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June 29, 2022

REVIEW: The Nurse’s Secret by Amanda Skenandore

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical fiction / Late Victorian / nurse / NYC / thiefNo Comments

Based on Florence Nightingale’s nursing principles, Bellevue is the first school of its kind in the country. Where once nurses were assumed to be ignorant and unskilled, Bellevue prizes discipline, intellect, and moral character, and only young women of good breeding need apply. At first, Una balks at her prim ... more >

June 28, 2022

REVIEW: Flight from the Eagle by Dinah Dean (Newly Released as an ebook/paperback)

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / forced proximity / Historical / Historical fiction / lady's companion / military hero / Napoleonic wars / road-romance / Russia / Russian Series / War / Military15 Comments

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Major Orlov takes on the protection of Countess Berova… But can he let her go? Leading his battalion of injured and war-hardened infantry to safety, Major Lev Orlov is seeking shelter for his men in an abandoned inn when he finds himself face to face with a Countess. Lev can’t ... more >

June 28, 2022

REVIEW: Matched by Masala by Mona Shroff

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbest friend's brother / Cancer / Chef / childhood friends / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Indian American / Maryland / opposites attract / POC / POC author / sister's best friend1 Comments

He cooks for their customers…but he’d rather cater to her heart! One impetuous, slightly drunken kiss has turned up the heat on chef Amar Virani’s feelings for Divya Shah. He’s been in love with the sexy pastry chef—his sister’s best friend!—since they were teenagers, but a painful tragedy in his ... more >

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June 27, 2022

Jayne’s Reading List

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviews / D Reviews / DNF Reviewschildhood friends / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / friends-to-lovers / Historical / London / Regency / twins5 Comments

The Season that changes everything … Henrietta Gaydon is making her debut in London society for the Season, but her popularity and apparent ease disguises the fact that she is out of her depth and that she dreads the objective of finding a husband. She longs for home, her father ... more >

June 27, 2022

REVIEW: The Forgotten House on the Moor by Jane Lovering

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Contemporary / First-Person / ghosts / mystery / plus-size heroine / supernatural / Yorkshire3 Comments

Dear Ms. Lovering,  I wasn’t quite sure what to expect after reading the blurb for this book. Yorkshire Moors and some kind of mystery, yes – but ghosts? Hmmm, okay, maybe. I’m still turning over what I think about Alice’s self esteem issues and how often they were mentioned. Plus ... more >

June 18, 2022

Jayne’s Cat Book List

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadventure / cat / children's book / friendship / picture books2 Comments

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The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious story from the illustrator of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead! “Look what I got for my birthday! A pet ... more >

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