Karen Witemeyer shares about her latest release,  In Honor's Defense, and she has been so kind to offer a GIVEAWAY of the complete set of Hanger's Horsemen Series. Check out the giveaway page on our website Historical Bookworm dot com. You also find the giveaway link in the show notes for this episode. 

In this Pinch of the Past, we take a peek at train travel in the 1800s. With no shortage of first-class passengers clamoring for tickets, Pullman invented all sorts of specialty cars. Smoking cars, reading cars, cars for listening to music, or cars designed like parlors for relaxing. They featured carpeted floors, mirrors in gilded frames, marble and walnut washstands, colorfully frescoed ceilings, and silver-plated metal trappings. (Full post here.)

Book Review: If you enjoy well-researched historical fiction with plenty of danger, and enemies-to-lovers romance, pick up a copy of The Sound of Diamonds. This is the first book in the Steadfast Love Series, so if you find yourself hooked, there’s more to enjoy. (Full post here.)

Connect with Karen on her website, Goodreads, Facebook group The Posse, Bookbub, Amazon Follow and Newsletter Sigh-Up

Bestselling author Jody Hedlund shares about her Colorado Cowboys Series, her eventful summer, her latest writing ventures, and her many upcoming books! For your chance to win a copy of  To Tame a Cowboy, check out the giveaway page on our website Historical Bookworm dot com. You also find the giveaway link in the show notes for this episode. 

Today’s Pinch of the Past … started as a look at traditions in raising children and somehow morphed into the practices of children in relation to schools throughout history. (Full post here.)

Book Review: Shadows in the Mind by Janyre Tromp. If you’re in the mood for a realistic depiction of mid-century slice of life with a side helping of mystery, then Shadows in the Mind’s Eye is a great read for you! (Full post here.)

GIVE AWAY: To tame a Cowboy

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* FB Reader Room https://www.facebook.com/groups/jodyhedlundsreaderroom/ * Add my books on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3358829.Jody_Hedlund* I hang out on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/jody.hedlund#!/AuthorJodyHedlund * I also love to chat on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JodyHedlund * My home base is at my website: http://jodyhedlund.com/* I get personal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodyhedlund/* Find more about my stories on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/jodyhedlund/boards/* Get the deals at BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/jody-hedlund

Interview: Karen Barnett is the award-winning author of seven novels, including Ever Faithful, Where the Fire Falls, and The Road to Paradise; known collectively as The Vintage National Parks Novels. Before becoming a novelist, she worked as a ranger, naturalist, and outdoor educator at Mount Rainier National Park and Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park. For more on Karen and her amazing new release, When Stone Wings Fly check out her website at KarenBarnettBooks.com.

Pinch of the Past: Did you know the inventor and developer of this great nutty paste was also responsible for a famous cereal brand? He developed the supplement not as a snack food but as a health product? (Full post here.)

Bookworm Review: Where the Road Bends by Rachel Fordman. It’s been some time since I’ve read a historical romance book that was such a pleasure to read. I finished it in two days and I’m still thinking about the story and the characters. (Full review here.)

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Website: https://karenbarnettbooks.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/karenbarnett

IG: https://www.instagram.com/karenbarnettauthor/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/KarenBarnettAuthor/

Interview: Jaime Jo Wright is the winner of the Christy, Carol, Daphne du Maurier, and INSPY Awards. She's also the PW (Publishers Weekly)and ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association)  bestselling author of three novellas. In this episode, Jaime shares about her latest novel, the steller spooky, The Souls of Lost Lake!

Our Pinch of the Past today features the story of the Castillo de San Marcos. In 1513, Ponce de Leon claimed the land he named Florida for Spain. It became an important holding to protect the Spanish ships bearing gold and silver from Central and South America back to Spain. As the French started encroaching on Florida, King Phillip II sent Pedro Menéndez in 1565 who founded the town of St. Augustine. (Read the full blogpost here)

Bookworm Review If you love the premise of time travel, enjoy books with a heroine of strong convictions, and are in the mood for a unique series, pick up When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer. (read the full book review here.)

Join us for a chat with Award-winning author, Ann H. Gabhart. Her first historical novel was published 1978 by Warner Books. Since then, she has published over thirty novels. Find out more at AnnHGabhart.com and discover her recent June release, When the Meadow Blooms.

Pinch of the Past: If you ever watched National Treasure 2 you probably know that Great Britain was rumored to be sympathetic to the Confederate States of America. Canada did not exist as a federated nation at the time but was under British rule. Even though Canadians largely apposed slavery–with Canada serving as a terminus for the Underground Railroad–there was talk in London that the Union might move against the Crown and invade Canada. (Full post here.)

For our Bookworm Review, Darcy shares her review of Long Way Home by Lynn Austin. If you enjoy stories of overcoming, of perseverance, and of people whose daily lives and walk with God invite you to reevaluate your own, pick up a copy of Long Way Home by Lynn Austin. (Full post here.)

