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September 15, 2014

REVIEW: Taken by Storm by Kim Baldwin

JayneC+ ReviewsBold Stroke Books / Contemporary / f/f / LGBTQ6 Comments

Lives depend on two women when a train derails high in the remote Alps, but an unforgiving mountain, avalanches, crevasses, and other perils stand between them and safety. Associated Press reporter Hudson Mead is an extreme skiing enthusiast who has covered war zones and natural disasters during her long and ... more >

February 2, 2014

REVIEW: Wingspan by Karis Walsh

JayneB- Reviews / C+ ReviewsBold Stroke Books / Contemporary / f/f romance / LGBTQ / veterinarian6 Comments

When architect Kendall Pearson finds an injured osprey on her property, she expects to simply drop it off at a local wild bird rehabilitation center and be done with it. Quick and painless, like every other relationship she has. But wildlife biologist Bailey Chase has other plans for Ken. First, ... more >

November 24, 2013

REVIEW: Homestead by Radclyffe

JayneB- ReviewsBold Stroke Books / Contemporary / f/f romance / Farmer / LGBTQ / second chance at love6 Comments

Tess Rogers grew up in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, but she always knew one thing to be true—one day six hundred acres of prime farmland would be hers. Then she discovers not even that truth can be counted on. Tess’s stepfather has kept important secrets, and Tess’s dream ... more >

November 21, 2013

REVIEW: How Sweet It Is by Melissa Brayden

JayneB- Reviewsbaker / Bold Stroke Books / Contemporary / f/f romance / friends-to-lovers / lesbian romance / LGBTQ / second chance at love3 Comments

Some things are better than chocolate… Molly O’Brien is a sweetheart. Her friends and neighbors all think so. While she enjoys her quiet life running the town bakeshop in Applewood, Illinois, she wonders if there could be more. After losing the love of her life four years prior in a ... more >

October 31, 2012

REVIEW: The You Know Who Girls: Freshman Year by Annameekee Hesik

JayneC ReviewsBasketball / Bold Stroke Books / f/f / LGBTQ / Young-Adult2 Comments

“Abbey Brooks, Gila High freshman-to-be, never thought a hellish day of shopping at the mall with her best friend, Kate, could change her life. But when she orders French fries from the flirtatious Hot Dog on a Stick Chick, she gets more than deep-fried potatoes. Abbey tries to ignore the ... more >

June 18, 2012

REVIEW: The Marrying Kind by Ken O’Neill

JayneB ReviewsBold Stroke Books / Contemporary / LGBTQ / m/m20 Comments

Dear Mr. O’Neill, Recently I read a post on AOL about how The Abbey, twice voted the World’s Best Gay Bar, has decided not to host bachelorette parties anymore until marriage is legal for everyone. Gay owner David Cooley is quoted as saying he feels it’s a slap in the ... more >

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