The Tea Rose: A Novel131 reviews Jennifer Donnelly St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 Will be reading more of Donnelly!!!! + Excellent Tale + A great read! + The Best             Water for Elephants: A Novel1502 reviews Sara Gruen Algonquin Books, 2007 wonderful and entertaining + Under the big top, under the bright light... + A SURPRISE READ + Gripping Story and Characters + great book             Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague313 reviews Geraldine Brooks Viking Adult, 2001 Unexpectedly, A Great Read + Great read! + I'm Loving This Author + Beautifully Written, But Strange Ending             The Rossetti Letter28 reviews Christi Phillips Pocket, 2008 A real attention grabber! + Innovatively Mixed Genre + Very nicely written I couldn't believe this was a debut novel. It's very cleverly laid out and well written. I found the "split screen" between the life of the contemporary historian and the 17th Century courtesan to be quite compelling, and I could hardly wait to see what came next! In fact, I HAD to keep reading ...             Peace Like a River389 reviews Leif Enger Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002 Peace Like a River + PEACE LIKE A RIVER + Deserves more than 5 stars! + A great read - "Peace Like A River"             Susannah Morrow18 reviews Megan Chance Warner Books, 2002 Salem's Best Witch + Wonderful fictional account of the Salem Witch Trials... + Charity, Lucas, and Susannah Megan Chance has taken the true incident of the Salem Witch Trials and woven an excellent story around the events. Susannah Morrow is an outstanding piece of historical fiction coupled with suspense as we watch the descent into hell of a village and its occupants. Susannah arrives in Salem ...             Silent In The Grave103 reviews Deanna Raybourn Mira, 2007 Wonderful Debut novel....... + Angieville: SILENT IN THE GRAVE I became acquainted with both this author and her debut novel when I saw that it won the RITA award at the RWA conference last summer in San Francisco, for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements. Since my reading leans much more toward contemporary women's fiction, I wasn't sure if I'd like it. ...             The Winter Rose52 reviews Jennifer Donnelly Hyperion, 2008 Winter Rose - Amazing Follow Up + NOT MY NORMAL READ, BUT I DID ENJOY THIS ONE! + Loved it! Of all the novels that I read in the past year, this one stood out. The story is fascinating with a wonderfully developed heroine. The author does a fantastic job in creating a very likeable heroine/hero. It's the 2nd book in the "tea" series and I could not have asked for a better follow up to ...             Love Walked In123 reviews Marisa de los Santos, 2005 Good plot points, not so much for the characters I liked this book, but I wanted more from it. The characters felt... plastic? At times my heart just screamed for them and the situations they were in, but the characters themselves... it was an odd read for me in that respect. The writing and the situations were wonderful, but the characters felt ...             The Tailor's Daughter: A Novel (Reading Group Gold)17 reviews Janice Graham St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 Reality and Fairytale Combined + A three dimensional historic novel + The Tailors Daughter + Wonderful Story + Gem of a book.             An Inconvenient Wife20 reviews Megan Chance Warner Books, 2004 Thoughtful + Engrossing..... + Inconvenient Wife + A perfect book... + HIGH SOCIETY IN 1800'S NYC             Any Bitter Thing35 reviews Monica Wood Chronicle Books, 2005 Great cast of characters! + Best novel I've read in a long time + Oh my goodness! + Happy childhood destroyed             Silent in the Sanctuary54 reviews Deanna Raybourn Mira, 2008 Her own woman + Worth reading! + Enjoyable read + Angieville: SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY + Beautifully written, slow-paced mystery             Silent in the Sanctuary54 reviews Deanna Raybourn Mira, 2008 Her own woman + Worth reading! + Enjoyable read + Angieville: SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY + Beautifully written, slow-paced mystery             Susannah Morrow18 reviews Megan Chance Warner Books, 2002 Salem's Best Witch + Wonderful fictional account of the Salem Witch Trials... + Charity, Lucas, and Susannah Megan Chance has taken the true incident of the Salem Witch Trials and woven an excellent story around the events. Susannah Morrow is an outstanding piece of historical fiction coupled with suspense as we watch the descent into hell of a village and its occupants. Susannah arrives in Salem ...             The Tailor's Daughter: A Novel (Reading Group Gold)17 reviews Janice Graham St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 Reality and Fairytale Combined + A three dimensional historic novel + The Tailors Daughter + Wonderful Story + Gem of a book.             Any Bitter Thing35 reviews Monica Wood Chronicle Books, 2005 Great cast of characters! + Best novel I've read in a long time + Oh my goodness! + Happy childhood destroyed             Silent In The Grave103 reviews Deanna Raybourn Mira, 2007 Wonderful Debut novel....... + Angieville: SILENT IN THE GRAVE I became acquainted with both this author and her debut novel when I saw that it won the RITA award at the RWA conference last summer in San Francisco, for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements. Since my reading leans much more toward contemporary women's fiction, I wasn't sure if I'd like it. ...             Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague313 reviews Geraldine Brooks Viking Adult, 2001 Unexpectedly, A Great Read + Great read! + I'm Loving This Author + Beautifully Written, But Strange Ending             Peace Like a River389 reviews Leif Enger Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002 Peace Like a River + PEACE LIKE A RIVER + Deserves more than 5 stars! + A great read - "Peace Like A River"