Following my heart, one book at a time...
Amber needed my book help, and it took me all of a few seconds to know exactly which one she was talking about! Because this book was absolutely unforgettable!
She asked:
Hi Maryse,
It’s been a while.
I remember you writing on your blog years back of the best historical romance that you’ve ever read. And it was like a six out of five stars. It was a book you’d always recommended. But I am trying to look through your website and I can’t find anything.
I think the cover was in shades of blue.
The Last Stars in the Sky (Lost Lake Book 1) <— This one gave me the ultimate blurb jolt, and I one-clicked it so hard!!! I had my hopes set on a certain outcome by what the blurb hinted at, and it delivered!!
Maryse: I JUST ONE-CLICKED THIS ONE ’cause it sounds incredible!! And it’s SUPER-BARGAIN priced right now. YAY ME!!!
“...just eight hours after I tucked my daughters into bed, feeling so hopeful, the world as I knew it—as anyone knew it—was gone for good…”
BTW, the usual favorites of course, are on here (like that one to the left, and of course The Bronze Horseman and Outlander – and by this point, I’m sure most of us have devoured them). But I promise you there are a TON more recommendations below (many that are new-to-me) and sound AMAZING!!!!!!
Lorna asked:
Lorna: Do you have any recommendation for a historical fiction?I just finished The Nightingale and it was such a good book. Now I am on a WWII/ historical fiction kick!
Elaina needs our book help! Ohhh lots of twists and turns in this one!!
She asks:
I am looking for a series.
That had a country girl who eventually became a spy. She also adopted a boy and married some older English guy and settled back in the country.
Other characters was a brother who raced cars may have been a truck driver to.
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Her uncle turns out to be her father. There’s even some thing about may be a black woman getting beat up and the uncle fell in love with her.
Linda asks:
Hi Maryse!
I hope you are doing well. I have been a fan for 3 years and love your posts and updates.
I recently read Jojo Moyes’ book, The Girl You Left Behind and it revived a love that I had forgotten – German Commanders as a leading character!
Can you recommend a book in this genre that are swoon worthy and have the military World War 1 or 2 elements? I am having a hard time finding something on my own here.
Thank you so much!
Linda
You bet, Linda!
Right off the bat the first AMAZING one that comes to mind is, of course, The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman Trilogy Book 1) by Paullina Simons. AMAZING trilogy, and these will fulfill your WWII romance and hardship needs, without a doubt. Here is my review. MichelleS agrees! “I am surprised how many people haven’t read Bronze Horseman. One of my all time favorites. Right after Outlander, probably. I know, I know… it feels like it would be crazy heavy (WWII in Leningrad) and long (3 books)… and it is… but it is sooooo worth it. An amazing love story. One of THE best, IMHO. It is so satisfying because the three books span their lifetime, so you get their ENTIRE story. How often do we get that? This is like book one plus the longest epilogue ever!!!”