Family Orchard (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Factor, Eliza. The Mercury Fountain (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Freeman, Kimberley. Wildflower Hill (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Friend, Catherine. A Pirate's Heart (reviewed by Cheri Rosenberg) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Gerber, Merrill Joan. The Victory Gardens of Brooklyn: A Novel (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Goltz, Helen. Autumn Manor (reviewed by Judy Alter) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Graham, Laurie. The Importance of Being Kennedy (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Gray, Shelley. A Texan's Promise (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Christian Fiction; Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Greenwood, Kerry. Unnatural Habits: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction; Mystery Gregory, Philippa. The Lady of the Rivers (reviewed by Becca Taylor) Haeger, Diane. The Secret Bride: In the Court of Henry VIII (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Hall, Carolyn. Sweeping Up Glass (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Horan, Nancy. Loving Frank (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Hoyt, Sarah A. No Will But His (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Jim, Patda. Ring Go Round (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Johnson, A.G.S. The Sausage Maker's Daughters (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction; Mystery Johnson, Kathryn. The Gentleman Poet: A Novel of Love, Danger, and Shakespeare's The Tempest (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mystery Justice, Faith L. Selene of Alexandria (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Kalotay, Daphne. Russian Winter (reviewed by Susan Ideus) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Keane, Mary Beth. Fever (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Kearsley, Susanna. The Firebird (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mystery; Paranormal/Science Fiction/Fantasy Kelby, N.M. In the Company of Angels (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Kelly, Mary Pat. Galway Bay (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Kent, Kathleen. The Wolves of Andover (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) King, Laurie R. Garment of Shadows (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mystery Kline, Christina Baker. Orphan Train (reviewed by Judy Alter) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Koen, Karleen. Dark Angels (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Krauss, Nicole. The History of Love (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Romantic Fiction; Historical Fiction Lake, Lori L. Snow Moon Rising (reviewed by Cheri Rosenberg) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Lang, Maureen. Look to the East (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction; Christian Fiction Larsen, Deborah. The White (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Lessing, Doris. The Cleft (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Literary/Classic Fiction Lisboa, Adriana. Symphony in White (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Literary/Classic Fiction Locke, M. Louisa. Maids of Misfortune (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Historical Fiction; Mystery Locke, M. Louisa. Uneasy Spirits (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Historical Fiction; Mystery Mackey, Mary. The Widow's War (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Macmillan, Norma. The Maquinna Line: A Family Saga (reviewed by Diana Nolan) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction MacNeal, Susan Elia. His Majesty's Hope (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction; Mystery MacNeal, Susan Elia. Princess Elizabeth's Spy (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mystery Marks, Martha. Rubies of the Viper (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov) Historical Fiction; Mystery Martin, Wendy, editor. We Are the Stories We Tell: The Best Short Stories by North American Women Since 1945 (reviewed by Carolyn Blankenship) Historical Fiction; Anthologies/Collections McGrath, M. J. White Heat: A Novel (reviewed by Diana Nolan) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction; Thriller Michaels, Anne. The Winter Vault (reviewed by Karen Ballinger) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Michaels, Anne. The Winter Vault (reviewed by Edith O'Nuallain) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Mitchell, Marianne. A Promise Made (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Teen/Girls; Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Mukherjee, Bharati. Desirable Daughters (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction; Spiritual Fiction Némirovsky, Irène. Suite Francaise (reviewed by Penny Appleby) Nyman, Leslie. The Sound of Her Own Voice (reviewed by Diana Nolan) O'Briant, Sandra Ramos. The Sandoval Sisters' Secret of Old Blood (reviewed by Dawn Wink) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Penney, Stef. The Tenderness of Wolves (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Mystery Platt, Randall. Hellie Jondoe (reviewed by Becca Taylor) Historical Fiction; Teen/Girls Quick, Barbara. A Golden Web (reviewed by Becca Taylor) Historical Fiction; Teen/Girls Roe, Molly. Call Me Kate: Meeting the Molly Maguires (reviewed by Becca Taylor) Teen/Girls; Historical Fiction Santiago, Esmeralda. Conquistadora (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Saracuse, Tara. Island Kids (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Teen/Girls; Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Scott, Susan Holloway. The French Mistress (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Serageldin, Samia. Love is Like Water and Other Stories (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Shaffer, Mary Ann and Annie Barrows. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (reviewed by Katherine Misegades) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Shaffer, Mary Ann and Annie Barrows. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Shaffer, Mary Ann and Annie Barrows. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Smith, Sylvia Dickey. A War of Her Own (reviewed by Sheridan Ward) Smith, Sylvia Dickey. The Swamp Whisperer (reviewed by Penny Leisch) Historical Fiction; Mystery; Thriller Smith, Therese Ambrosi. Wax: Pearl Harbor Changed Everything (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Solomon, Anna. The Little Bride (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Stockett, Kathryn. The Help (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Mainstream Fiction; Historical Fiction Stuckart, Diane A. S. A Bolt from the Blue: A Leonardo da Vinci Mystery (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Mystery; Historical Fiction Stuckart, Diane A. S. Portrait of a Lady (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Mystery; Historical Fiction Thompson, Renee. The Plume Hunter (reviewed by Diana Nolan) Historical Fiction; Thriller Thorne, T.K. Noah's Wife (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Trimble, Mary E. Tenderfoot (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Valent, Jennifer Erin. Cottonwood Whispers (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Walls, Jeanette. Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Williams, Alethea. Willow Vale (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Willig, Lauren. The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Winn, Vanessa. The Chief Factor's Daughter (reviewed by Sharon Wildwind) Historical Fiction; Romantic Fiction Winspear, Jacqueline. Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Historical Fiction; Literary/Classic Fiction; Mystery Winspear, Jacqueline. The Mapping of Love and Death (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Mystery; Historical Fiction Woolley, Jackie. The Sound of Windmills (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Historical Fiction; Mainstream Fiction Worth, Sandra. Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Roses (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Worth, Sandra. The King's Daughter (reviewed by Jennifer Melville) Yan, Geling. The Flowers of War (reviewed by Judy Miller) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction Yared, Nazik Saba. Canceled Memories (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov) Ethnic Fiction; Historical Fiction