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April 8, 2022

REVIEW: Patrick Gallagher’s Widow by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1990s / corruption / law-enforcement / New York City / police / policeman / Widowed Heroine2 Comments

An “off-limits” policeman’s widow. An insubordinate detective determined to find out what she knows about her husband’s death. A love story… All his life, street-smart Garth had lived side by side with crime. And something about fellow officer Patrick Gallagher’s death in the line of duty just didn’t add up ... more >

December 15, 2021

REVIEW: Dillon’s Promise by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican heroine / fathers and daughters / friends-to-lovers / Scotland / Scottish / Widowed Heroine4 Comments

“Cinda Richards brings you the lovable, roguish, obstinate, utterly unforgettable Scotsman Dillon Cameron. Haunted by a deathbed promise, and shocked to learn that, in a moment of wrenching grief, he fathered a child by his best friend’s American widow, Dillon storms Thea Kearney’s cottage, intent on claiming “his lasses.” But ... more >

November 18, 2019

REVIEW: Band of Brothers: Standalone Sequel to The Marine by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Marines / military hero / North-Carolina / War / Military2 Comments

Marine Sergeant Joshua Caven Josh finally has his shattered personal life in some kind of order. He has found the family he never knew he had, and thanks to them, he can do his duty and complete his deployment in Afghanistan, knowing his baby daughter is safe. It should be ... more >

November 11, 2019

REVIEW: The Marine by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadoption / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Marines / military hero / North-Carolina / older heroine and hero / retired military / single father / War / Military2 Comments

Semper Fi Newly widowed Grace James knows she’s at a crossroads. Raised by her aunt, she spent her life playing the role of the perpetual ‘good girl’–never rocking the boat, always fitting in. And where did that get her? She had an unhappy marriage, and now she’s singlehandedly raising two ... more >

January 29, 2014

REVIEW: The First Boy I Loved by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / older heroine and hero / Vietnam / War / Military24 Comments

Vietnam took her first love away from her. Now it may take her next love, too. After her husband dies, Gillian Warner realizes how many sorrows she carries inside her, including unresolved grief over her first love, who died in Vietnam decades earlier. Haunted by his death in combat and ... more >

September 11, 2013

REVIEW: An Unexpected Wife by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB ReviewsAmerican historical / Harlequin Love Inspired Historical / Historical / inspirational / Reconstruction / second chances2 Comments

“Her Deepest Secret Giving up her out-of-wedlock son was the only right choice. Still, Kate Woodward aches that she isn’t part of his life. She can’t heal herself, but she can help former Confederate soldier Robert Markham rebuild his war-shattered life. But helping Robert is drawing them irresistibly close–even as ... more >

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