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March 30, 2023

REVIEW: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / American historical / Dark Fantasy / domestic abuse / Fairy / family relationships / Fantasy / Farmer / farming / HistoricalNo Comments

There is no magic on Prospect Hill—or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier—a bit of glass ... more >

October 18, 2022

REVIEW: The River of Time by Dinah Dean

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Historical / road-romance / Russia / Russian Series / second chance at love / UkraineComments Off on REVIEW: The River of Time by Dinah Dean

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Rags to riches and a second chance of love on the journey of a lifetime. Mila de Romanin has lived in genteel poverty since she had a choice of two suitors—and chose the wrong one. But an invitation to chaperone her spurned lover’s niece on a trip to find the ... more >

October 17, 2022

REVIEW: I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife by Rita Roberts

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Civil-War / epistolary / Historical / non-fiction / POC / POC author / post Civil War / Reconstruction / slavery1 Comments

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This book honors the voices of African Americans of the Civil War era through their letters, inviting readers to engage personally with the Black historical experience. Amidst bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War trying to hold their families together. This moving book illuminates ... more >

September 21, 2022

REVIEW: Tatya’s Story by Dinah Dean

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / abduction / Disabled Heroine / domestic violence / Historical / Russia / Russian Series2 Comments

He brings her gifts and kisses her, but it’s just pretend… A carriage accident and a terrible marriage has left previously vivacious Tatya housebound, widowed, and heart weary. When she’s stranded on the floor after a fall, being saved by a strong red haired man—her brother’s friend Vassily Karachev—is the ... more >

August 29, 2022

REVIEW: The Ice King by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / found family / Historical / Russia / Russian / Russian Series6 Comments

A man with a heart of ice, and the lady with the compassion to forgive his secrets Orphaned and alone in the world after her uncle’s death, Tanya is overjoyed to be offered four weeks in St. Petersburg society before she must take up a dreary position as a companion. ... more >

August 9, 2022

REVIEW: The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1840s / 19th century / Australia / bullying / Dual Timelines / family relationships / Historical / mystery / paleontology / post WWI4 Comments

Buried secrets. An ancient fossil. And one woman’s determination to unravel a nineteenth-century mystery. Australia, 1847. The last thing Mellie Vale remembers before the fever takes her is sprinting through the bush with a monster at her heels—but no one believes her. In a bid to curb Mellie’s overactive imagination, ... more >

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