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Young and good-looking white couple in winter gear leaning on a log fence in the snow
October 27, 2020

REVIEW: Their Christmas Baby Contract by Shannon Stacey

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbaby / bad sex / Christmas / Contemporary / fake relationship / friends-to-lovers / NetGalleyNo Comments

Dear Shannon Stacey, There are very few romance books where the main characters have bad sex but I appreciate every single one I’ve read. It helps balance the scale a little with all the simultaneous orgasms zinging about in Romancelandia.  In the case of Reyna Bishop and Brady Nash, their ... more >

October 27, 2020

REVIEW: Their Christmas Baby Contract by Shannon Stacey

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsbaby (non secret) / Blackberry Bay series / childhood friends / friends-to-lovers / mechanic / New Hampshire / working classNo Comments

Striking the deal was the easy part. Brady Nash is handsome and anti-marriage. And with IVF completely out of her financial reach, Reyna Bishop is running out of time to have the child she so very much wants. Theirs is a practical baby-making deal: no emotion, no expectation, no ever-after. ... more >

July 1, 2020

REVIEW: More than Neighbors by Shannon Stacey

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBlackberry Bay series / cats / Contemporary / dog / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Harlequin / New Hampshire / Small Town Romance / Widowed HeroineNo Comments

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The only thing they have in common is a property line! He’s trying to uncover his past. She’s hoping for a brighter future. Cam Maguire is in Blackberry Bay to unravel a family secret. Meredith Price has moved next door with her daughter. He’s unattached. She’s a widowed single mom. ... more >

Good looking m/f white couple embracing in front of a Christmas tree. The guy looks like Ryan Gosling.
November 20, 2019

REVIEW: One Christmas Eve by Shannon Stacey

KaetrinBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / novella / Small-Town2 Comments

Dear Shannon Stacey, One Christmas Eve is the second novella in your Cedar Street series and features Zoe Randall, the cousin of the female lead in the first book, One Summer Weekend. I haven’t read the first book and it’s not necessary to do so (thought I think I’d enjoy ... more >

Hot shirtless firefighter
January 29, 2019

REVIEW: Flare Up by Shannon Stacey

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsBoston / Contemporary / Firefighter / second chance / stalker ex5 Comments

Flare Up is book six of your Boston Fire series, which is kind of two loosely linked trilogies, featuring firefighters from Ladder 37 and Engine 59 of the Boston Fire Department. Books 4 (Hot Response) and 5 (Under Control) made reference to Grant Cutter’s burgeoning relationship with Wren Everett. It ... more >

August 29, 2018

REVIEW: Under Control by Shannon Stacey

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews CategoryBoston Fire / Contemporary / family relationships / Firefighters / opposites attract / Single Parent1 Comments

When faced with the opportunity to change shifts while staying in the same house, veteran firefighter Derek Gilman jumps at the chance. His new schedule means not working Saturdays, which means more time to spend with his two kids. His divorce may have been amicable, but being a firefighter and ... more >

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