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March 31, 2017

REVIEW: His Rip-Roarin’ Bride by Martha Hix

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical / law-enforcement / short hero / texas / turn of the 20th century2 Comments

A bride best kept under lock and key . . . Packing a six-shooter, Lisa-Ann Wilkins roars into Lubbock, Texas, determined to take out the man who killed her best friend. But a shoot-out at the local saloon only lands the bold beauty in the custody of Sheriff Wes Alington—and ... more >

June 21, 2016

REVIEW: Too Hot to Handel by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / England / Historical / law-enforcement / London / mystery / Regency / Widowed Heroine5 Comments

NOTE – this is the fifth full length novel in this series and spoilers for previous books are revealed in the blurb. When a rash of jewel thefts strikes London, magistrate Patrick Colquhoun resolves to deploy his Bow Street Runners to put a stop to the thefts. The Russian Princess ... more >

March 24, 2016

REVIEW: Waiting Game by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Historical / law-enforcement / London / novella / Regency2 Comments

John Pickett and Lady Fieldhurst have reached an impasse as they wait for the annulment of their accidental marriage to come before the ecclesiastical court. Meanwhile, Pickett is summoned to investigate a theft at a linen-draper’s shop. Suspecting an inside job—and with a hostile hound named Brutus impeding his progress—Pickett ... more >

November 28, 2015

REVIEW: Steal Me by Lauren Layne

EagleB ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / law-enforcement5 Comments

Dear Ms. Layne: Yes, it’s another cop book. Furthermore, it’s another NYPD book but I must confess my creepy love (previous recipients of this dubious gift include Julie James, golden retrievers and potatoes) for one Lauren Layne. I haven’t read the previous books in the series because I know how to ... more >

July 28, 2015

REVIEW: The Bootlegger’s Daughter by Lauri Robinson

JayneC Reviews1920s / American historical / family relationships / Harlequin Historical / Historical / law-enforcement / Prohibition-eraComments Off on REVIEW: The Bootlegger’s Daughter by Lauri Robinson

Of all the speakeasies, in all the world… Mysterious city slicker Ty Bradshaw might have won her father’s trust, but everyone knows Norma Rose is the true boss of Nightingale’s resort. And it’ll take more than that charming smile to shake the feeling that Ty is not all he seems… ... more >

June 28, 2015

REVIEW: Crave by Jennifer Dawson

JaneB ReviewsBDSM Lite / law-enforcement / second chance / widow1 Comments

Dear Ms. Dawson: Angela James recommended this book to me. The story is a simple one. Layla loses her fiancé during an assault in an alley near a club. She sinks into a deep emotional depression. She finds someone who attracts her but she fights it because she’s both afraid of loving again ... more >

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