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November 1, 2021

REVIEW: Twelve Dates of Christmas by Charlee James

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscategory length / Christmas / Contemporary / Holiday / introvert / shy hero / sweet romance4 Comments

She’s fallen for her own fantasy…will a real future with him be enough? Bored by years of underwhelming dating experiences, copywriter Grace McGovern combines her love of Christmas and her longing for romance into the ultimate romance novel—where the heroine is swept off her feet one Christmas by tender, thoughtful, ... more >

October 14, 2021

REVIEW: You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Francis Ray and Donna Hill

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAtlanta / category length / Christmas / fake girlfriend / family relationships / Magic / Marriage-in-Trouble / novella / POC / POC author / TexasComments Off on REVIEW: You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Francis Ray and Donna Hill

Rockin’ Around That Christmas Tree by Donna Hill Denise has always been the faithful wife and dutiful mother for the twenty-plus years she’s been married to Edward. But now, she’s ready to live a few dreams of her own. When Denise drops the bomb at Thanksgiving dinner that she is ... more >

September 28, 2021

REVIEW: The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscategory length / Christmas / divorcee / family relationships / found family / holiday romance / mystery / North-Carolina / Small Town RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love–but Ivy didn’t bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so ... more >

October 25, 2018

REVIEW: Cupcakes for Christmas by Kate Hewitt

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbaker / category length / Christmas / Contemporary / England / mental health / musician / older heroine and hero / Willoughby Close3 Comments

Always the baker, never the bride… Olivia James has always been happy running a tea shop and bakery in the Cotswold village of Wychwood-on-Lea, and helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters, topped by the perfect wedding cake. But as Christmas approaches, Olivia is home alone and questioning her choices while ... more >

September 11, 2018

REVIEW: A Firefighter’s Christmas Gift by Vivian Arend

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / category length / Christmas / Contemporary / Firefighter / single mother2 Comments

Dear Vivian Arend, I was so happy you decided to branch out into holiday novellas as well as your full length romances. Although, A Firefighter’s Christmas Gift is really more category-length than novella, clocking in at around 140ish pages. There is something special about holiday novellas to me. I expect ... more >

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