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August 25, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas

JennieB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1880s / Across the Tracks Romance / businesswoman / class differences / fish-out-of-water / historical romance / joint review / Late Victorian / long-lost heir / romance series / Scotsman / The Wallflowers meet the Ravenels19 Comments

Note: Since we had fun reviewing Chasing Cassandra together, Janine and I decided to do a joint review of Devil in Disguise. Jennie: Before Janine got me into reading the two most recent Lisa Kleypas historical series (the Ravenels and then the Hathaways—Kleypas had a couple of contemporary series in ... more >

June 7, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: Catch a Falling Duke by Eve Pendle

JennieB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1880s / Across the Tracks Romance / class differences / duke in disguise / England / Farmer / farming / illegitimate-child / infertility / inheritance / joint review / slavery / social issues6 Comments

Jennie: Janine has read and reviewed two previous books in this series: Falling for a Rake and Once a Fallen Lady. When I expressed an interest in trying this author, she suggested that we might review this one together. The hero of Catch a Falling Duke is the brother of ... more >

April 15, 2019

REVIEW: Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale

JennieA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAcross the Tracks Romance / disabled hero / historical romance / Quakers29 Comments

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My impromptu reread and review of Laura Kinsale romances continues with this, which I think might be her sixth (or seventh? somewhere in the middle of the pack) book. In any case, it has the distinction of having once been my favorite romance ever. I still have, in my decades-old ... more >

February 7, 2016

REVIEW: A Fighting Chance by Shannon Stacey

JayneB+ 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 >

December 7, 2015

REVIEW: Where or When – A Pearl Harbor Romance (Home Front Book 3) by Barbara Bretton

JayneB ReviewsAcross the Tracks Romance / American Navy / class differences / Navy / social privilege / War / Military / World War II1 Comments

She was everything he’d ever wanted . . . He was everything she’d dreamed of. It is 1941 and Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu is as close to paradise as you were likely to get. Golden sunshine, sweet ocean breezes, secluded beaches made for romance. Pearl is a ... more >

October 4, 2015

REVIEW: Luck Be a Lady by Meredith Duran

JennieB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAcross the Tracks Romance / Auction house / historical romance / marriage-of-convenience11 Comments

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Dear Ms. Duran: When I finished the first book in this series recently, I concluded my review by expressing my concerns about what kind of hero Nick O’Shea would make. In Lady Be Good, he’s the heroine’s uncle, a kingpin of the London underworld who owns a gambling den (don’t ... more >

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