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November 6, 2025

REVIEW: The Nameless Land: The Witch Roads, Book II by Kate Elliott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Dark Fantasy / family relationships / Fantasy / journey / LGBTQIA characters / political intrigue / road trip / The Witch Roads series2 Comments

Surprising betrayals, surprising alliances, and surprising discoveries of heritage abound in this energetic sequel to The Witch Roads. When the royal party finds themselves in a land they never believed they could access, it will take all of Prince Gevulin’s (admittedly impressive) diplomatic skills to forge a coalition with an ... more >

September 15, 2025

REVIEW: All’s Fayre in Love and War by Sheri Cobb South

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / family relationships / governess / Historical / Regency / Widowed Heroine / widower4 Comments

Determined not to be a burden to her family, twenty-seven-year-old widow Caroline Fayre Cummings takes a position of governess to the Earl of Westermain’s motherless children in order to provide for her six-year-old son. She soon discovers, however, that something is terribly wrong in the earl’s Park Lane establishment. Lord ... more >

June 10, 2025

REVIEW: The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / Dark Fantasy / family relationships / Fantasy / journey / LGBTQIA characters / political intrigue / road trip / The Witch Roads seriesComments Off on REVIEW: The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott

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Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned. When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy ... more >

February 26, 2025

REVIEW: The Lost Passenger by Frances Quinn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1910s / class differences / First-Person / hidden identity / Historical / Historical fiction / New York City1 Comments

Sometimes it takes a disaster to change your life. Marrying above your social class can come with unexpected consequences, as Elinor Coombes discovers when she is swept into a fairy-tale marriage with the son of English aristocrats. But she realizes too late that it was the appeal of her father’s ... more >

January 2, 2025

REVIEW: A Naval Surgeon to Fight For by Carla Kelly

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / England / Historical / Regency / Royal-Navy / surgeon / War / Military8 Comments

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Return to her respectable life… Or take a scandalous path to marriage? As her snobbish aunt’s companion, penniless vicar’s daughter Jerusha Langley is sent to take a donation to the local naval hospital. There she meets dashing surgeon Jamie Wilson and embarks on a secret mission—sneaking out to help him ... more >

October 31, 2024

REVIEW: Roses Have Thorns by Betty Neels

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / class differences / doctor hero / enemies to lovers / maidservant / strong heroine6 Comments

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Sarah had been happy working at the hospital, until Radolf Nauta interfered and left her jobless. Forced to find other means to support herself, she was totally unprepared when she ran into the domineering Radolf again, and he hadn’t changed one bit! The only problem Sarah had? She soon realized ... more >

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