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May 19, 2020

REVIEW: Beach Read by Emily Henry

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsauthor / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / enemies to lovers / family relationships / First-Person / Michigan3 Comments

A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens ... more >

May 29, 2018

REVIEW: Bono by Helen Brown

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsauthor / cats / family relationships / New York City / non-fictionComments Off on REVIEW: Bono by Helen Brown

When Helen Brown arrived in New York for a much-anticipated visit, a fellow animal lover talked her into fostering a shelter cat. Helen visualized a sweet-natured cuddler who blinked and dozed a lot. What she got at Manhattan’s Bideawee shelter was a wide-eyed and unpredictable Persian with a punked-out haircut ... more >

February 28, 2018

REVIEW: One and Only by Jenny Holiday

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsauthor / Canada / Contemporary / former military / military hero / wedding / wounded souls1 Comments

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Miss Responsibility meets Mr. Reckless With her bridezilla friend on a DIY project rampage, bridesmaid Jane Denning will do anything to escape–even if it means babysitting the groom’s troublemaker brother before the wedding. It should be a piece of cake, except the “cake” is a sarcastic former soldier who is ... more >

April 27, 2017

REVIEW: Manderley Forever by Tatiana de Rosnay

JayneBook Reviewsauthor / Biography / non-fiction3 Comments

The nonfiction debut from beloved international sensation and #1 New York Times bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay: her bestselling biography of novelist Daphne du Maurier. “It’s impressive how Tatiana was able to recreate the personality of my mother, including her sense of humor. It is very well written and very ... more >

April 12, 2016

5 Things That Keep Me Reading: How to Catch the Editor’s Eye During the #HWBlitz By Claire Caldwell, Assistant Editor—Harlequin Heartwarming

JanePublishing Newsauthor / HarlequinComments Off on 5 Things That Keep Me Reading: How to Catch the Editor’s Eye During the #HWBlitz By Claire Caldwell, Assistant Editor—Harlequin Heartwarming

  Do you have a clean, contemporary 70k-word romance up your sleeve? From April 4th to 22nd, Harlequin Heartwarming will be accepting submissions for the #HWBlitz. All entrants will receive editorial feedback by May 20th, and if we like what we see, we just might request your full manuscript! So ... more >

October 7, 2015

REVIEW: Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley

JayneB- Reviewsauthor / child in jeopardy / enemies to lovers / myth / Paranormal / publishing industry / reissue / Wales11 Comments

Although it goes against her workaholic nature, literary agent Lyn Ravenshaw lets herself be whisked off to Wales for the Christmas holidays by her star client, flamboyant children’s author Bridget Cooper. She suspects Bridget has ulterior motives, but the lure of South Wales with its castles and myths is irresistible. ... more >

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