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November 29, 2021

REVIEW: The Rebel Pirate by Donna Thorland

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / Boston / British Navy / Historical / LGBTQIAP+ / Loyalist9 Comments

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1775, Boston Harbor. James Sparhawk, Master and Commander in the British Navy, knows trouble when he sees it. The ship he’s boarded is carrying ammunition and gold…into a country on the knife’s edge of war. Sparhawk’s duty is clear: confiscate the cargo, impound the vessel and seize the crew. But ... more >

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January 6, 2017

Jayne’s Best of 2016

JayneBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsAmerican historical / American Indians / Best of 2016 / best of list / cartoons / cats / cinderella / Contemporary / dogs / Firefighter / Historical / Historical fiction / Late Victorian / middle grade / novella / older heroine and hero7 Comments

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Here I go down to the end (again) reading 2016 releases like mad for my Best of List. Looking back at my reading list I had a pretty good year. I have lots of B grades and many B+ but this year I had enough A grades that I decided ... more >

March 1, 2016

REVIEW: The Dutch Girl by Donna Thorland

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / Historical2 Comments

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Manhattan and the Hudson River Valley, 1778. The British control Manhattan, the Rebels hold West Point, and the Dutch patroons reign in feudal splendor over their vast Hudson River Valley estates. But the roads are ruled by highwaymen. Gerrit Van Haren, the dispossessed heir of Harenwyck, is determined to reclaim ... more >

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December 30, 2015

Jayne’s Favorite Books of 2015

JayneNeed A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2015 / best of list / Reading lists12 Comments

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I tried to be more organized this year about my reading so I have a lot of 2015 books I managed to finish and a windfall that made my best of list. Here’s the cream of the crop in no particular order. Why yes, yes it is more than ten ... more >

March 12, 2015

REVIEW: Mistress Firebrand by Donna Thorland

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviewsactress / American Revolutionary War / Historical / spy7 Comments

British Occupied Manhattan, 1777. American actress Jennifer Leighton has been packing the John Street Theater with her witty comedies, but she longs to escape the provincial circuit for the glamour of the London stage. When the playwright General John Burgoyne visits the city, fresh from a recent success in the ... more >

March 5, 2015

REVIEW: Mistress Firebrand by Donna Thorland

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / POC / theater / War / Military12 Comments

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British Occupied Manhattan, 1777. With her witty comedies, American actress Jennifer Leighton has been packing the John Street Theater, but she longs to escape the provincial circuit for the glamour of the London stage. When the playwright General John Burgoyne visits the city, fresh from a recent success on the ... more >

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