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March 18, 2016

REVIEW: The Wayward One by Danelle Harmon

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican Navy / American Revolution / British Navy / class differences / family relationships / Georgian / Historical / shipboard / War / Military5 Comments

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Irish Captain Ruaidri O’ Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British. ... more >

March 1, 2016

REVIEW: The Dutch Girl by Donna Thorland

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / Historical2 Comments

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Manhattan and the Hudson River Valley, 1778. The British control Manhattan, the Rebels hold West Point, and the Dutch patroons reign in feudal splendor over their vast Hudson River Valley estates. But the roads are ruled by highwaymen. Gerrit Van Haren, the dispossessed heir of Harenwyck, is determined to reclaim ... more >

March 5, 2015

REVIEW: Mistress Firebrand by Donna Thorland

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / POC / theater / War / Military12 Comments

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British Occupied Manhattan, 1777. With her witty comedies, American actress Jennifer Leighton has been packing the John Street Theater, but she longs to escape the provincial circuit for the glamour of the London stage. When the playwright General John Burgoyne visits the city, fresh from a recent success on the ... more >

February 19, 2014

REVIEW: My Name is Resolute by Nancy E Turner

JayneC- ReviewsAmerican historical / American Revolution / First-Person / Historical / pirates / saga4 Comments

The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica, and brought to the New World. Resolute and her sister are sold into slavery in colonial New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. When Resolute finds herself ... more >

May 5, 2013

REVIEW: Jack Absolute by CC Humpreys

JayneDNF Reviews18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American Revolution / British / Historical / Series / War / Military22 Comments

“It’s 1777 when Captain Jack Absolute becomes a sensation throughout London. This news comes as a shock to the real Jack Absolute when he arrives in England after four months at sea. But there’s little time for outrage before he finds himself dueling for his life. Right when he thinks ... more >

March 18, 2013

REVIEW: The Turncoat (Renegades of the Revolution) by Donna Thorland

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American Revolution / Historical / Penguin / war20 Comments

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“In the year of 1777 in rural Pennsylvania, Quaker Kate Grey is powerfully drawn to British officer Peter Tremayne. But when Kate’s “Aunt Angela”, a master spy posing as a Quaker, steals his military documents, he is disgraced and run out of town. With the support of Peter’s dissolute cousin, ... more >

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