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September 30, 2026

REVIEW: A Winter’s Trail by Jane Lovering

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / country-set / dog / fathers and daughters / friendship / grief / secrets / winter / Yorkshire3 Comments

A final request. A hidden past. A hope for the future. When Faith loses her beloved father, famous TV historian Richard Macintire, she is baffled to receive a final letter which sends her on an intriguing quest across the freezing Yorkshire moors. To help solve the puzzle, Faith enlists the ... more >

September 22, 2026

REVIEW: #Authorlife by Joe Zagets

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsauthor / Contemporary / dark humor / LGBTQIA characters / moral ambiguity / Pittsburgh / publishing / publishing industry / Satire / West Virginia / Writer2 Comments

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Writing novels wasn’t supposed to be a blood sport. After selling his first thriller novel for six figures, Mackenzie “Mack” Lane quit his job as a journalist to become a full-time author. Yet, a few years later, his career is spiraling downward. Mack needs money: his ex-wife wants to send ... more >

September 14, 2026

REVIEW: Stitched: A Novel by Eli McCann

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewscompetition / Contemporary / crafts / LGBTQIA characters / older characters / Utah / Womens-FictionNo Comments

Betty Lou Dearden has been a member of the Ogden Quilters Association for more than twenty years when it is announced that the biggest quilting competition in the country is coming to Utah. With the clock ticking and a chance to finally beat their long-time rival quilting circle, the women ... more >

September 4, 2026

REVIEW: Teach Me (There’s Something About Marysburg Book 1) by Olivia Dade

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / high-school / older hero/heroine / teacher / weight9 Comments

Their lesson plans didn’t include love. But that’s about to change… When Martin Krause arrives at Rose Owens’s high school, she’s determined to remain chilly with her new colleague. Unfriendly? Maybe. Understandable? Yes, since a loathsome administrator gave Rose’s beloved world history classes to Martin, knowing it would hurt her. ... more >

August 18, 2026

REVIEW: My Sister Is Going to Kill Me – A Whitewater Whodunnit of Murder, Secrets, and Danger on the Grand Canyon by Nina Simon

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArizona / brothers and sisters / business / Contemporary / locked room mystery / murder mystery / opposites / secrets / self discovery / sisters5 Comments

What’s a family vacation without a little murder? Liv and Mandy Chisholm’s yearly sister trip is a sacred tradition, an attempt to bond as their lives increasingly diverge. Liv, the ever-practical older sister, packs the color-coded itineraries. Mandy, a bedazzled human tumbleweed, brings the spontaneity. This year, the sisters take ... more >

August 11, 2026

REVIEW: You’ll Love It Here: A Novel – Sharply Funny Contemporary Fiction of Found Family, Nosy Neighbors, and Starting Over by Natalie Sue

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadult fiction / Canada / Contemporary / First-Person / found family / neighbors / self discovery6 Comments

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From the bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well comes a sharply funny, surprisingly tender novel about a woman stuck in place, her nosy neighbors, and the journey to find where she belongs—with all the heart of a grown-up The Breakfast Club. Mona thought her living situation was ... more >

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