January 16, 2009

REVIEW: The Pledge by Chandra Sparks Taylor

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksAfrican American / Harlequin / Young-Adult16 Comments

Dear Ms. Taylor, Wow, you have packed a lot of story into this book. From the blurb Raised in a strict household, sixteen-year-old Courtland Murphy never had a date. But that was before the guy of her every dream-‘basketball star Allen Benson-‘asked her out. She’s gone from never-been-kissed to dating ... more >

December 17, 2008

REVIEW: The Holiday Inn Anthology by Farrah Rochon, Stefanie Worth and Phyllis Bourne Williams

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAfrican American / Contemporary / holiday setting / Marriage-in-Trouble5 Comments

Dear Ladies, I’m often leery of trying anthologies. Generally there’s one author I want to read, a few I’ll deal with and at least one I automatically skip. Or, behind door number two, there’s one story I’ll love, one or two that are readable and one that’s just awful. So, ... more >

September 11, 2008

REVIEW: For All We Know by Sandra Kitt

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksAfrican American / Harlequin Kimani7 Comments

Dear Ms Kitt, Years ago I read one of your interracial romances, enjoyed it, and had always meant to try some more of your work. Well,…the best laid plans and all. So here I am at last reading another one of your books. I used to live in the Germantown ... more >

June 16, 2008

REVIEW: Long Time Coming by Rochelle Alers

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- ReviewsAfrican American / attorney / Contemporary / New York City / weddings8 Comments

Dear Ms. Alers, Long Time Coming is the first book in your trilogy about the Whitfields of New York. For the Whitfields, weddings and other celebrations are a family business. The book’s heroine, Tessa Whitfield, is an event planner and owner of Signature Bridals, the company through which she orchestrates ... more >

June 7, 2008

REVIEW: Wrong Dress, Right Guy by Shirley Hailstock

JayneB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / Contemporary / Harlequin Kimani2 Comments

Dear Ms. Hailstock, I have to admit it was the beautiful cover of “Wrong Dress, Right Guy” which caught my eye followed by the blurb. Yeah, I’m a sucker for weddings too as long as I’m not the one running the last minute errands or having to spring for any ... more >