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June 6, 2020

REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / African American / American historical / Decades: A Journey of African American Romance / Historical / musician / novella / POC / POC author / Post WWII / PTSD / SoldierComments Off on REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander

*LOVE’S SWEET MELODY is part of the Decades: A Journey of African American Romance series. Each book explores a decade between the 1900s and the 2010s. This book covers the 1940s.* Autumn, 1946 Warner Hughes returns home from war with the lingering effects of battle. Abandoned by his sweetheart and ... more >

June 25, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day by Kianna Alexander,Alyssa Cole,Lena Hart,Piper Huguley

JanineA Review Category / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / Anthology / civil rights / historical romance / interracial-romance / Juneteenth / POC / POC author / slavery2 Comments

Dear Readers, I picked up this anthology because its concept sounded interesting and fresh – it celebrates Juneteenth. The four novellas in the anthology each contain a romance set in the United States at different eras ranging between 1866 and 1961, and each novella grapples with civil rights issues as ... more >

June 19, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology

JayneA Review Category / B Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / civil rights / Historical / interracial marriage / novella / POC author / Reconstruction / slavery10 Comments

The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, with a foreword by the inimitable Beverly Jenkins, brings you four novellas highlighting love, light, and hope set over a period of history that’s often left in the shadows. Ladies, I had been eyeing this upcoming anthology for months but still almost ... more >

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