When Secrets Bloom Reviewed by the Historical Novel Society

HNR Historical Novel Society review When Secrets Bloom Feb 2026

This week brought news I have been quietly hoping for since my latest novel When Secrets Bloom first found its readers: a review from the Historical Novel Society. Penned by Williamaye Jones, the review is available on their website and is published in their print magazine Historical Novel Review HNR Issue 115 (February 2026).

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Tales From the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces by Sally Cronin @sgc58

A heartwarming collection that celebrates healing, hope, friendship, and the quiet magic found in compassion. Sally Cronin has created a timeless sanctuary readers will gladly revisit again and again.

Tales From the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces is a book that restores something in the reader. Sally Cronin invites you into an enchanting sanctuary where magic exists not to dazzle but to heal. Within the Irish Garden, fantasy intertwines with everyday humanity, friendship blossoms as naturally as the flowers, and love (whether romantic, familial, or compassionate) becomes the force that binds every story together.

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The Immigrant and the Outlaw: A Collection of Stories from America’s Heartland @JoyNealKidney

Where ordinary lives become unforgettable stories.

The Immigrant and the Outlaw: A Collection of Stories from America’s Heartland by Joy Neal Kidney is a moving collection of true stories rooted in Iowa but echoing far beyond its borders. Every family has a story. These are worth remembering. I loved them all!

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