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July 7, 2026

REVIEW: The Spy and the Snake by M. J. Robotham

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Cold War / espionage / Historical fiction / Hungary / spy6 Comments

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One mission. One fake husband. One very real problem. Maggie Flynn has finally earned her place at of MI5-but with promotion comes paperwork. No more disguises, no more danger, just meetings, memos, and the quiet realisation that life feels a little too safe. With her daughter away at university and ... more >

July 3, 2026

REVIEW: Kindle the Light of Liberty by Mirta Ines Trupp

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / enemies to lovers / historical romance / Jewish characters / Philadelphia / strong women4 Comments

They had no voice. They held no power. Yet they helped decide the fate of a nation. In the bustling streets of Philadelphia, Rose Wachsman has no time for the rigid expectations of society—and even less for the infuriatingly reserved Nathan Hirsch. She is a woman of the hearth, sharp-witted ... more >

April 28, 2026

REVIEW: Code Name Gorgeous by M.C. Vaughan

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / beta hero / CIA / Contemporary / France / gender flip / Morocco / road trip2 Comments

A spy who hasn’t yet admitted she’s a spy turns her fiancé’s life upside down with the truth in this thrilling, steamy romance. Love is always risky—but loving her could be downright hazardous. Vivian Flint knows danger. Intrigue and combat are all in a day’s work for a spy. Her ... more >

January 6, 2026

REVIEW: Fire Must Burn (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery Book 8) by Allison Montclair

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / female friendship / flashbacks / Historical / London / matchmakers / mystery / Post WWII / traumatic-past4 Comments

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as being dragged into a spy mission isn’t going to stop them! Sparks fly when an old friend ... more >

October 1, 2025

REVIEW: Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O’Brien

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / espionage / found family / Historical fiction / mystery / Seattle / single mother / Thriller/Suspense / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O’Brien

Washington D.C., 1943: Virginia Abrams believed the war had taken all it could from her when her husband was killed at Guadalcanal. One year later, she’s in a dark, unexpected quandary—pregnant and on the run to avoid a ruthless political family that wants to erase all connections between her and ... more >

July 16, 2025

REVIEW: Roads of Resistance (Falcon Point Historical, #2) by A. L. Sowards

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / bittersweet / Historical fiction / Netherlands / Post WWII / resistance/oppression / War / Military / World War IIComments Off on REVIEW: Roads of Resistance (Falcon Point Historical, #2) by A. L. Sowards

1940 After her father is murdered, fifteen-year-old Ingrid Lang flees her home in Austria only to become separated from her siblings and stranded in the Dutch city of Arnhem with a pair of broken legs. Her future would be bleak if not for the kindness of a local doctor and ... more >

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