Historical Fiction
Review:If you like Louis L'amour stories, you like these early one from him. I lived in New Mexico and trekked the areas his stories take place in. If you've ever ridden drag or liven in Tularosa ro been to the Silver Spur you'll love the stories. Read more
Review:William Tell Sackett is heading for Los Angeles. He's got thirty pounds of gold to sell and is willing to ride the extra miles to get a better price. But no one can ride with that much gold and not attract a certain amount of trouble.
The trouble this time comes in the form of a black-eyed girl named Durinda. She's beautiful, and she's obviously on the run from something. Always having a soft spot for hard luck cases, Tell agrees to take her to Los Angeles with him almost before he re... Read more
Review:Logan Sackett, part-time outlaw, fast with a gun,and as tough as raw hide, is drifting along and runs into Emily Talon, an equally tough old widow who is defending her land against a bunch of no-good gunslingers. When Logan finds out Emily was born a Clinch Mountain Sackett, he decides to help and it is down hill from there for the gun-slingers, but not without Logan being shot full of holes and nearly being killed several times. The story is full of interesting characters and colorful language.... Read more
Review:I really, really enjoyed this book. But, please pay attention to all reviews that stress the editing problems. I do not understand how a book can get published with as many errors as this book contains. It took me much longer to read the book having to go back and reread the parts that were not punctuated correctly or edited properly. That being said I really feel it is a good book and I do highly recommend it; just be prepared for the editing problems. I rated this book 5 stars for the story;... Read more
Review:I loved this book so much. The characters are very well developed. I really enjoyed reading a book with strong female characters. I didn't find the plot predictable and loved not knowing what would happen next. There were a few times I thought "Why did she/he do that?" which doesn't happen to me very often. The gods showing up in this book made it magical in a very good way. I loved that they prayed to something that was there, in the book. You, as the reader, see what they see when the gods res... Read more
Review:Edward, third duke of Blessington, was deep in debt put there by his father and grandfather. He also was suppose to be married to Sarah . She called it off when she lost the babe. Everyone thought it was Edward's. Her father started rumors and made it extremely difficult for him to live. Honora Burney traveled with her father to foreign places in their search for fabric and spices. Her father was the richest merchant in England. She was kind, honorable and loyal.
I really loved this story, th... Read more
Review:Before the Rain Falls is set in Puerto Pesar, Texas, in 2013. The premise of the story is from the words of Lucretius: ‘the drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.’
Della Lee Trujillo is released from prison, after serving 70 years for the murder of her sister Eula Lee in 1943. Tomas, her husband of two weeks, said he would wait for her. Now in her 90s, she returns home to the border town of Puerto Pesar – ‘The Port of Regret’ – in the heat of Texas. F... Read more
Review:I really liked the first book in this series, but to give you an idea on this book, it took me about 3 months to read (as I kept on picking up other things to read...). It also took about 300 pages to get into this one and finally retain a level of interest worthy of not taking a break to read something else.
Why the change of pace as I read the first book quite speedily? Probably because of the change of focus. The first book dealt a lot with the slightly naive and stubborn Daniel Waterh... Read more
Review:I never realized so much happened between 1650 and 1715: the scientific enlightenment, the confused succession of British monarchs, the reign of Louis 14th, the creation of banks, insurance and much more. Stephenson presented all this in a masterful way. Read more
Review:The book is beautifully written. You get a sense of each characters personalities. Even though this is a Muslim Family it could be any family that has strong religious beliefs. One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Read more