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April 13, 2021

REVIEW: Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlien Hero / cats / Contemporary / Fiction / First-Person / found family / friendship / juvenile / POC / Science Fiction4 Comments

Recommended Read

He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his planet or remain with his new human friend in a humorous, heart-tugging story from the author of I, Cosmo. The cat that Olive rescues from a flood has a secret: ... more >

April 7, 2021

REVIEW: Where the Road Leads Us by Robin Reul

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsaddiction / California / Cancer / coming-of-age / Contemporary / depression / dysfunctional family / family relationships / road trip / self discovery / young adult fiction / Young-AdultNo Comments

Sometimes the best path is the unexpected one. Jack is on the verge for leaving for college, but before he does, he wants to track down his estranged brother, Alex and find some closure in the wake of their father’s death. Meanwhile, Hallie has just found out some upsetting news ... more >

April 6, 2021

REVIEW: The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsanti-Semitism / bisexual / cinnamon roll hero / Contemporary / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / Los Angeles / opposites attract / porn star / prickly heroine / religion / revenge porn / sex education / sexuality / slut shaming4 Comments

Naomi Grant has built her life around going against the grain. After the sex-positive start-up she cofounded becomes an international sensation, she wants to extend her educational platform to live lecturing. Unfortunately, despite her long list of qualifications, higher ed won’t hire her. Ethan Cohen has recently received two honors: ... more >

March 16, 2021

REVIEW: Home on Folly Farm by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / England / family relationships / farming / First-Person / second chance romance / sisters / Yorkshire8 Comments

Needing an escape, Dora swapped city living for life as a shepherdess on her grandad’s Yorkshire farm. More than a decade later Dora is still there, now farming the fifty acres and caring for the one hundred rare sheep by herself. She never hears the call of the city, but ... more >

Handsome older white man with salt and pepper hair and black-framed glasses sits casually on a floor against a concrete wall decorated with various line drawings
March 15, 2021

REVIEW: Let’s Go Out by Kelly Jensen

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanxiety / Contemporary / interracial-romance / m/m romance / mental illness / novella / older MCs / queer4 Comments

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CW: depictions of anxiety, panic attacks, mention of pet death Dear Kelly Jensen, Let’s Go Out is book 2 in your Let’s Connect series, originally published in serial format and available to your newsletter subscribers. After the story is completed in the newsletter, you then publish it for sale to ... more >

March 9, 2021

REVIEW: Wendy of the Wallops: The Wallops Book 2 by Gill McKnight

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / Contemporary / discrimination / England / f/f / female friendship / friendship / LGBTQ romance / LGBTQA / opposites attract / police / police procedural / sexual harassment / Small-Town / The Wallops3 Comments

There are worrying times ahead for Wallops valley community police officer Wendy Goodall. As part of a witness protection task force, she volunteers for the Girl Guides to ensure the safety of Lexi, a young girl in the local village, while sexy Detective Inspector Diya Patel makes her new job ... more >

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