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December 10, 2014

REVIEW: City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / Action/Adventure / archeology / Historical / Middle East / pilot / spy7 Comments

Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke never expected to see her husband, adventurer Gabriel Starke, ever again. They had been a golden couple, enjoying a whirlwind courtship amid the backdrop of a glittering social set in prewar London until his sudden death with the sinking of the Lusitania. Five years later, beginning ... more >

September 30, 2014

REVIEW: Night of a Thousand Stars by Deanna Raybourn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Historical / post WWI / road-romance / runaway bride4 Comments

On the verge of a stilted life as an aristocrat’s wife, Poppy Hammond does the only sensible thing—she flees the chapel in her wedding gown. Assisted by the handsome curate who calls himself Sebastian Cantrip, she spirits away to her estranged father’s quiet country village, pursued by the family she ... more >

A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
May 3, 2013

REVIEW: A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / Africa / experienced heroine / Harlequin MIRA / Historical48 Comments

Recommended Read

Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even amongst Paris society. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather’s savannah manor house until gossip subsides. Fairlight is the crumbling, ... more >

December 3, 2012

REVIEW: Silent Night: A Lady Julia Christmas Novella by Deanna Raybourn

JayneB- Reviews19th century / Christmas Stories / Harlequin MIRA / Lady Julia Grey mystery / novella5 Comments

Dear Ms. Raybourn: While waiting for the next “Lady Julia” mystery novel, I noticed that this little novella is on offer for the Christmas season. It’s not long, it’s not complicated and it’s not that different from any other Lady Julia story. If readers like this world and it’s people, ... more >

The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
July 26, 2011

REVIEW: The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn

JayneB- Reviews19th century / Deanna Raybourn / Harlequin / Lady Julia Grey mystery / mystery17 Comments

Dear Ms. Raybourn, By now the Lady Julia Grey series is well known among fans of historical mysteries. And it’s also had time for flaws to emerge from it. I doubt any long running series is immune from this. The initial bloom is off the rose so to speak. You ... more >

Dark Road to Darjeeling (Lady Julia #4) by Deanna Raybourn
September 28, 2010

REVIEW: Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn

JayneB+ Reviews / Ebooks19th century / Deanna Raybourn / Harlequin / India / Lady Julia Grey mystery / Mira / mystery17 Comments

Dear Ms. Raybourn, After my less than happy experience with your stand alone Gothic book, I was very pleased to see that there would be another Lady Julia Grey – or should we rename it now – book. And what an evocative title it has – “Dark Road to Darjeeling.” ... more >

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