Gone by Nightfall by Dee Garretson - A young woman is torn between her home and her dreams during the Russian Revolution.


Gone by Nightfall

by Dee Garretson


Published by: Swoon Reads
Publication date: January 21st 2020
Genres: Historical, Young Adult

A young woman is torn between her home and her dreams during the Russian Revolution.

It’s 1916, and Charlotte Mason is determined to make a life for herself in czarist Russia. When her mother dies, Charlotte is forced to put her plans to go to medical school aside to care for her unruly siblings. Then a handsome new tutor arrives. Charlotte has high hopes that he’ll stay, freeing her up to follow her dreams of becoming a doctor. But there’s more to Dmitri that meets the eye.

Just when she thinks she can get her life back, Russia descends into revolution and chaos. Now, not only does Charlotte need to leave Russia, she needs to get her siblings out too–and fast.

Can Charlotte flee Russia, keep her siblings safe, and uncover Dmitri’s many secrets before she runs out of time?




Guest Post

Top Ten Books


by Dee Garretson

I get nervous when someone asks me about my absolute top ten anything. Decisions! (Yes, I am a waffler.) What if I leave something out!!! So here’s my list of ten books that helped me learn to write, or continue to inspire me to improve my writing.

Historicals

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer

THE PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault


Classics

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen

LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE by Nancy Mitford


Science Fiction

DUNE by Frank Herbert


Fantasy

THE CRYSTAL CAVE by Mary Stewart


Mysteries

THE LANGUAGE OF BEES by Laurie R. King

The Amanda Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters


Young Adult

THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater

THE BOOK OF DUST (Book 1) by Phillip Pullman

Thank you!

Author Bio:


Dee Garretson spent her childhood helping her father build his offbeat inventions and playing adventure games in the woods. After working as a landscape designer and teaching landscape horticulture classes for several years, Dee returned to writing. Her debut novel, Wildfire Run, has been praised for its suspense and its hero, Luke, who “with his companions, displays generous measures of courage and ingenuity in rising to the occasion” (ALA Booklist). She lives with her family in Cincinnati, Ohio.





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Comments

  1. GiselleJanuary 22, 2020 at 12:06 PM

    Thanks for being on the tour! :)

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  2. Book Club ReviewerJanuary 23, 2020 at 9:28 AM

    This looks like a spooky read.

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  3. Bea LaRoccaJanuary 29, 2020 at 8:58 PM

    A gorgeous cover and an intriguing synopsis This sounds like a good read Thank you for sharing the book details

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