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December 11, 2014

REVIEW: The Lover’s Knot by Erin Satie

JaneB Reviews / Recommended Readsdisability / Historical / Recommended Read / unusual setting6 Comments

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Dear Ms. Satie: You submitted a review request for your first book. But I went your website and saw that there was another book that you had written, The Lover’s Knot, and  I decided to start with that title instead. I don’t really know why. I actually bought both and this one ... more >

The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin
September 5, 2013

DUAL REVIEW: The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin

JayneA- Reviews / B- Reviewsacross the tracks / courtesan / Historical-China / multicultural / mystery / scholar / Tang Dynasty / unusual setting15 Comments

  It is a time of celebration in the Pingkang li, where imperial scholars and bureaucrats mingle with beautiful courtesans. At the center is the Lotus Palace, home of the most exquisite courtesans in China… Maidservant Yue-ying is not one of those beauties. Street-smart and practical, she’s content to live ... more >

July 26, 2013

REVIEW: Mara – Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

JayneB Reviewsancient-Egypt / Historical / slavery / spy / unusual setting / Young-Adult15 Comments

Dear Readers, I bought myself a copy of this book last year when I got “Catherine, Called Birdy.” I read “Birdy” but somehow “Mara” got set to the side and it drifted out of my mind. For years I’d heard it mentioned with enthusiasm by everyone who commented on it. ... more >

June 13, 2013

REVIEW: Alena by Merline Lovelace

JayneB Reviews / Featuredenemies to lovers / Historical / Roman-Britain / unusual setting / War / Military2 Comments

The wild heart of a warrior beat in the breast of Alena, daughter to a queen and mother to a king. A Celtic princess, she resolved never to bend to Roman rule. But how could she foresee that the iron fist of Rome would stoke her soul with the velvet ... more >

The Sword Dancer by Jeannie Lin
June 12, 2013

REVIEW: The Sword Dancer by Jeannie Lin

JayneB Reviews / Featured / Recommended ReadsHistorical / Historical-China / multicultural / Tang Dynasty / unusual setting3 Comments

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  “The thief who stole his heart Sword dancer Li Feng is used to living life on the edge of the law–a woman alone in the dangerous world of the Tang Dynasty has only her whirlwind reflexes to trust. She will discover the truth about her past,even if that means ... more >

Children of Liberty by Paullina Simons
April 1, 2013

REVIEW: Children of Liberty by Paullina Simons

JennieC- ReviewsBoston / Historical / non-romance / Prequel / turn of the 20th century / unusual setting12 Comments

Dear Ms. Simons: When I saw this book available online, I snapped it up without a second thought. I am a huge fan of The Bronze Horseman and its two sequels, and I also enjoyed The Girl in Times Square. I’ve avoided some of your other, earlier books because online ... more >

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