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June 12, 2025

REVIEW: Far and Away by Amy Poeppel

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBerlin-Germany / Contemporary / family relationships / Fiction / motherhood / Texas / travel / Womens-Fiction6 Comments

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Perfect strangers Lucy and Greta have agreed to a house swap—and boy, are they going to regret it. Lucy’s hometown of Dallas has gone from home sweet home to vicious snake pit in the blink of an eye after her son makes a mistake he can’t undo. And Greta’s beloved ... more >

January 21, 2025

REVIEW: When Stars Light the Sky (The Women of Midtown) by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBerlin-Germany / diplomat / Germany / Historical / inspirational romance / marriage-of-convenience / opposites attract / The Women of Midtown series / World War I2 Comments

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In a world on the brink of war, two hearts must navigate shadows of uncertainty. Inga Klein’s carefree life in New York takes a dramatic turn when she sails for Berlin, Germany, to serve as the secretary for America’s ambassador. Amid the glamour of life at the embassy, she continually ... more >

October 24, 2024

REVIEW: Cold War: A Novel of the Berlin Airlift (Bridge to Tomorrow Book 2) by Helena P. Schrader

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / Berlin-Germany / Cold War / Historical / Historical fiction / novelization / politics / Post WWII / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Cold War: A Novel of the Berlin Airlift (Bridge to Tomorrow Book 2) by Helena P. Schrader

Fighting a war with milk, coal and candy bars…. In the second book of the Bridge to Tomorrow Series, the story continues where “Cold Peace” left off. Berlin is under siege. More than two million civilians in Hitler’s former capital will starve unless they receive food, medicine and more by ... more >

September 19, 2024

REVIEW: Cold Peace: A Novel of the Berlin Airlift, Part I (Bridge to Tomorrow Book 1) by Helena P. Schrader

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / Berlin-Germany / Cold War / Historical / novelization / pilot / politics / Post WWII / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Cold Peace: A Novel of the Berlin Airlift, Part I (Bridge to Tomorrow Book 1) by Helena P. Schrader

The economy is broken, the currency worthless, and the Russian bear is hungry. In the ruins of Hitler’s capital, war heroes and resilient women struggle in the post-war doldrums — until they discover new purpose in defending Berlin’s freedom from Soviet tyranny. When a Russian fighter brings down a British ... more >

August 27, 2024

REVIEW: The Berlin Apartment by Bryn Turnbull

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1970s / 1980s / Berlin-Germany / Cold War / family relationships / friendship / Historical / Historical fiction12 Comments

This sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably changed when they’re separated overnight by the construction of the Berlin Wall. Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict ... more >

March 11, 2024

REVIEW: The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1980s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Berlin-Germany / CIA / codes / Cold War / Dual Timelines / fathers and daughters / First-Person / Germany / Historical fiction / Political / secrets / spy10 Comments

From the time she was a young girl, Luisa Voekler has loved solving puzzles and cracking codes. Brilliant and logical, she’s expected to quickly climb the career ladder at the CIA. But while her coworkers have moved on to thrilling Cold War assignments—especially in the exhilarating era of the late ... more >

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