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December 26, 2022

REVIEW: Felix Navidad by Nathan Burgoine

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Christmas / found family / holiday novella / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIA romance / Little Village novella / m/m romance / novellaNo Comments

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Felix doesn’t do impulsive anymore. But attending a friend’s wedding reminds Felix he’s the only one of his friends attending solo, and recent losses have him thinking he’s swung too far in the not-impulsive direction. So, impulse decision number one? Cutting in on a dance with handsome farmer Kevin, the ... more >

December 23, 2022

REVIEW: Hen Fever: A Sapphic Victorian Romance by Olivia Waite

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / being true to oneself / bisexual / chickens / Christmas / Crimean War / England / holiday novella / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIA+ / novella / self discovery / Victorian England8 Comments

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Lydia Wraxhall is on her best behavior every day of the year—except one: the annual Bickerton Christmas Poultry Show. On that day she brushes her birds, sharpens her tongue, and engages in the closest thing the village knows to war. Harriet Boyne is a soldier’s widow reeling from the worst ... more >

December 3, 2022

REVIEW: The Cat in the Christmas Tree by Callie Smith Grant

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAnthology / cats / Christmas / short storiesNo Comments

Christmas is a time for joy, wonder, and a little bit of mischief. Does any creature manifest these attitudes better than a cat? Their fascination with all those breakable ornaments on the tree and their appreciation of a cozy spot to nap seem made for the season. The way they ... more >

November 10, 2022

REVIEW: The Cockermouth Mail by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / country-set / England / forced proximity / governess / military hero / Regency / Rural Romance / trad regency4 Comments

Snowed-in for Christmas! The penniless orphan of a disgraced Baronet, Miss Dorcas Minster catches the Mail coach north to work as a governess. Her traveling companions are very jolly, but on Christmas Eve the coach breaks down in thick snow and Dorcas finds herself walking back to the inn with ... more >

November 9, 2022

CONVERSATION: Holiday Romances

JanineBook Reviews / Conversations / Need A Rec!Christmas / Diwali / Easter / Halloween / Hanukkah / holiday novella / holiday romance / holiday setting / Juneteenth / Kwanzaa / Passover / Ramadan / recommendations / Rosh Hashanah / Valentine's Day / winter / Yom Kippur18 Comments

Janine: ‘Tis the season for books set during the winter holidays, and I’d love to know your thoughts on the holiday settings in romances and in other books. Generally speaking, do books set during the holidays draw you? What do you like least and/or best about them? Which holidays do ... more >

Illustrated cover with a white, pink and red Christmas scene of snow covered mountains and Christmas trees with a white couple dressed in snow/winter gear in the foreground. She is fat with long dark hair and red boots and is holding a coffee and he has dark short hair and is wearing a red beanie and a black scarf and holding a script.
September 20, 2022

REVIEW: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbisexual / boy band / Christmas / Contemporary / fat heroine / mental health / Movies / NetGalley / porn / queer / romantic comedy / sex worker9 Comments

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“…a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with. Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With ... more >

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