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.

Changes coming to the show.

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Bi-weekly giveaways are now open to everyone! Check out giveaway page here.

 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.

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.

Links

 GIVEAWAY: Counterfeit Love

The Bride Ship Series by Jody Hedlund

Jody is a lead author for Sunrise Publishing with Susan May Warren, so we can expect three more books in that series. 

When I asked on our Historical Bookworm Listeners group on Facebook, Christy said she just finished A Bride for Keeps and A Bride in Store, both by Melissa Jagears.

If you’re looking for a box set A Bride for All Seasons: The Mail Order Bride Collection by Margaret Brownley, Robin Lee Hatcher, Mary Connealy, and Debra Clopton. is very good.

Mail Order Revenge by Angela K Couch is available on Kindle Unlimited. 

The first book I ever read that used a mail-order bride trope was One for the Pot by Louise L’aMour.