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March 16, 2011

REVIEW: The Trysting Place by Mary Balogh

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviewscountry-living / friends-to-lovers / London / Love-Triangle / Regency England24 Comments

Dear Ms. Balogh, For two whole weeks everything that happened in the Maynard household revolved around one fact: Felicity was coming home. So begins The Trysting Place, one of your early, out-of-print trad regencies (and a prequel to The Notorious Rake). I loved the opening of this story, in which ... more >

August 9, 2010

REVIEW: Naked by Megan Hart

JanineBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsadoption / African American / bisexual hero / erotica / identity / interracial-romance / Photographer / secret9 Comments

A note to readers: Since I felt it was impossible to discuss my reaction to this book without revealing something that happens near the end of the story, my review contains some spoilers. — Janine Dear Ms. Hart, Back in October, when we hosted this guest post on cultural appropriation, ... more >

June 2, 2010

REVIEW: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane

JanineBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsalternate-reality / crime / good-description / good-narration / Love-Triangle / psychic powers / Urban-Fantasy25 Comments

PLEASE NOTE: The following review contains a few SPOILERS. If you prefer to avoid spoilers, you might not want to read this review until after you have read the book. Ms. Crane, You’ve been part of the romance community since at least 2007, and I occasionally lurk on and enjoy ... more >

April 27, 2007

REVIEW: What a Gentleman Wants by Caroline Linden

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsDuke / England / marriage-of-convenience / Regency England / widow8 Comments

Dear Ms. Linden, A while back, Jane reviewed your second novel, What a Gentleman Wants, and gave it a B. After enjoying your debut, What a Woman Needs (a B- for me), I thought I'd give your second book a try. I wish I liked it as much as Jane ... more >

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