Dear John (Teddy Rose)
Enjoyable Debut Novel
Susanna Smith’s last living relative has recently died and she goes to Weymouth, Massachusetts to settle her aunt’s estate. Susanna’s faithful companion, a Weimaraner, goes along.
This is no usual estate. Both Susanna and her Aunt Susanna are both descendants of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams. The house is listed in the […]
Popularity: 25% [?]
Barnacle Love (Teddy Rose)
Beautiful and Haunting Story of an Portuguese Immigrant Family
Manuel was sent off to fish for his Portuguese village, as all other men and boys do. But he wanted more for his life, and wanted to get away from this life forever. This is the story about him and his family’s immigrant experience in Canada.
This is […]
Popularity: 27% [?]
A Foreign Affair (Teddy Rose)
Warning: Do not read this right before bed!
The year is 1837 and Liberty Lane, runs away from her overbearing aunt to meet up with her father in France. She receives an anonymous note telling her that her father was shot in a dual. She knows that this can’t be true, due to her father’s ethical […]
Popularity: 25% [?]
The Sealed Letter (Teddy Rose)
Victorian Divorce — a National Scandal
In 1864 a scandal of huge proportions shook Great Briton. That scandal was due to a divorce case, which was quite new at the time. The Sealed Letter is based on this true scandal.
Miss Emily “Fido” Faithful was a businesswoman and feminist active in the British women’s movement. She was […]
Popularity: 33% [?]
Mudbound (Teddy Rose)
Wonderful Southern Fiction
In 1939, at 31 years old, spinster, Laura meets Henry McAllen. After a bit of dating, they get married and start a family. Henry works for the Army Corps of Engineers, they’re in the city. This is great, because Laura is a city woman through and through.
One day Henry comes home with news, […]
Popularity: 27% [?]
Chloe Anne (Teddy Rose)
Fun Cat Memoir for Cat Lovers
This is Chloe Anne’s memoir, written for her by her mother Valerie Oblath.
Poor Chloe Anne, her family is moving and gave her to the Humane Society. She lives in a little cage until her new mom and author, Valerie Oblath adopts her. Chloe Anne loves her new home and cat […]
Popularity: 22% [?]
Late Nights on Air (Teddy Rose)
Deeply Moving and True to Life
Its 1975 Yellowknife where Harry arrives on the scene to temporarily manage the small town radio station, back where his radio career started. When he arrives, he is enchanted by an exotic and sensual female voice on the air, that of Dido. He falls instantly in love but finds out […]
Popularity: 24% [?]
Mistress of the Sun (Teddy Rose)
Rich Details and Decadence of 17th-Century Court
This is the story of real life Louise de la Vallière, mistress to France’s King Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King. At a young age, Louise, lovingly nicknamed Petite by her father, uses bone magic to tame a wild stallion.
Though of minor nobility, her family doesn’t have […]
Popularity: 26% [?]
Ringside, 1925 (Teddy Rose)
Written for Young Adults, but Just as Engaging for Adults
The year is 1925 in small town Tennessee. The school year is winding down and the children are excited about having a laid back summer. However, when it comes to the towns peoples attention that the science teacher, J. T. Scopes taught Darwin’s theory of evolution […]
Popularity: 25% [?]
The Gargoyle (Teddy Rose)
Powerful!
The Gargoyle is a difficult book to review and summarize. The plot crosses many genre lines and deals with many issues. That said, here is my attempt.
The novel begins with the narrator getting in a car accident after bingeing on liquor and cocaine. He has a bottle of bourbon between his legs at the […]
Popularity: 21% [?]
