I am a huge fan of the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Drums of Autumn and the books following it take place in Cross Creek, North Carolina where Jamie and Claire build a homestead, encounter Flora MacDonald and witness the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. My brother is stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, NC which is present day Cross Creek and I was there visiting last week. While I was visiting, we went to the Museum of the Cape Fear which hosts a pretty neat display about the Scottish Highlanders in Fayetteville as well as about Flora MacDonald and the beginning of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina. We also drove past the site where Flora MacDonald College once stood (it has since been incorporated into another private college). When I pointed out the sign, my brother asked "Who the heck is Flora MacDonald?!" and I had a total nerd moment explaining who she was and how cool it was to see where some of my favorite books were set. We didn't make it to the site of the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge because the weather was bad but all in all it was a great trip!
It's time for another Mailbox Monday post! Once again I could not resist the cheap ebooks that Amazon and Barnes and Noble were promoting this week. I really need to stop! I already have more than I can read. I also was able to spend a little time browsing at the library and I came home with a nice stack of books. These days, I hardly ever get to spend time at the library by myself for more than a minute or two so it was wonderful to have time to just wander and see what I could find. Purchased (for kindle): The Color of Secrets by Lindsay Ashford The One I Was by Eliza Graham House of Bathory by Linda Lafferty Purchased (for nook): One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore Becoming Queen Victoria by Kate Williams From the Library: The Messenger by Daniel Silva The Ripper's Wife by Brandy Purdy Hotel Moscow by Talia Carner Brazen by Katherine Longshore What books did you get...
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