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December 9, 2019

REVIEW: Iris in Winter by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / boarding school / England / family relationships / teacher / teaching2 Comments

High Ambo, in England, is the setting. It is winter, and Caroline West—a very human, placid and unexcitable person, has gone there to escape her late husband’s relatives. Like so many good-hearted people, she is immediately put upon. Caroline’s sister Iris comes first, full of impulse and determination to be ... more >

December 6, 2019

REVIEW: Freckles by Amy Lane

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbeta hero / Category / Christmas / Contemporary / dog / lawyer / LGBTQ romance / m/m romance / ThanksgivingNo Comments

Small dogs can make big changes… if you open your heart. Carter Embree always hoped someone might rescue him from his productive, tragically boring, and (slightly) ethically compromised life. But when an urchin at a grocery store shoves a bundle of fluff into his hands, Carter goes from rescuee to ... more >

December 5, 2019

REVIEW: A Songbird Dreams of Singing by Kate Hosford

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / childrens-books / picture books / poetryNo Comments

Learn more about the variety of fascinating ways animals sleep: from upside down and holding hands, to sleeping while swimming or flying! Did you know otters sleep while holding hands; zebra finches rehearse their songs while dreaming; ducks and dolphins sleep with one half of their brains at a time; ... more >

December 5, 2019

REVIEW: The Lobsters’ Night Before Christmas by Christina Laurie Illustrated by Elizabeth Moisan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildrens-books / Christmas Stories / literary adaptation / picture booksNo Comments

Creatures of the ocean celebrate Christmas Eve in an undersea retelling of “A Visit by St. Nicholas” by Rev. Clement C. Moore. Under the waves and surrounded by swaying ocean eel grass, Sea Santa makes his yearly Christmas journey. Pulled in his clamshell sleigh by his eight faithful minnows, beautiful ... more >

December 4, 2019

REVIEW: Eight Nights To Win Her Heart by Roni Denholtz

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Hanukkah / holiday novella / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / novella / second chance at loveNo Comments

Roslyn Stein is convinced that her boyfriend Ben Jaffe will never marry. Ben’s parents’ contentious divorce left him with emotional scars. But Ben doesn’t want to lose Roslyn. So he asks her to give him the eight nights of Hanukkah, to prove he really does love her and deserves another ... more >

December 4, 2019

REVIEW: Eight Tiny Flames by Crista McHugh

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdoctor hero / Hanukkah / holiday novella / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / novella / nurse / War / Military / World War II3 Comments

1944 Ardennes, WWII Lt. Ruth Mencher has always secretly admired Capt. Joseph Klein, but it takes the lighting of a Hanukkah candle to uncover the spark of mutual attraction. Each night awakens a new facet of their relationship, but as the Battle of the Bulge begins, the approaching Nazi forces ... more >

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  • Jayne on REVIEW: Iris in Winter by Elizabeth Cadell@Barb in Maryland: Thanks! I went back and found some of the...
  • Barb in Maryland on REVIEW: Iris in Winter by Elizabeth CadellI thought I had read everything by Cadell, but this one does...
  • Sirius on REVIEW: The Musician and the Monster by Jenya KeefI will check it out thanks Janine since I have it .
  • Kareni on REVIEW: Christmas Hope by Caroline Warfield@Jayne: Thanks for that suggestion, Jayne. I checked my Kind...
  • Jayne on REVIEW: Christmas Hope by Caroline Warfield@Kareni: And if you haven't tried it yet, I highly recommend...

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