Faithful by Janet Fox is the first book. I first read it last summer and then a couple times since. The Faithful summary from goodreads.com follows:
"Sixteen-year-old Maggie Bennet's life is in tatters. Her mother has disappeared, and is presumed dead. The next thing she knows, her father has dragged Maggie away from their elegant Newport home, off on some mad excursion to Yellowstone in Montana. Torn from the only life she's ever known, away from her friends, from society, and verging on no prospects, Maggie is furious and devastated by her father's betrayal. But when she arrives, she finds herself drawn to the frustratingly stubborn, handsome Tom Rowland, the son of a park geologist, and to the wild romantic beauty of Yellowstone itself. And as Tom and the promise of freedom capture Maggie's heart, Maggie is forced to choose between who she is and who she wants to be."
The second book, Forgiven, was released June 2nd, and I didn't know about it until now. Summary follows:
"Kula Baker never expected to find herself on the streets of San Francisco, alone but for a letter of introduction. Though she has come to the city to save her father from a cruel fate, Kula soon finds herself swept up in a world of art and elegance - a world she hardly dared dream of back in Montana, where she was no more than the daughter of an outlaw. And then there is the handsome David Wong, whose smiling eyes and soft-spoken manner have an uncanny way of breaking through Kula's carefully crafted reserve. Yet when disaster strikes and the wreckage threatens all she holds dear, Kula realizes that only by unlocking her heart can she begin to carve a new future for herself."
(Kula also happens to be a secondary character in Faithful.)
Book Three (which I guess is still in the writing/publishing process) is called Moll:
"'Book 3 is set in 1925, and the protagonist is a girl caught up in a net of lies and mysteries revolving around her father's dream of getting rich through running alcohol during Prohibition. It's set in New York City. I'm calling it a "noire romance" because she does fall in love - but like all my stories it's also about something deeper, in this case the mystery of life after death.'"~ Janet Fox
Interesting. Doesn't seem to have any of the same characters...
And it appears Book Four is already in the works, too. Paradise:
"The forth book in Janet Fox's historical fiction series, called Faithful, is set in the 1930's in Montana. The children of the characters in her first three books will return and unite in Paradise."
COOOLL!
Methinks I can't wait to get to Barnes and Noble.
While I'm here, I might as well tell you about goodreads.com, which is an online literature sharing/rating/ book website. I don't know how to explain it, but join please because I don't have any friends.
Sorry those pictures are so small. But you get the idea. SO. Even if you don't like historical fiction, I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND reading Faithful. I promise it's REALLY good. I would call it my favorite book ever, but right now I'm still kind of obsessed with Water for Elephants and ESPECIALLY the fabulous The Other Boleyn Girl. Read those, too.
The new Faithful series is only the beginning of my summer reading list! I absolutely HAVE TO read the rest of Philippa Gregory's books, as I'm really fascinated with that time period after Boleyn Girl. Also, I never finished Anna Godbersen's The Luxe series because I could never find the 4th book... but I just found out she has a new series, Bright Young Things. I may have to turn into my friend who reads while walking through the hallways at school. Though that seems dangerous, since you can't really watch where you're going.
Happy summer reading! Though can someone please tell me why I only seem to read historical fiction???
2 comments:
I loved The Luxe series! Did you ever read the 4th book? I have it if you want to borrow it sometime. I've used goodreads.com before and I agree, it's amazing! I don't have an account though so maybe I should make one...
I loved the Luxe too! I read the first 3 last summer from the library but they didn't have the 4th one and I don't think Barnes & Noble had it either so I never read it. Then I kind of forgot about it all school year. But now before I read it I have to reread the first 3 because I completely forgot what happened! If I can't find the 4th anywhere I may have to borrow yours, thanks for offering!
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