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August 1, 2023

REVIEW: The Starlet Spy by Rachel Scott McDaniel

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsactress / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Historical / inspirational / Sweden / World War II4 Comments

Hollywood Star Turns Spy In 1943, Movie producer Henrik Zoltan approaches Amelie Blake under the guise of offering the Hollywood star a leading part in his upcoming film, but he has a more meaningful role in mind. Amelie’s homeland of Sweden declared neutrality in the war, but Stockholm has become ... more >

July 25, 2023

REVIEW: The Lady from Burma : A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison Montclair

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / female friendship / Historical / London / mental health / murder / murder mystery / Post WWII / self discovery17 Comments

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Murder once again stalks the proprietors of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau in the surprisingly dangerous landscape of post-WWII London. In the immediate post-war days of London, two unlikely partners have undertaken an even more unlikely, if necessary, business venture – The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. The two partners are ... more >

May 8, 2023

REVIEW: The Country Cousins (Woodham Book 2) by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / brothers and sisters / class differences / country-set / dogs / English countryside / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Regency / trad regency / Woodham Book series4 Comments

She dislikes handsome and arrogant Mr Hartwell, but is he an enemy? Miss Caroline Barnes is shocked to discover she has a secret family she’s never met! Aristocratic Mr Hartwell tells her of her cousin’s lonely plight, and Caroline reluctantly agrees to visit Julia at the gothic sounding Canons Grange. ... more >

April 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Country Gentleman (Woodham Book 1) by Dinah Dean

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / cats / country-set / England / English countryside / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Regency / Small-Town / trad regency / vicar / Woodham Book series12 Comments

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When he’s mistaken for her husband-to-be, is that prophetic? Miss Lucinda Calvert’s quiet life as a rector’s daughter is turned topsy-turvy by the arrival of a gentleman new to the area. Mr John Harris seems respectable, but sets the village gossips wagging with speculation about his past—on which topic he ... more >

March 10, 2023

REVIEW: Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / anti-Semitism / family relationships / German-Americans / Historical / Historical fiction / Hollywood / inspirational / Los Angeles / Nazis / pre-WWII / sexual harassment / single mother10 Comments

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“What I am looking for—what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss—is a spy.” Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard. In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler ... more >

July 26, 2022

REVIEW: The Unkept Woman: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison Montclair

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsA Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / dysfunctional family / female friendship / Historical / London / mental health / murder / Post WWII / traumatic-past5 Comments

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The Right Sort Marriage Bureau was founded in 1946 by two disparate individuals – Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge (whose husband was killed in the recent World War) and Miss Iris Sparks who worked as an intelligence agent during the recent conflict, though this is not discussed. While the agency flourishes in ... more >

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