Interview: Angela K. Couch is the winner of story contests, a semi-finalist in ACFW’s Genesis Contest, and a finalist in the International Digital Awards. As a passionate believer in Christ, her faith permeates the stories she tells. Her martial arts training, experience with horses, and appreciation for good romance sneak in there, as well. When not writing, she stays fit (and warm) by chasing after five munchkins. Join Anglea as she chats with us about her latest WW2 novel A Rose for the Resistance a part of the Heroines of WWII by Barbour.

Pinch of the Past: While we may not know the origin, April Fool's Day’s popularity for hundreds of years indicates people love having an excuse to get a laugh at their friends’ expense. Here is a pinch of the history behind the holiday and some April Fool’s Day pranks via Television. (Full post here.)

Bookworm Review: If you love books by Erin Bartels, Michelle Griep, and Christina Suzann Nelson, you may enjoy this compelling suspense featuring two women from different time periods who face the shadows of their pasts to find their future. The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright is a must-read. (Full post here.)

Interview: Christy Awards finalist Michelle Shocklee shares about her latest release Count the Nights by Stars. She is the author of several historical novels, including Under the Tulip Tree, a Christy Awards finalist. Her work has been included in numerous Chicken Soup for the Soul books, magazines, and blogs. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of two grown sons, she makes her home in Tennessee, not far from the historical sites she writes about.

Pinch of the past: Spring time poems by American poets Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, and Carl Sandburg.

Bookworm review: The Spark of Love (Mesquite Springs book#3) by Amanda Cabot. Cabot’s third book keeps the Mesquite Springs momentum going and ends the series with a satisfying story.

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Join us for an interview with bestselling author Amanda Cabot. Her books have been honored with a starred review from Publishers Weekly and have been finalists for the ACFW Carol Award, the HOLT Medallion, and the Booksellers’ Best. In this episode, she shares with us about her latest release A Spark of Love.

Pinch of the Past: If you’re anything like me, about this time of year you start looking forward to the warmth and liveliness of spring. So I thought it would be fun to look at a few legends from ancient peoples of how the seasons came to be.

Book Review: If you’re looking for a book that takes you to the snowy streets of 1800s Cincinnati and the dangers of running from criminals–if you love stories of forbidden romance and themes of forgiveness and grace–you won’t want to pass over Counterfeit Love by Crystal Caudill (available on ebook, paperback, and audio.) This review was originally shared in  

Connect with Amanda here

Social Media Links

www.amandacabot.com

http://amandajoycabot.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/amanda.j.cabot

Buying Links

Amazon

BakerBookHouse

Barnes & Noble

Christian Book Distributors

Read a sample of Amanda's work here.

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Announcements: Welcome to Season 2 of the Historical bookworm Show.

The winners of the End of the Year Giveaway are Angela B who chose Under The Bayou Moon by Valerie Fraser Luesse and the second is Susanne M. who chose A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano.

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 And now for today’s interview 

Interview: Crystal Caudill is the author of "dangerously good historical romance," with her work garnering awards from Romance Writers of America and American Christian Fiction Writers. She is a stay-at-home mom and caregiver, and when she isn’t writing, she can be found playing board games with her family, drinking hot tea, or reading other great books at her home outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Have you read her debut novel Counterfit Love?

Pinch of the Past – Mail Order Bride Although the romantic literary device of a mail order bride may thrill readers of historical romance, the realism of this custom from 1600- to the early 1900s is not quite so romantic. Women typically responded to advertisements for mail-order brides more out of necessity, and even desperation, than actual romance. Many women answered the call to marry men in different regions to escape hardship, emigrate to another country, and sometimes to seek adventure.

 Historical Bookworm Review: Never Leave Me by Jody Hedlund.  If you’re in the mood for a time-traveling romance that will take you beyond the realms of reality, Never Leave Me should be at the top of your TBR queue. 

Listen to Jody’s interview featuring Come Back to Me on Episode 16 and a you can read our full review of Come Back to Me here.

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As 2021 comes to an end, I feel especially grateful for the Historical Bookworm Show. When we started out, there were a lot of unknowns, and it required some faith to start this show from the ground up. 

Thank you, listeners, for your time and support of the authors we have on the show. And, a special thanks to all the authors who have given of their time and hearts to be here. 

We wanted to let you all know we will be taking the months of January and February off for personal reasons. Our plan is to be back in March with new books and more wonderful authors.

To celebrate a successful year, we are giving away free books! That’s right, we are running a giveaway for the month of January. Three winners will each get to choose a book that we featured on the Historical Bookworm Show in 2021.

Thank you again for listening!

In the words of Charles Dickens,  “...may the New Year be a happy one to you, happy to many more whose happiness depends on you!”

― KyLee & Darcy