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Illustrated cover showing a starry purple night sky and a cityscape with one building in colour (blue) and windows lit up, the other buildings are outlines only. There are love hearts over the top of the lit up building
February 26, 2021

REVIEW: Love at First by Kate Clayborn

KaetrinA Reviews / Recommended ReadsChicago / Contemporary / found family / rivals to lovers13 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Kate Clayborn, Oh what a delight this book was. I think I was expecting a book a little more serious, a little more like Love Lettering which I enjoyed in a different way. But as it happened, Love at First has a different tone, a more… light-hearted charm. There’s ... more >

December 26, 2018

REVIEW: Paper Love by Aubrey Wynne

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / family relationships / physical therapy / teacher heroine2 Comments

Growing up in a Papua New Guinea mission, Joss Palmateer is a gentle soul with a unique view of life. Still adjusting to a new home in the U.S and the sudden loss of her mother, love is the last thing on her mind. Sexy physical therapist, Ben Montgomery, meets ... more >

November 10, 2017

REVIEW: The Love Experiment by Ainslie Paton

KaetrinB ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / grumpy hero / media / newspaper / social experiment9 Comments

Disclaimer: I’m friendly with the author online, we talk often on Twitter, and I’ve met her a few times. She’s the kind of author who wouldn’t stop speaking to me if I didn’t like her books and I’m comfortable giving my honest opinion (else I wouldn’t review her work) but, ... more >

April 18, 2017

REVIEW: The Thing About Love by Julie James

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Chicago / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / family relationships / FBI agents7 Comments

After spending six years in Los Angeles—and the last six months wondering how her marriage fell apart—FBI Special Agent Jessica Harlow is looking for a fresh start. When she finds out that the Chicago field office has an opening for an undercover agent, returning to her hometown seems like the ... more >

September 29, 2016

REVIEW: First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

JennieB Reviews CategoryChicago / Chicago Stars / football / Private-investigator10 Comments

Dear Ms. Phillips: My book log tells me I haven’t read one of your novels in a while – the last one I read was in 2010, Call Me Irresistible. I ended up giving it a B+ but noting in the log that it had some of the elements I ... more >

August 5, 2016

REVIEW: Next to You by Sandra Antonelli

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / mental illness / older couple7 Comments

A witty, quirky and unexpectedly moving story about cinema, secrets and a complicated love affair. A love of ‘70s bubblegum pop music isn’t the only unusual thing about William Murphy — being a six-foot-three albino also makes a guy stand out. Will’s life is simple and he likes it that ... more >

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