historical – Rochelle L. Sharpe

ARC Review: The Curious Case of the Midnight Specter by Moriah Chavis.

October 22, 2025

Publisher: Twenty Hills Publishing. Release Date: September 16th, 2025. Source: From publisher. All opinions are my own. Category: YA, historical, mystery, paranormal. Synopsis from Goodreads: She can see ghosts, but can she catch a killer? Stornshire, England – 1890 Leighanna Pauley barely escaped consumption. Now, she’s claimed by both Life and Death. Fascinated by justice … More ARC Review: The Curious Case of the Midnight Specter by Moriah Chavis.

Review: Within The Veil By Brandy Vallance.

May 27, 2025

Publisher: Brandy Vallance. Release Date: Jube 24th, 2016. Category: Historical Romance, Christian. Source: Purchased. Synopsis from Goodreads: They never should have met. But they might be made for each other. Feya Broon, a Scottish half Gypsy, knows what it is to go hungry. Trapped in the Edinburgh tenements with a father lost to his past … More Review: Within The Veil By Brandy Vallance.

Author Interview: Dienece Darling.

March 26, 2025

I am so excited to have historical romance author, Dienece Darling, joining me today. Let’s start with The Fun Five: Do you have any pets? I had lots of pets as a kid, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, fish, rabbits, and birds, but I don’t own any now. My favourite pet was Squeaky a beautiful long … More Author Interview: Dienece Darling.

Review: Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White.

December 24, 2024

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers. Release Date: September 1st, 2024. Category: Historical Romance, Christian Fiction. Source: From NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/I also own a paperback copy. Synopsis from Goodreads: As the beloved stepdaughter of the Earl of Castleton, Lady Mariah Lyons cherishes her home at Plumford Manor, but her idyllic world will be … More Review: Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White.

A Waltz For Matilda #AussieYAChallenge 1.

June 8, 2024

Publisher: Harper Collins Australia. Series: The Matilda Saga #1. Source: Borrowed from library. Synopsis From Goodreads: In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he’s wanted by the troopers. In … More A Waltz For Matilda #AussieYAChallenge 1.

Review: The War Bride By Pamela Hart #aww2016

June 5, 2016

Release Date: March 2016. Publisher: Hachette Australia. Source: From publisher in exchange for an honest review. Challenge: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016. Synopsis from Goodreads: LOVE. BETRAYAL. NEW BEGINNINGS. A young English war bride makes a new life in Australia in this romantic story set on the stunning coast of Sydney, by the author of THE SOLDIER’S … More Review: The War Bride By Pamela Hart #aww2016

Review: ‘Waterfall’ by Lisa. T. Bergren.

December 29, 2013

Today I am reviewing ‘Waterfall’ book one in the River of Time Series. It is the fifth book I have read for the YA + MG time travel reading challenge I am currently participating in. Synopsis from Goodreads: What do you do when your knight in shining armor lives, literally, in a different world? Most … More Review: ‘Waterfall’ by Lisa. T. Bergren.

Rochelle L. Sharpe

Contemporary and fantasy author

Tag: historical