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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 >

May 26, 2022

REVIEW: The Honeymooner (PARADISE BAY SERIES Book 1) by Melanie Summers

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAlternate POV / businessman / Contemporary / family relationships / First-Person / opposites attract / Paradise Bay Series2 Comments

I’m Libby Dewitt and I live by the motto: “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I’m finally about to start my dream life with my steady-as-a-rock fiancé, Richard Tomy. Together, we’re the perfect power couple—right down to the fact that he’s agreed to use our honeymoon to ... more >

March 24, 2022

REVIEW: The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsalternate England / Alternate POV / email / England / epistolary novel / multiverse / older hero/heroine / sci-fi romance14 Comments

Bee thinks she has everything: a successful business repurposing wedding dresses, and friends who love and support her. She’s given up on finding love, but that’s fine. There’s always Tinder. Nick thinks he has nothing: his writing career has stalled after early promise and his marriage is on the rocks, ... more >

March 15, 2022

REVIEW: The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / Alternate POV / Contemporary / dual-timeline / dysfunctional family / First-Person / murder / mystery / mystery/thriller / Paranormal6 Comments

A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel. In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two ... more >

March 3, 2022

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

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Alternate POV / Business woman / class differences / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / investigation / police procedural / present tense / revenge / thief / To Catch a Leopard Series / VeniceComments Off on REVIEW: The Bait by C.W. Gortner and M.J. Rose

Revenge is a diamond best served cold. A year after THE STEAL, Ania Thorne is determined to take back what the Leopard stole from her. Together with her lover and partner, Jerome, she stages a spectacular heist during the Venetian Carnival, to lure out the treacherous mastermind they unmasked. She’s ... more >

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