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February 5, 2018

REVIEW: Surrender to Ruin by Carolyn Jewel

JanineB ReviewsEarl / Gretna Green / historical romance / Hot Read / Regency England / Scandal / unrequited-love7 Comments

Dear Ms. Jewel, As you are the author of one of Scandal, one of my favorite historical romances of this decade, I was excited when I saw that Surrender to Ruin had finally been released. This is the third book in the Sinclair Sisters trilogy, which began with Lord Ruin, ... more >

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May 29, 2017

What Janine is Reading (and Listening to) in May of 2017

JanineB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / DNF Reviewsaudiobook / classic / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / historical romance / New Adult / Reading lists10 Comments

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, performed by Rosamund Pike I’ve begun to make better use of my Audible membership, and my current listen is the Pride and Prejudice audiobook performed by actress Rosamund Pike. Pike’s performance is delightful and especially wonderful when it comes to the novel’s omniscient narrator. ... more >

November 3, 2014

REVIEW: A Notorious Ruin by Carolyn Jewel

JanineB Reviews / Recommended Readsboxing / historical romance / Regency England / Scandal11 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Jewel, Although I didn’t care for or even finish your popular historical romance Lord Ruin, I picked up its sequel, A Notorious Ruin, because I have enjoyed some of your more recent historicals, most especially Scandal. Lucy Wilcott is a widow of only twenty-three years, and beautiful at ... more >

August 31, 2013

#Giveaway: Carolyn Jewel, Ana Blaze, Giulietta M Spudich, and Dear Author

JaneContests/Giveawaysgiveaway163 Comments

Welcome to the Dear Author August Extravaganza, Day 31. Every day this month, we are giving away copies of books, both digital and print, as well as gift certificates and even a digital reader. Stay tuned to this link to see all of the giveaways. They only last a few ... more >

Scandal by Carolyn Jewel
July 26, 2013

REVIEW: Scandal by Carolyn Jewel

Author ReviewsBook ReviewsHistorical / rake38 Comments

 Everybody’s Talkin – Scandal by Carolyn Jewel Reading is so much very about context I sometimes wonder how on earth we’re meant to sensibly assess our responses to, well, just about any book we pick up. I came to Scandal immediately after Bared to You, which had left me a ... more >

Midnight Scandals by Courtney Milan,Sherry Thomas,Carolyn Jewel
October 11, 2012

REVIEW: Midnight Scandals by Courtney Milan, Sherry Thomas, Carolyn Jewel

SunitaB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Anthology / historical romance / POC author / Regency England / self-published11 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Jewel, Ms. Milan, and Ms. Thomas, I’ve been waiting for this anthology since I first heard about it last spring. The authors are among the strongest writing historical romance today and the premise linking the three novellas is clever and unusual: each is set in the same location ... more >

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