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February 28, 2023

REVIEW: Silk and Stone by Dinah Dean

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads12th century / Anglo-Saxon / class differences / England / Historical / Historical fiction / medieval / needlework / Norman Conquest / religion / self discovery / stone mason2 Comments

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Sometimes the miracles you were praying for were there all along… Norman-born Elys de Wix fills her time with embroidery on the long pilgrimage to Rome to pray for healing of brother’s injury. She never thought much of it, until their new traveling companion, Saxon master-mason Aylwin, admires her skill. ... more >

January 25, 2023

REVIEW: Daughter of the Sunset Isles by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews11th century / Anglo-Saxon / arranged-marriage / Denmark / dysfunctional family / England / Historical / Historical fiction / medieval / Norman Conquest / Russia / shipboard / strong heroine / travel / Womens-FictionNo Comments

An epic journey of enlightenment, love, and discovering divine purpose, from Medieval England through to Denmark and Russia. England, 1066 Gytha is the devout but determined daughter of the rightful king of England, until her world is turned upside down by the death of her father, King Harold. Fleeing from ... more >

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January 6, 2023

Jayne’s Best of 2022 List

JayneBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 202211 Comments

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a ... more >

December 27, 2022

REVIEW: That Sweet Enemy by Dinah Dean (aka Marjorie May)

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdisability / disabled hero / enemies to lovers / English heroine / forced-marriage / French hero / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Regency / revenge / Switzerland8 Comments

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A scarred hero… A courageous heroine! Homebound after the journey of a lifetime, the resumption of the Napoleonic Wars traps Mary Burns and her companions in Switzerland. They find themselves suspected of espionage by the French and must persuade Captain Armand Dufour of their innocence. Scarred, cold, and sarcastic, Captain ... more >

November 10, 2022

REVIEW: The Cockermouth Mail by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / country-set / England / forced proximity / governess / military hero / Regency / Rural Romance / trad regency4 Comments

Snowed-in for Christmas! The penniless orphan of a disgraced Baronet, Miss Dorcas Minster catches the Mail coach north to work as a governess. Her traveling companions are very jolly, but on Christmas Eve the coach breaks down in thick snow and Dorcas finds herself walking back to the inn with ... more >

October 18, 2022

REVIEW: The River of Time by Dinah Dean

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Historical / road-romance / Russia / Russian Series / second chance at love / UkraineComments Off on REVIEW: The River of Time by Dinah Dean

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Rags to riches and a second chance of love on the journey of a lifetime. Mila de Romanin has lived in genteel poverty since she had a choice of two suitors—and chose the wrong one. But an invitation to chaperone her spurned lover’s niece on a trip to find the ... more >

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