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November 21, 2016

REVIEW: Holiday with a Twist by Shannon Stacey

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / holiday novella / novellaComments Off on REVIEW: Holiday with a Twist by Shannon Stacey

After a messy breakup, Leigh Holloway is ready to start her life over. Until her parents put the family home on the market and call her back for one final, memory-making Christmas. The last thing she wants to do is deprive her mom of the perfect holiday, so she’ll lie ... more >

September 2, 2016

REVIEW: Homecoming by Shannon Stacey

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / football / high-school2 Comments

They were the golden boys of fall: Stewart Mills High School’s legendary championship football team. Fourteen years later, they’re back to relive their glory, save the team—and find themselves again . . . Sam Leavitt has two goals when he returns home to Stewart Mills to fill in for Coach ... more >

February 24, 2016

REVIEW: Fully Ignited by Shannon Stacey

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBoston / Boston Fire / Contemporary / family relationships / Firefighters / Older-Woman-/-Younger-Man6 Comments

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When Jamie Rutherford takes a temporary assignment as lieutenant of Boston Fire’s Engine 59, she doesn’t anticipate any problems. She’s been in the fire service for a long time and, even though she’s fairly new to Boston, she knows how to make any firehouse her home. What she’s not prepared ... more >

February 7, 2016

REVIEW: A Fighting Chance by Shannon Stacey

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAcross the Tracks Romance / Carina Press / Contemporary / MMA Fighter / novella / second chance at love8 Comments

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All work and no play makes Adeline Kendrick a dull girl, so when she heads to a casino resort for a friend’s bachelorette weekend, she’s ready to have a good time. Until she runs into Brendan Quinn, professional fighter and the one who got away—the one her family drove away—and ... more >

November 25, 2015

REVIEW: Controlled Burn by Shannon Stacey

JayneB ReviewsBoston / Boston Fire / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Firefighter / hockey2 Comments

Rick Gullotti lives the good life. He fights fires, dates beautiful women—though none long enough so they cast wistful glances at jewelry stores—and has great friends. And thanks to helping out the elderly couple who own his building, his rent is low. But when concerns about their health lead him ... more >

December 9, 2013

REVIEW: Love a Little Sideways by Shannon Stacey

JaneB- ReviewsContemporary romance7 Comments

Dear Ms. Stacey: You are one of my go to authors in contemporary romance. I feel safe in one of your books. I’m not going to find assholes or cheating or anyone getting their heads cut off. The most unexpected thing I can expect in a Kowalski book is how ... more >

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