Book Notes: February 8, 2023 - Inspirational Historical Romance

 Welcome back fellow writers and readers! I've got reviews on a couple of historical romance novels to share with you today. There's also a writing prompt following them, so be sure you don't miss it!

Book Review: Patrick's Arrangement (The Harcourts, #4) by Penny Fairbanks

Patrick's Arrangement by Penny Fairbanks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Well-written Regency Romance

I loved the plot, the characters, and how the author wrote the dialog just right to maintain the picture of a Regency tale. I didn't notice many typos at all, and nothing pulled me out of the story. It felt long at times, but the story is very well done. If you enjoy clean, sweet, Regency romance, then I recommend this book.

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Book Review: Holly's Homecoming (Botanical Seasons #1) Jenny Knipfer 

Holly's Homecoming by Jenny Knipfer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An Excellent Novella

This was a beautifully written historical novella with a just a light touch of romance. It was easy to get into the story and picture everything. I had no trouble following the plot and the story didn't feel so rushed like a lot of novellas. The faith element was nicely written in, too. If you're looking for a historical, inspirational romance which is short and easy to read, this would be a good one.

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Just Keep Writing: Wednesday Whimsy

If this is your first time participating in this kind of writing exercise, you're in for a treat. If you've done this with me before, just keep scrolling for the prompt.

Rules:

1. You can use any/all of the words and/or the photo in the prompt below to create a unique written work. Fiction or nonfiction, poetry or prose, even lyrics are acceptable.  
2. Please keep the material you write clean (ie. nothing R-rated or worse) if you wish to share the link to your work here, as well as if you link back to my site. I strive to keep my site free of such things. My readers know and expect this. I respect your right to write whatever you feel you need to write. And you're free to use my prompts. But if your material is graphic, I'd rather not view it, and most of my readers will not wish to. 
3. Have fun! This type of exercise is perfect for growing in the writing craft, or for helping through a rough patch in your current WIP. If you're looking to push your author limits and you normally write in nonfiction prose, try a whimsical collection of lyrics. If you normally write poems about real life events, try your hand at a fanfic. Give yourself some room to explore.

Don't forget to leave a link to your creation (unless you're writing graphic material) so my readers and I can check out your work. I'd appreciate a link back to this post to help me reach more readers, but it's not required. 

Photo by Simon Berger

Please take a moment to visit Simon's gallery at Pexels.com and check out more beautiful landscape photos like the one above. (I do edit these photos a bit before sharing them, but the originals are beautiful to begin with.)

What do you think? Have you read either of today's books? If not, do you think you might add them to your reading list? 

What about today's word prompt? Were you inspired? 

I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Be sure to come back tomorrow for another word prompt. Even better, tell your friends! 

Until next time,
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