Historical

Lady Grey Tea and the Haunting Histories

Most book lovers have probably heard of Earl Grey tea, but did you know there is a lighter flavor called Lady Grey tea? Earl Grey tea was named after the English Earl Charles Grey, a British Prime Minister from 1830-1834.…

Girls of Flight City by Lorraine Heath

What a perfect match for Part Two of Anita’s Women at War Series: The Pilots. Girls of Flight City is where reality meets fiction about an era in American history. This is a powerful and realistic story of three women…

Women at War—Espionage, The Spies

Women At War: A Three-Part Series: Spies, Pilots, and Snipers. For most, what we know about World War II is derived from history books or what has been immortalized in books, movies, and television series. It is images and stories…

Where History Meets Mystery: The Jersey Lily

Lillie Langtry, also known as The Jersey Lily, was a social-climbing powerhouse who rocked Victorian England. Her popularity was so immense it became termed, “The Langtry Phenomenon.” I was so enraptured in the history of this dynamic Victorian woman that…