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July 20, 2023

REVIEW: The Winter Sea – Dark Water Daughter by H. M. Long

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAge of Sail / Alternate POV / Fantasy / First-Person / Historical Fantasy / mothers and daughters / pirates / revenge / shipboard / swashbucklerNo Comments

A stormsinger and pirate hunter join forces against a deathless pirate lord in this swashbuckling Jacobean adventure on the high-seas. Launching the Winter Sea series, full of magic, betrayal, redemption and fearsome women, for readers of Adrienne Young, R. J. Barker and Naomi Novik. Mary Firth is a Stormsinger: a ... more >

July 11, 2023

REVIEW: The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Alternate POV / Athletes / Baseball / coming-of-age / First-Person / gender equality / gender roles / Historical / Michigan / politics / sisters / Young-Adult2 Comments

Two sisters discover how much good there is in the world–even in the hardest of circumstances It is 1952, and nearly all the girls 16-year-old Bertha Harding knows dream of getting married, keeping house, and raising children in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Bertha dreams of baseball. She reads every ... more >

June 24, 2023

REVIEW: Beach Please (PARADISE BAY SERIES Book 6) by Melanie Summers

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAlternate POV / betrayal / businesswoman / Contemporary / family relationships / First-Person / Paradise Bay Series2 Comments

A hilarious and heartwarming story that’ll have you snort-laughing, swooning, and sighing with happiness… Lola Gordon’s dreams of a thriving surf shop were shattered when her ex vanished with all the money in their business account, leaving her on the brink of losing everything. With the bank set to auction ... more >

May 25, 2023

REVIEW: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAlternate POV / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family drama / First-Person / forced proximity / opposites attract / road trip / sisters2 Comments

As the black sheep of the family, choreographer Cassidy Bliss vowed she’d do anything to get home in time to help with her sister’s wedding and avoid family disappointment…again. She just never expected “anything” would involve sharing the last rental car with the jerk who cut her off in line ... more >

January 19, 2023

REVIEW: Pride and Piña Coladas (PARADISE BAY SERIES Book 5) by Melanie Summers

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlternate POV / businessman / class differences / Contemporary / family relationships / First-Person / Paradise Bay SeriesNo Comments

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From best-selling author Melanie Summers comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice that’ll have you laughing, swooning, and sipping fruity blender drinks… I’m Nora Cooper—single woman about to turn thirty, wildly unsuccessful plant fanatic, and event planner at Paradise Bay Resort. My shot at ‘the big time’ has ... more >

September 27, 2022

REVIEW: The Heist by M.J. Rose and C.W. Gortner

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Alternate POV / class differences / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / investigation / Los Angeles / present tense / thief / To Catch a Leopard Series2 Comments

To catch a leopard wear diamonds. A year after THE BAIT, Ania Thorne is on the prowl. Gone into hiding, she’s planned her next move to perfection, intent on winning her dangerous game of cat-against-cat with the Leopard. But Ania doesn’t know that even the best-laid heists have hidden flaws. ... more >

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