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December 25, 2020

REVIEW: The Kwanzaa Brunch: A Holiday Novella (The Holiday Shorts) by DL White

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAfrican American / Atlanta / Contemporary / holiday novella / Kwanzaa / novella / POC / POC author / The Holiday Shorts series / workplace-romanceNo Comments

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A fated brunch and an unlikely Cupid… Sienna Charles is tired of the same old, same old. Same old job, same old city, same old friends. Same old men. Just when she’s relegated herself to living Groundhog’s Day, romance edition, Booker Lasalle swaggers into her life, courtesy an open position ... more >

December 21, 2020

REVIEW: Unexpected: A Holiday Short (The Holiday Shorts) by DL White

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / African American / Christmas / female friendship / holiday novella / POC / POC author / The Holiday Shorts series5 Comments

Saidah’s Christmas memories have been warped by personal tragedy. A chance encounter brings her unexpected love and a new outlook on life. Here’s to finding love where you least expect it! Trigger warning:    Dear Ms. White,  I actually found this novella when I began looking for Kwanzaa romances. Not being ... more >

August 24, 2020

REVIEW: Fool In Love (An April Fool’s Day Hot Holiday Hookup): Hot Holiday Hookup Novella Series by Danielle Allen

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / April Fools Day / childhood friends / dating service / First-Person / friends-to-lovers / holiday novella / novella / POC / POC authorNo Comments

Fool In Love An April Fool’s Day Hot Holiday Novella When a shy workaholic wants to date, what is she supposed to do? According to my cousin, the only solution is to sign up for an exclusive dating event on April 1st. I was nervous. I was awkward. I was ... more >

August 12, 2020

REVIEW: Sweet Summer Days (The Grays Family & Friends Book 1) by Sheryl Lister

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / African American / Contemporary / disabled hero / family relationships / novella / older heroine and hero / POC / POC author / PTSD / Widowed HeroineNo Comments

Celeste Williams has finally gotten her life back on track and the last thing on her mind is dating again. Then she meets Thaddeus Whitcomb, a man as caring as he is handsome. The chemistry between them is instant and irresistible. Celeste thought no man could move her as deeply ... more >

July 27, 2020

REVIEW: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / African American / Art / class differences / Contemporary / dance / friendship / missing persons / POC / school / Suspense / YA2 Comments

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Dear Tiffany D. Jackson, I checked your YA novel, Monday’s Not Coming, out of the library after reading this blog post by Kristin Cashore, author of a couple of YA fantasy novels I hold as favorites. Cashore wrote about how the book (not fantastical but set in the real world) ... more >

July 14, 2020

REVIEW: The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Artificial Intelligence / Asian hero / cats / Dystopian fiction / futuristic / government surveillance / multicultural romance / novella / POC / POC author5 Comments

Trinity Jordan leads a quiet, normal life: working from home for the Hive, a multifunctional government research center, and recovering from the incident that sent her into a tailspin. But the life she’s trying to rebuild is plagued by mishaps when Li Wei, her neighbor’s super sexy and super strange ... more >

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