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May 3, 2022

REVIEW: Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1900s / Business woman / class differences / family relationships / Gilded Age / Historical / inspirational / New York City / Russia / social critique / social justice / social unrest / turn of the 20th century10 Comments

He carries a dangerous secret, but can he survive long enough to expose it? Count Dimitri Sokolov has been charged with overseeing construction of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway, but during this work, he witnesses an appalling crime, the truth of which threatens the Russian monarchy. In an effort to silence ... more >

March 3, 2022

REVIEW: The Bait by C.W. Gortner and M.J. Rose

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Alternate POV / Business woman / class differences / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / investigation / police procedural / present tense / revenge / thief / To Catch a Leopard Series / VeniceComments Off on REVIEW: The Bait by C.W. Gortner and M.J. Rose

Revenge is a diamond best served cold. A year after THE STEAL, Ania Thorne is determined to take back what the Leopard stole from her. Together with her lover and partner, Jerome, she stages a spectacular heist during the Venetian Carnival, to lure out the treacherous mastermind they unmasked. She’s ... more >

February 22, 2022

REVIEW: Smooth as Silk by Alicia Hunter Pace

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAlabama / Business woman / Contemporary / Hockey Player / opposites attract / Scottish / Sports / wedding dresses6 Comments

Hyacinth Dawson’s life runs like clockwork—and she likes it that way. Spreadsheets, lists and plans have never failed her, and now they’re going to help her get her bridal shop on the popular reality TV show All Dressed in White. But it won’t happen unless she can land a celebrity ... more >

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February 18, 2022

REVIEW: Jayne’s “Didn’t Work for Me” recent reads

JayneBook Reviews / DNF ReviewsAthlete / Business woman / dogs / football / former military / Motorcycles / non-fiction / policeman / science / second chance at love12 Comments

I ask for review copies that I think I’ll enjoy but unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Here are some that I ended up not finishing for various reasons. If home is where the heart is, Dogwood County may have just what Delaney Monroe needs Newly retired from the Marine ... more >

January 26, 2022

REVIEW: The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews13th century / Bath / Business woman / domestic violence / England / female agency / First-Person / found family / gender-based violence / Historical / Historical fiction / literary adaptation / London / marriage / medieval / murder / plague / prostitute / weaver / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks

In the middle ages, a poet told a story that mocked a strong woman. It became a literary classic. But what if the woman in question had a chance to tell her own version? Who would you believe? England, The Year of Our Lord, 1364 When married off aged 12 ... more >

October 7, 2021

REVIEW: Shelf Life by Nadia Wassef

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / bookseller / bookselling / Business woman / Egypt / independent booksellers / Middle East / Misogyny / non-fiction / POC / POC author3 Comments

The warm and winning story of opening a modern bookstore where there were none, Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller recounts Nadia Wassef’s troubles and triumphs as a founder and manager of Cairo-based Diwan The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults ... more >

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