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The Witch's Kind (wow, my heart hurts) — Louisa Morgan

TITLE: The Witch’s Kind AUTHOR: Louisa Morgan GENRE: Historical Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult Barrie Anne Blythe and her aunt Charlotte have always known that the other residents of their small coastal community find them peculiar — two women living alone on the outskirts of town. But two events threaten to upend their lives forever. The first is the arrival of a mysterious abandoned baby with a hint of power like their own. The second is the sudden reappearance of Barrie Anne’s long-lost...

Enchantée — Gita Trelease (BLOG TOUR)

TITLE: Enchantée AUTHOR: Gita Trelease RELEASED: February 5th, 2019; Flatiron Books GENRE: Historical Fantasy AGE RANGE: YA Life is hard enough in 18th-century France, and few know that better than Camille, who’s been forced to take care of her younger sister and older, alcoholic brother when their parents pass from smallpox. She uses small magics to convert scraps into coins, but they’re barely making ends meet when Camille finally decides to explore a side of magic her mother always warned her away from — a...

Next Year in Havana — Chanel Cleeton

TITLE: Next Year in Havana AUTHOR: Chanel Cleeton RELEASED: February 6th, 2018; Berkley GENRE: Historical Fiction/Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity–and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution… Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba’s high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country’s growing political unrest–until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a...

Bright We Burn — Kiersten White (ARC Review)

TITLE: Bright We Burn AUTHOR: Kiersten White SERIES: The Conqueror’s Saga, #3 RELEASES: July 10th, 2018; Delacorte Press GENRE: Historical Fiction AGE RANGE: YA SYNOPSIS: Haunted by the sacrifices he made in Constantinople, Radu is called back to the new capital. Mehmed is building an empire, becoming the sultan his people need. But Mehmed has a secret: as emperor, he is more powerful than ever . . . and desperately lonely. Does this mean Radu can finally have more with Mehmed . . ....

The Mermaid — Christina Henry

TITLE: The Mermaid AUTHOR: Christina Henry RELEASES: June 19th, 2018; Berkley GENRE: Fantasy AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Once there was a mermaid who longed to know of more than her ocean home and her people. One day a fisherman trapped her in his net but couldn’t bear to keep her. But his eyes were lonely and caught her more surely than the net, and so she evoked a magic that allowed her to walk upon the shore. The mermaid, Amelia, became his wife, and...

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — Taylor Jenkins Reid

TITLE: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid RELEASED: June 13th, 2017; Atria Books GENRE: Historical Fiction/Contemporary AGE RANGE: Adult SYNOPSIS: Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband, David, has left her, and her...

Blood Water Paint — Joy McCullough (ARC Review/Blog Tour)

TITLE: Blood Water Paint AUTHOR: Joy McCullough RELEASED: March 6th, 2018; Dutton Books GENRE: Historical Fiction AGE RANGE: YA “When I finished this novel, I knew I would be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi’s story for the rest of my life.” –Amanda Lovelace, award-winning author of the princess saves herself in this one Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father’s paint....

The Dollmaker of Krakow – R. M. Romero

TITLE: The Dollmaker of Krakow AUTHOR: Romero, R. M. RELEASED: September 17th, 2017; Delacorte Press GENRE: Fantasy/Historical Fiction AGE RANGE: MG SYNOPSIS: In the land of dolls, there is magic. In the land of humans, there is war. Everywhere there is pain. But together there is hope. Karolina is a living doll whose king and queen have been overthrown. But when a strange wind spirits her away from the Land of the Dolls, she finds herself in Krakow, Poland, in the company of the Dollmaker, a...