Today Sophia Rose Reviews- The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart

The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart, narrated by Amy Molloy

Romantic Suspense

Publisher:  Hodder and Stoughton

Published:  8.15.19

Time:  15 hours 10 minutes

Speed: 1.4x

Format: audio

Source: purchased

Sellers:  Amazon

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Don't miss this utterly gripping tale of romance, ambition, and deceit, from the Queen of Romantic Mystery, Mary Stewart - perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym.

Whitescar is a beautiful old house and farm situated in Roman Wall country. It will make a rich inheritance for its heirs, but in order to secure it, they enlist the help of a young woman named Mary who bears remarkable resemblance to missing Whitescar heiress, Annabel Winslow. Their deception will spark a powder-keg of ambition, obsession and long-dead love.

Sophia Rose Reviews - Anna MacCauley's Legacy by Jannis DeGraw Buhr

 

Today Sophia Rose review's #2 in Jannis DeGraw Buhr's MacCauley Trilogy, Anna MacCauley's Legacy
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Anna MacCauley’s Legacy by Jannis DeGraw Buhr

#2 MacCauley Trilogy

Historical Fiction, Inspirational

Publisher: Self-Published
Published:  11.11.23

Pages:  341

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Format: ebook

Source: Purchased

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Anna MacCauley’s Legacy is the sequel to More Than a Brother and picks up where the first book ends.It’s 1987.Gareth and Ian MacCauley still hope to discover what happened to Anna and Eoin who disappeared in 1974. Ian desires to come to America, but there are still unpredictable bombings and shootings in Northern Ireland.Haley Beckett is engaged to be married, but there are obstacles in the way.Ed Wagner makes a startling decision that shocks everyone.Tonya Miller finds a new love of her own.Phyllis Beckett is mourning the death of her husband, Robert. Will she end up living alone?Carrie and Keith Wagner, and Penny and Scott Brannen are starting lives of their own.Alma and Fred Wagner are there to support Phyllis in her loss while watching their own children grow up and leave home.Silence from the families of the “Disappeared” in Northern Ireland is coming to an end.And there are more changes on the the family find Anna and Eoin? What is happening in Scotland and Northern Ireland that will change the lives of the MacCauley family and others living in Wisconsin? History unfolds while new relationships develop in the sequel to More Than a Brother and Book Two of The MacCauley Anna MacCauley’s Legacy.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: Daring to Fall for the Prince by Heba Helmy

Today Sophia Rose shares her thoughts on Daring to Fall for the Prince by Heba Helmy
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Daring to Fall for the Prince by Heba Helmy

#1 Princes of Egypt

Historical Romance

Publisher:  Harlequin Historical

Published:  5.22.25

Pages:  268

Rating: 4

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

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GoodReads Synopsis:

Enter a world of Egyptian royalty and forbidden attraction in this high-stakes romance.

To Prince Saleem, 

With Love 

When Elise agrees to pose as her friend Lady Olive in a few letters with a faraway prince, she never dreams she’ll actually meet the man. Yet when they travel from England to Egypt, and Olive runs away, Elise finds herself alone with Prince Saleem and fighting a forbidden attraction! 

It might be a tactical match, but Saleem’s all but betrothed to her best friend, and fiercely independent Elise is wary of his royal world. As they team up to solve a dangerous mystery, dare Elise reveal she’s the one who wrote the letters and surrender to this impossible desire?

From Harlequin  Your romantic escape to the past.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christoper Murray

 

Today on the blog Sophia Rose reviews, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christoper Murray
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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Historical Fiction

Publisher:  Berkley

Published:  6.7.22

Pages: 368

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: Trade Paperback

Source:  Borrowed

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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection.

But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white--her complexion is dark because she is African American.

The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to--for the protection of her family and her legacy--to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

Sophia Rose Reviews: Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews

 

Today Sophia Rose reviews Fate's Edge by one of her favorite Paranormal Romance writing team, Ilona Andrews
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Fate’s Edge by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renee Raudman

#3 Edge

Paranormal Romance

Publisher:  Tantor Audio

Published:  11.29.11

Time:  14 hours 18 minutes

Rating: 4 stars

Narrator Rating: 5 stars

Format: audio

Source: Library Borrow

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Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades... Kaldar Mar-a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy-expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. But when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realizes that in order to finish the job, he's going to need Audrey's help...

Sophia Rose Reviews: Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs

Today on the blog Sophia Rose shares her thoughts on, Wild Sign, #6 in Patricia Briggs Alpha and Omega

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Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs, narrator Holter Graham

#6 Alpha and Omega

Urban Fantasy

Publisher:  Penguin Audio

Published:  3.16.21

Time:  11 hours, 24 minutes

Rating:  5

Format: audio

Source: purchased

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Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear — before it's too late — in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series.

In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left everything they owned behind. Fearing something supernatural might be going on, the FBI taps a source they've consulted in the past: the werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham. But Charles and Anna soon find a deserted town is the least of the mysteries they face.

Death sings in the forest, and when it calls, Charles and Anna must answer. Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains, something old and dangerous — and it has met werewolves before.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: Who Will Remeber by CS Harris

 

Today on the blog Sophia Rose reviews: Who Will Remember a Historical Mystery by CS Harris

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Who Will Remember by CS Harris

#20 Sebastian St. Cyr

Historical Mystery

Publisher:  Berkley

Published:  4.15.25

Pages:  384

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

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The gruesome murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today bestselling author of What Cannot Be Said.

August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as the Year Without a Summer. Facing the twin crises of a harvest-destroying volcanic winter and the economic disruption caused by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the British monarchy finds itself haunted by the looming threat of bloody riots not seen since the earliest days of the French Revolution. Amidst the turmoil, a dead man is found hanging upside down by one leg in an abandoned chapel, his hands tied behind his back. The pose eerily echoes the image depicted on a tarot card known as Le Pendu, the Hanged Man. The victim—Lord Preston Farnsworth, the younger brother of one of the Regent’s boon companions—was a passionate crusader against what he called the forces of darkness, namely criminality, immorality, and sloth. His brutal murder shocks the Palace and panics the already troubled populace.

Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, learns of the murder from a ragged orphan who leads him to the corpse and then disappears. At first, everyone in the dead man’s orbit paints Lord Preston as a selfless saint. But as Sebastian delves deeper into his life, he quickly realizes that the man had accumulated more than his fair share of enemies, including Major Hugh Chandler, a close friend who once saved Sebastian’s life. Sebastian also discovers that the pious Lord Preston may have been much more dangerous than those he sought to redeem.

As dark clouds press down on the city and the rains fall unceasingly, two more victims are found, one strangled and one shot, with ominous tarot cards placed on their bodies. The killer is sending a gruesome message and Sebastian is running out of time to decipher it before more lives are lost and a fraught post-war London explodes.