Ok, I'm on one of my every thing coming off of hold at once book gluts.
I liked
The Queen of Sugar Hill, novelization of Hattie McDonald's life, recommended earlier in this thread. I know it is controversial but I have my reasons for Gone with the Wind being the great American Novel and the movie for one of the best adaptations ever (despite major changes from the book). It is a romance, not a history...
Stilt House also recommended earlier is still on my list.
As always, I enjoyed the latest installment of the Joe Ledger books. Lots of characters brought back from the history. Also just finished
Kagen the Damned, also by Maberry, a more traditional sort of fantasy. Was not as fully enthralled as some of his other books (like the Pine Deep series I mentioned last time) but will finish the series.
I finished the
The World's Fair Quilt by Jennifer Chiavareni. I enjoyed the reboot of the Elm Creek series, this one not as much as the last one but still nice to see what those characters are up to.
Also current with the Laurie R. King Mary Russell/Mrs. Sherlock books.
Knave of Diamonds was set up differently than most of the books. There were a couple of books mid-series that were not so favorite and I stopped reading them for a time but the last 5 or so were better for me.
For new authors, I had two books that I enjoyed.
Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson, a girl is just living her life on a rural farm when a stranger in a PT Cruiser comes by and says he is her older half-brother who is on a journey to find their dad and their other half siblings.
The other was
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbinson. A just turned 30 actress gets the chance to see what the life road not taken could bring... Basically a body switching mystery but all in current times. I enjoyed the "active female voice". For another body switching series, I like Kelley Armstrong, just finished
Death at a Highland Wedding, book 4 of Rip through Time series.
I am continuing with the Fred the Vampire Accountant series, and yay! Book 3 of the Assistant to the Villain series is being released. All sorts of books coming off hold in the next couple of months. I didn't mention the Patricia Briggs latest Alpha and Omega book, or her upcoming Mercedes Thompson book. Both of those series (along with Fred the Vampire) are considered urban fantasy, but the Alpha and Omega books are awfully close to paranormal romance...
Finally, in a short story collection by the Mystery Writers Association, I came across Hap and Leonard, who appealed to me much as the Chet and Bernie books in style. Sadly while my library has TONS in ebook form, there are less available to me on audio. However, I am going to check out the tv series --
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hap_an...ard_(TV_series)