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November 29, 2021

REVIEW: The Rebel Pirate by Donna Thorland

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / American historical / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / Boston / British Navy / Historical / LGBTQIAP+ / Loyalist9 Comments

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1775, Boston Harbor. James Sparhawk, Master and Commander in the British Navy, knows trouble when he sees it. The ship he’s boarded is carrying ammunition and gold…into a country on the knife’s edge of war. Sparhawk’s duty is clear: confiscate the cargo, impound the vessel and seize the crew. But ... more >

December 16, 2019

REVIEW: Captain Kempton’s Christmas by Jayne Davis

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBritish Navy / dysfunctional family / England / family relationships / holiday novella / Napoleonic wars / novella / second chance at love2 Comments

Lieutenant Philip Kempton and Anna Tremayne fall in love during one idyllic summer fortnight. When he’s summoned to rejoin his ship, Anna promises to wait for him. While he’s at sea, she marries someone else. Now she’s widowed and he’s Captain Kempton. When they meet again, can they put aside ... more >

December 12, 2019

REVIEW: Regency Royal Navy Christmas by Carla Kelly

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAnthology / Australia / British Navy / doctor hero / England / Historical / holiday novella / mathematics / Regency / Royal-Navy / War / Military / Widowed Heroine3 Comments

Even the squared away, efficient Royal Navy must surrender to the joys and misadventures of a Regency Christmas. Four stories shine a light on Christmas during the Napoleonic Wars on land and sea – In Boxing the Compass, a homesick frigate captain shepherding a convict convoy to Australia wants nothing ... more >

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 >

Sense of Sin by Elizabeth Essex
May 4, 2011

REVIEW: A Sense of Sin by Elizabeth Essex

JanineC+ ReviewsBritish Navy / Elizabeth Essex / Georgian / revenge-plot5 Comments

Dear Ms. Essex, Your second novel, A Sense of Sin, came to my attention through the blurb that described the plot. He Could Be Her Ruin – After a shocking letter and then a mysterious warning about the dangers of unworthy men, Celia Burke is on edge. With her precarious ... more >

October 10, 2008

REVIEW: Captain’s Surrender by Alex Beecroft

JayneB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / EbooksBritish Navy / m/m romance / War / Military37 Comments

Dear Mrs. Beecroft, I’m sorry it took me so long to finally read the book you offered to DA way back in….oh dear, was it really February? ::Winces:: Note to self: must forgo sleep in order to read more books. But better late than never. The way you opened the ... more >

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