July 17, 2006

REVIEW: The Morning Gift by Diana Norman

JayneA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book ReviewsAdvertising / Diana-Norman / heiress / medieval / war5 Comments

“A Norman heiress was a chattel to be sold in marriage to the highest bidder. If one husband died she was up for sale again. Only the first of Matilda de Risle’s husbands gives her anything back. His is the customary Saxon morning gift — the present to a wife ... more >

July 14, 2006

REVIEW: An American Werewolf in Hoboken (Wolfmates I) by Dakota Cassidy

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksDakota-Cassidy / Explicit-Sex / shapeshifters / Wolfmates8 Comments

Dear Ms. Cassidy, An American Werewolf in Hoboken is the first of your Wolfmates trilogy and starts the series off with a bang. I love that so much of the hero’s POV is told while in his shapeshifted werewolf state. And from someone who owns a large dog and spends ... more >

July 13, 2006

REVIEW: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksChina / friends-to-lovers11 Comments

Dear Ms See, I thought about getting this in ebook form then pondered about it in the bookstore before finally breaking down and buying it. I enjoyed the story and your research but I never could get past the feeling that I was reading a book in order to do ... more >

July 12, 2006

REVIEW: The List. A Love Story in 781 Chapters by Aneva Stout

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewschick-lit / Contemporary2 Comments

Dear Ms. Stout, I zipped through your fun book, “The List. A Love Story in 781 Chapters” in no time. It’s infectious and funny and so true for any woman who’s ever dated a man she thought was Mr. Right, questioned a man she thought was Mr. Right, cried to ... more >

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooksjoan-smith / Regency England / Will4 Comments

Dear Ms Smith, Despite what I know about wills and how bizarre this one would be considered today, Aunt Sophie’s Diamonds is a fantastic book. Have you ever had a crazy relative who left a bizarre will? Sophronia Tewksbury was a manipulative old bat and left her relatives with a ... more >

July 11, 2006

REVIEW: Love’s Brazen Fire by Betina Krahn

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Dear Ms. Krahn, Sheesh, what a back blurb. I almost didn’t want to read your book because of it until a friend persuaded me. “She had to persuade him. Barter was a way of life in Rapture, Pennsylvania and Whitney Daniels learned long ago that everything has its price. So ... more >