Based on the early life of author G. L. Gooding’s mother, Where Courage Began tells the story of Velma, her three siblings, and her widowed mother Alice Steele. A touching historical fiction, rich in historic details, shares life in rural Iowa during the Depression Era of the 1920s.
After listening to the first Irregular Detective mystery, I was excited to begin The Mummy of Mayfair by Jeri Westerson. Once again, Noah James Butler narrates as private investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson work to solve a mystery involving a mummy unwrapping.
In Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix, the author explores witchcraft and the horrors young women faced when they got in the family way 70s and end up spending time away from their loved ones at the Wayward Girls home. The horror elements were as much about what happened to these young girls as it was the witch they encounter.
Narrated by Mhairi Morrison, I was drawn to Earl Cush by Alexandra Vasti by its synopsis. The idea of a lady showing up on a reclusive Scottish earl’s doorstep and offering him marriage. Toss in some espionage, as I was all. A delightful romcom with plenty of spice and humor made this a perfect winter afternoon escape. Just add some Earl Grey and a cozy blanket.
A Lady Would Know Better by Emma Theriault delivered a historical romance filled with mystery, family and Jane Austen vibes. Find out what happens when the Earl of Belhaven finds a woman in the snow, unconscious and nearly frozen, who whispers, “don’t let them get me.”
