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June 2, 2021

REVIEW: A Lady in Attendance by Rachel Fordham

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / convict / criminal charges / dentist / Historical / inspirational romance / law / second chance / turn of the 20th century5 Comments

Five years in a New York state reformatory have left a blemish on Hazel’s real name. So when she takes a job as Doctor Gilbert Watts’s lady in attendance in 1898, she does so under an alias. In the presence of her quiet and pious employer, Hazel finds more than ... more >

April 5, 2021

Review: Blind Tiger (The Pride, #1) by Jordan L. Hawk

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews1920s / abuse survivor / American historical / familiar / fantasy adventure / Historical / m/m romance / Magic / Shifters / witch9 Comments

1924, Chicago. Prohibition is in full swing and gang bosses rule the city with might—and magic. When Sam Cunningham flees his small-town life to try his luck in the big city of Chicago, he quickly finds himself in over his head in a world of gangs, glitz, and glamour. Fortunately, ... more >

March 31, 2021

REVIEW: Answering Liberty’s Call: Anna Stone’s Daring Ride to Valley Forge: A Novel by Tracy Lawson

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / American historical / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / First-Person / healers / Historical / Magical Negro / religion / road novels / strong heroine / War / Military / women's rightsComments Off on REVIEW: Answering Liberty’s Call: Anna Stone’s Daring Ride to Valley Forge: A Novel by Tracy Lawson

In January 1778, Anna Stone is a twenty-nine-year-old healer, wife of a rebellious Baptist-preacher-turned-soldier, and mother of three. Her husband, Benjamin, writes from Valley Forge with worrisome tidings. Anna’s brothers, Henry and Jeremiah, who are in Benjamin’s unit, have contracted smallpox. Benjamin downplays the severity of their illness in his ... more >

February 17, 2021

REVIEW: The Turncoat’s Widow by Mally Becker

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / Historical / historical mystery / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Turncoat’s Widow by Mally Becker

Recently widowed, Rebecca Parcell is too busy struggling to maintain her farm in Morristown to give a fig who wins the War for Independence. But rumors are spreading in the winter of 1780 that she’s a Loyalist sympathizer who betrayed her husband to the British—quite a tidy way to end ... more >

September 17, 2020

REVIEW: The Woman Who Built a Bridge by CK Crigger

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical / Historical fiction / strong heroine / turn of the 20th century / westernComments Off on REVIEW: The Woman Who Built a Bridge by CK Crigger

Shay Billings is pleasantly surprised at discovering a new bridge over the river, as it cuts several miles from his trip into town. Ambushed and left for dead, he has even more cause to be grateful when the bridge-builder saves his life. Shay’s savior turns out to be a mysterious ... more >

June 6, 2020

REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / African American / American historical / Decades: A Journey of African American Romance / Historical / musician / novella / POC / POC author / Post WWII / PTSD / SoldierComments Off on REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander

*LOVE’S SWEET MELODY is part of the Decades: A Journey of African American Romance series. Each book explores a decade between the 1900s and the 2010s. This book covers the 1940s.* Autumn, 1946 Warner Hughes returns home from war with the lingering effects of battle. Abandoned by his sweetheart and ... more >

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