January 11, 2018

Jayne’s Best of 2017

JayneBook Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists19th century / actor/actress / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American Navy / Art / best of lists / Biography / cats / Civil-War / class differences / Contemporary / England / epistolary / Fly Me to the Moon series / Historical / inspirational romance / Marriage-in-Trouble / murder-investigation / non-fiction / nurse / Regency / turn of the 20th century / Ugly Duckling / Western Romance27 Comments

Yeah, I have 11 books in my top ten list. Math has never been my forte. 2017 was more of a mixed reading year for me with some non-romance, non-fiction books layered in. I was also pleasantly surprised at how many A and B range reads I had. The Second ... more >

April 7, 2017

Reading List by Jayne for Fireside Guides: Part Two

JayneBook Reviews / Reading ListsHumor / parodies / Reading lists4 Comments

I had fun with the first four Fireside Guides so reading the next set was a no-brainer. The Fireside Grown-Up Guide to the Midlife Crisis by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris The international publishing phenomenon and ridiculously funny new parody series that helps grown-ups learn about the world around them ... more >

JanineBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Readshistorical romance / Reading lists / YA fantasy12 Comments

Perhaps this post should be titled What Janine is Rereading, since the books mentioned below are all books I’ve read before. Indiscreet by Mary Balogh This was my third time reading Indiscreet. I first read it in the early 2000s because it was recommended by a number of people in ... more >

JennieBook Reviews / Reading ListsAlternate Reality Fiction / autobiography / Classic Horror / Contemporary romance / Fiction / historical mystery / New Adult / Reading lists / Restoration Era Romance18 Comments

Also read and reviewed: A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas and Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen. Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen This was dual-reviewed by Janine and Kaetrin here – my grade matches Janine’s B- (Kaetrin liked it a bit better and gave it a B+). I found ... more >

JanineBook Reviews / Reading ListsChristmas / Contemporary / erotica romance / Movies / novellas / Reading lists / regency era26 Comments

So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon Kayla Davis is out of work and almost out of money when Adler, her roommate and BFF, tells her about an internet dating service that matches attractive women with wealthy men who are willing to help them financially. Though her first instinct is to say ... more >

January 6, 2017

Jayne’s Best of 2016

JayneBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsAmerican historical / American Indians / cartoons / cats / cinderella / Contemporary / dogs / Firefighter / Historical / Historical fiction / Late Victorian / middle grade / novella / older heroine and hero7 Comments

Here I go down to the end (again) reading 2016 releases like mad for my Best of List. Looking back at my reading list I had a pretty good year. I have lots of B grades and many B+ but this year I had enough A grades that I decided ... more >