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February 28, 2017

REVIEW: To the Farthest Shores by Elizabeth Camden

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / American Navy / Historical / inspirational / inspirational romance / nurse / second chance at love / turn of the 20th century / War / Military4 Comments

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It has been six years since army nurse Jenny Bennett’s heart was broken by a dashing naval officer. Now Lieutenant Ryan Gallagher has abruptly reappeared in her life at the Presidio army base but refuses to discuss the inexplicable behavior that destroyed their happiness. Ryan is in an impossible situation. ... more >

February 4, 2017

REVIEW: The Scarlet Coat by Angela K. Couch

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / American Revolution / enemies to lovers / Historical / inspirational / inspirational romance / New-York / opposites / War / Military2 Comments

Surrounded by the musket fire of the American Revolution, Rachel Garnet prays for her family to be safe. When the British invade the Mohawk Valley and her father and brother don’t return from the battle, she goes in pursuit of them. She finds her brother alive but her father has ... more >

August 12, 2016

REVIEW: Wintercombe by Pamela Belle

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads17th-century / England / English-Civil-War / family relationships / Historical / opposites attract / War / Military17 Comments

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Sometimes we find light in the darkest of places… Tortured by a cold, Puritan father, Silence has learned to conceal her passionate nature inside a prison like shell of passivity. Her eventual marriage does not offer her the escape that she longs for and she craves some semblance of autonomy. ... more >

July 27, 2016

REVIEW: Lord of the Sea by Danelle Harmon

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / family relationships / Historical / privateer / shipboard / War / Military / War of 18123 Comments

A Sea Devil Who’s Reckless At Heart . . . Captain Connor Merrick’s thirst for danger has brought him fame and fortune as one of the most brazenly successful privateers of the War of 1812. But deep beneath his swagger, derring-do and charm, the handsome American captain is hiding a ... more >

July 9, 2016

REVIEW: Long Gone Girl by Amy Rose Bennett

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Historical / novella / nurse / pilot / second chance at love / War / Military / Widowed Heroine2 Comments

After returning home from the Korean War a widow, former MASH surgical nurse, Ginny Williams, heads to the Jersey Shore for a weekend of much needed R&R. But her plans to do nothing more than relax on the beach go seriously awry when the boy who broke her heart on ... more >

June 14, 2016

REVIEW: League of Dragons by Naomi Novik

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate-reality / dragons / Historical Fantasy / Napoleonic wars / war / War / Military19 Comments

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Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies ... more >

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