Period Piece (B)

A book that is set is a specific time in history. This can be as recent as the 90s or as far back as cavewoman times. It represents the era well and often nostalgically.

Petticoats And Promises by Penelope Friday
Books Fiction (B)British Lead (B)Dramatic Romance (with lots of angst) (B)Femme / Femme (B)Femme Lead (B)Friends To Lovers (B)Historical (B)Lesbian (B)New Adult (18 - 24) Lead (B)Period Piece (B)Reviews & ListsRomance (B)

Petticoats And Promises by Penelope Friday: Book Review

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Petticoats And Promises by Penelope Friday is an old-school Regency romance. Serena and Clara have been best friends–almost sisters–all their lives and now they plan to share their first London

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Two Wings To Fly Away by Penny Mickelbury
Amateur Detective (B)American Lead (B)Authors Of Colour (B)Black Author (B)Black Lead (B)Books Fiction (B)Femme / Femme (B)Historical (B)Lesbian (B)Own Voices (B)Period Piece (B)Pretending to Be a Man (B)Reviews & ListsRich Girl / Poor Girl (B)Romance (B)Romantic Suspense (B)Small Business Owner (B)Sweet Romance (with little angst) (B)

Two Wings To Fly Away by Penny Mickelbury: Book Review

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Two Wings To Fly Away by Penny Mickelbury braids together the historic, romance, and thriller genres in a story about personal and racial relationships and found family in Philadelphia on

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Goddess by Kelly Gardiner
Actress (B)Adventure Novels (B)Bisexual / Pansexual Lead (B)Books Fiction (B)Butch / Femme (B)Drama Novels (B)Dramatic Romance (with lots of angst) (B)Historical (B)Lesbian (B)Literary Fiction (B)Musician (B)Period Piece (B)Pretending to Be a Man (B)Reviews & ListsRomance (B)

Goddess by Kelly Gardiner: Book Review

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Goddess by Kelly Gardiner is a fictionalized biography of Julie d’Aubigny, known as Mademoiselle de Maupin. This bisexual 17th century French swordswoman, opera singer, and daring adventurer would be impossibly

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Jobynas Blues by Jane Alden
25-39 Lead (B)40+ Lead (B)Across Time / Time Slip (B)Age Gap (May / Dec) (B)American Lead (B)Artist (B)Black Lead (B)Books Fiction (B)British Lead (B)Celebrity (B)Dancer (B)Dramatic Romance (with lots of angst) (B)Femme / Femme (B)Historical (B)New Adult (18 - 24) Lead (B)Period Piece (B)Reviews & ListsRomance (B)

Jobyna’s Blues by Jane Alden: Book Review

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Jobyna’s Blues by Jane Alden is a historical romance set over two time periods. In 1924 a naïve young woman, Lily, escapes her humdrum life for that of a chorus

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Precious And Adored by Lizzie Ehrenhalt and Tilly Laskey
20th Century Non-Fiction (B)American Lead (B)Books Fiction (B)Celebrity (B)CEO (B)Historical (B)Non-Fiction Books (B)Period Piece (B)Reviews & ListsWidow (B)

Precious And Adored by Lizzie Ehrenhalt and Tilly Laskey: Book Review

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Precious And Adored by Lizzie Ehrenhalt and Tilly Laskey is a scholarly edition of the correspondence between two socially prominent (and wealthy) American women from the turn of the 20th

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Girl Squad by Kim Hoover
Action Novels (B)Amateur Detective (B)American Lead (B)Bildungsroman / Coming Of Age (B)Books Fiction (B)Coming Out (B)Femme Lead (B)Highly Recommended Books (B)Lesbian (B)Medium Heat Physical Relations (B)Mystery (B)Period Piece (B)Reviews & ListsRich Girl / Poor Girl (B)Romance (B)Sheena's Favourite (B)Small Town (B)Sweet Romance (with little angst) (B)Thriller Novels (B)Young Adult (15-18) Lead (B)

Girl Squad by Kim Hoover: Book Review

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Girl Squad by Kim Hoover is a unique, sweet and captivating story set in 1970s Texas. Cal’s parents get divorced which is not heard of in the small town where

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One Day You’ll Leave Me by Debra Flores
Across Time / Time Slip (B)Alternate History (B)American Lead (B)Authors Of Colour (B)Books Fiction (B)Celebrity (B)Latinx Author (B)Lesbian (B)Light and Fluffy / Warm Hug (B)Musician (B)Paranormal (B)Period Piece (B)Reviews & ListsRomance (B)Second Chance (B)Small Town (B)Speculative Fiction (B)Sweet Romance (with little angst) (B)

One Day You’ll Leave Me by Debra Flores: Book Review

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One Day You’ll Leave Me by Debra Flores is a beautiful time travel romance that shows how the power of love can overcome any obstacle thrown in its way. Karen

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Flesh and Gold by Ann Aptaker
Action Novels (B)Adventure Novels (B)American Lead (B)Books Fiction (B)Butch / Stud Lead (B)Crime Thriller (B)Criminal (B)Drama Novels (B)Highly Recommended Books (B)Historical (B)Lesbian (B)Mystery (B)No Graphic Physical Relations (B)Period Piece (B)Reviews & ListsThriller Novels (B)Valden's Favourite (B)

Flesh and Gold by Ann Aptaker: Book Review

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Flesh and Gold by Ann Aptaker is the 4th book in the Cantor Gold Crime series and has been well worth the wait. Like Aptaker’s previous books it is possible

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Pioneering by K’Anne Meinel
American Lead (B)April's Favourite Books (B)Books Fiction (B)Butch / Femme (B)Butch / Stud Lead (B)Femme Lead (B)Highly Recommended Books (B)Historical (B)Lesbian (B)Period Piece (B)Pretending to Be a Man (B)Reviews & ListsRomance (B)Romantic Subplot (B)Series (B)Small Town (B)Western / Historic USA (B)

Pioneering by K’Anne Meinel: Book Review

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Pioneering by K’Anne Meinel is the third book in the Vetted Series. This lovely story emphasizes the point that love makes a family and anything is possible when everyone in

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