April 2, 2009

REVIEW: Whisper of Warning by Laura Griffin

JayneB+ ReviewsArtist / Contemporary / Laura Griffin / law-enforcement / opposites attract / romantic-suspense / texas11 Comments

Dear Ms. Griffin, After finishing the first book in this series, “Thread of Fear,” I was looking forward to reading the story of that heroine’s (Fiona) sister, Courtney Glass. I’ll be honest and admit I’m more of a Fiona in real life – I do everything I should, worry about ... more >

October 16, 2008

REVIEW: Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin

JayneB Reviews / EbooksArtist / Contemporary / Laura Griffin / law-enforcement / romantic-suspense / texas7 Comments

Dear Ms Griffin, You impressed me with your response to my review of your previous book, “One Wrong Step.” When I finished it, I wasn’t sure I would care to read another of your books. But your email offering me a copy of “Thread of Fear” sparked my interest because ... more >

July 12, 2008

REVIEW: Tribute by Nora Roberts

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews CategoryArtist / Nora-Roberts / romantic-suspense29 Comments

Dear Ms. Roberts: Usually your single title books work for me and work well. It’s the single titles, not the JD Robb books or the categories, that made me a fan. Unfortunately, I never quite grasped hold of the characters in Tribute. I like Cilla well enough but Ford, well, ... more >

JaneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsArtist / Italy / Older-Woman-/-Younger-Man / opposites / secret_baby10 Comments

Mistress to the Tycoon by Nicola Marsh. Ariel Wallace is an artist struggling to fulfill her aunt’s dream of sponsoring young troubled locals into launching an art career. The dream is in jeopardy due to the plans of a rich real estate developer. The straight laced dude v. the free ... more >

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews CategoryAgent/Spies/Undercover / Artist / Debut-book3 Comments

Dear Ms. Bryan: I understand that this is your debut novel and your voice was good enough that I’ll be looking out for your next one book. Unfortunately this one had some problems for me. The main problem was that one part of the conflict was fresh and exciting and ... more >

November 1, 2007

REVIEW: Not the Marrying Kind by Hailey North

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- ReviewsArtist / Avon / Christmas Stories / Contemporary / musician / secret_baby7 Comments

Dear Ms. North: Ned opens the packages at our house and when he opened the Avon November 2007 box and saw this book, he proffered his opinion on the plot. “This book,” he said holding up the novel with its cover toward me, “is about a guy whose been having ... more >