Welcome to Litsy!

I am really loving this series. This one was a fun change of scenery being set mostly in India (or traveling there from London) and the courtship of these characters was unconventional which added to the story. This heroine wasn‘t my favorite, but I still enjoyed the story. #historicalromance

I‘m glad this was on @rachelsbrittain ‘s #auldlangspine list, as I‘ve wanted to read something by Alyssa Cole for a while.

It‘s a pretty spicy romance with an interracial couple during the civil war. Both characters are spies for the north stationed in the south, and their attraction is complicated.

A low pick for me, but I‘m glad I read it.
(Also glad I was working alone today while listening- steamy!)

This was my January #bookspin 😁📚.

I was anticipating a London murder mystery set during Queen Victoria‘s reign and the US Civil War. It was that, but it truly was an interesting and well-researched work of historical fiction about an undertaker caught up in HRH‘s grief at the loss of her husband, Confederacy blockade runners and a serial killer. Whew! It was a lot! In the end it was an enjoyable 4/5⭐️ read to begin 2026.

I have been sick since 2026 started and haven‘t felt like reading at all. 😭 I did finally decide to pick up this short and probably fluffy book to see if I‘m still capable of reading despite feeling like trash.

This first in a series is set during the early 1100s at a Benedictine monastery that borders Wales.The Welsh Br.Cadfael,came to his vows late in life after fighting in the Crusades,mastering a ship,& travels around the world.Now he‘s content to tend his vegetable & medicinal herb garden.But he‘s required by the Abbey to go on a mission with other monks to retrieve the bones of Saint Winifred from a Welsh town where she is buried.Mayhem & Murder…

Mid afternoon cappuccino & a book. I go back to work tomorrow so this is my last hurrah!

Dearest reader, I‘m obsessed with this series and I finally started reading the “Bridgertons” by @juliaquinnauthor with Daphne and Simon‘s arc💜

#ClearTheCozies

Historical cozy set in Adelaide in 1917. Kate Cocks is “officer in charge of South Australia‘s women police”. Her duties are largely involve assisting the ladies of the Travellers‘ Aid Society & patrolling the parks with her 5 foot cane to ensure that courting couples remain “3 feet apart”. But when real detective work is called for she proves she is equal to her male colleagues. Having grown up in Adelaide I enjoyed all the ⬇️

This was a fun read. It was so interesting with the circus, the cruise ship, the murders. It was all one big spectacle. I can‘t wait to see what happens in the final book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#EscapingFromHoudini #KerriManiscalco #StalkingJackTheRipper #HistoricalFiction #Mystery #YoungAdult #Romance #Historical #Fantasy #Thriller #MysteryThriller #Audiobook #Fiction

First book of the year was a rare re read. I very seldom reread as there‘s just sooo many good books on my lists. But I love Sarah waters - one of my favourite authors of all time and 2026 maybe the year I revisit all of her books 🙏