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.

The Belle vs the BDOC by Amy Jo Cousins
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The Belle vs the BDOC by Amy Jo Cousins: Audiobook Review

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The Belle vs the BDOC by Amy Jo Cousins is an incredibly cute enemies-to-lovers, new adult romance. It opens with one of the more memorable first lines I’ve come across in

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Painted Moon by Karin Kallmaker
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Painted Moon by Karin Kallmaker: Book Review

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Painted Moon by Karin Kallmaker is about two women struggling to find a way to accept the love that they both so desperately want and feel for one another. Jackie

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Donning The Beard by EA Kafkalas: Book Review

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Donning The Beard by EA Kafkalas is a historical romance that highlights the endurance of women in order to love freely. When Madeline is orphaned and sent to live with

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Between The Boat And Shore by Rhannon Grant slider
25-39 Lead (B)Books Fiction (B)Historical (B)Lesbian (B)Literary Fiction (B)Mystery (B)Period Piece (B)Reviews & ListsRomance (B)Romantic Subplot (B)Small Town (B)Sweet Romance (with little angst) (B)

Between Boat And Shore by Rhiannon Grant: Book Review

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Between Boat And Shore by Rhiannon Grant is a bit hard to classify. It is–most obviously–a historical novel. It has a murder mystery subplot, but it’s not a mystery by

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Nottingham by Anna Burke
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Nottingham by Anna Burke: Book Review

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Nottingham by Anna Burke is a reimagining of the classic Robin Hood legend. It’s a romantic action adventure where love indeed conquers all. Robyn Fletcher is one of many common

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Craven Street by EJ Stevens
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Craven Street by EJ Stevens: Book Review

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Craven Street by E.J. Stevens is a dark, paranormal thriller set in Victorian England where demons prowl the darkened streets of Whitechapel and all that stands between them and humanity

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Floodtide by Heather Rose Jones
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Floodtide by Heather Rose Jones: Book Review

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Floodtide by Heather Rose Jones is the fourth book in the delightful Alpennia series but it can be read as a standalone novel. The busy streets of Rotenek are dangerous

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Redemption by Susanne M. Beck
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Redemption by Susanne M. Beck: Book Review

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Redemption by Susanne M. Beck is a Xena Uber fiction originally published in 2001 but re-released with a new publisher in 2019. It is the first book in the Ice and

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Frederica And The Viscountess by Barbara Davies
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Frederica And The Viscountess by Barbara Davies: Book Review

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Frederica And The Viscountess by Barbara Davies is a Regency romance that combines Jane Austen pastiche and some favorite f/f historical romance tropes. Frederica Bertram is only tempted by the

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Proper English by KJ Charles
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Proper English by KJ Charles: Book Review

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Proper English by KJ Charles is a good old-fashioned Edwardian country-house murder mystery. When Pat shows up to join her best friend’s shooting party, she doesn’t expect to find herself

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