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September 4, 2025

REVIEW: Fate is Remarkable by Betty Neels

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / beautiful food / Big-Misunderstanding / doctor hero / London / marriage-of-convenience / nurse / travel guides2 Comments

Sarah had worked with Hugo van Elven for a long time, and she was astounded when he suddenly proposed to her. Sarah Dunn and Hugo van Elven were married for the wrong reasons. Even if it was just a marriage of convenience. They were both recovering from unhappy love affairs. ... more >

October 10, 2024

REVIEW: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / 1980s / Big-Misunderstanding / Dual Timelines / female agency / Florida / New York City / pharmacist / second chance at loveComments Off on REVIEW: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

It’s never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs—an active senior community in southern Florida—she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father’s old pharmacy—and the man who broke ... more >

July 9, 2021

REVIEW: An Affair of the Heart by Joan Smith

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBig-Misunderstanding / England / family relationships / Historical / Regency / second choice / trad regency / twins4 Comments

The Marquis of Claymore had been rejected by the Beauty of the Season and he was determined to marry the first beautiful woman he could find to assuage his pride. There were the Wanderley twins, with Wanda as gorgeous as could be, and her twin, Ellie, obviously not in the ... more >

October 20, 2015

JOINT DISCUSSION: The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long

JanineLetters of OpinionBig-Misunderstanding / England / family feuds / historical romance / joint review / kidnapped heroine / long separation / Pennyroyal Green series / pirates / Regency / reunited-lovers / series conclusion / slavery / Spain / star-crossed lovers48 Comments

Trigger warnings: Janine:  When Julie Anne Long’s much-awaited The Legend of Lyon Redmond came out recently, Robin, Jennie and I decided to hold a SPOILERIFIC roundtable discussion of the book. Below is the back cover description: Bound by centuries of bad blood, England’s two most powerful families maintain a veneer ... more >

July 27, 2014

REVIEW: Into the Shadows by Carolyn Crane

JanineC+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Big-Misunderstanding / disability / gangsters / romantic-suspense / Secret-Baby5 Comments

Dear Ms. Crane, Recently Jane reviewed the third book in your romantic suspense series The Associates, Into the Shadows, and gave it a B+. I read it around the same time and while I liked some things about it, my reaction overall wasn’t as enthusiastic. I’m feeling short of time ... more >

Love Left Behind by S.H. Kolee
October 21, 2012

REVIEW: Love Left Behind by S.H. Kolee

JaneC+ Reviewsangst / Big-Misunderstanding / Contemporary / movie-star7 Comments

Dear Ms. Kolee: I’d recommend this book to a specific reader. First, the reader must not mind a super creepy, possessive hero. Second, the reader must not mind a little heroine uncertainty. Third, the reader must like a lot of agnst. If any of those elements doesn’t appeal to a ... more >

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