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October 10, 2023

REVIEW: A Holly Jolly Ever After by Sierra Simone & Julie Murphy

KaetrinBook Reviews / C Reviewsactor / boy band / Christmas / Contemporary / erotic / fat / narcolepsy / NetGalley3 Comments

Dear Sierra Simone & Julie Murphy, I enjoyed last year’s A Merry Little Meet Cute so much it made my Best of 2022 list, so I was keen to read the (second) follow up book about Kallum (the “K” in INK, a boy band featuring Isaac, Nolan and Kallum which ... more >

Illustrated cover in light blue dotted with snowflakes, a green Christmas tree in the top centre and sparkling Christmas lights on a green string curling around from the bottom to the top, a book looking white couple with dark hair hand in hand walking toward the viewer, they are looking at each other
October 3, 2023

REVIEW: Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / music / NetGalleyNo Comments

Dear Tessa Bailey, Beat Dawkins and Melody Gallard are the (adult) children of the two women who made up the Steel Birds, an iconic band in the 1980s and 1990s. When the Steel Birds broke up in something known as “the Incident” both Octavia and Trina were pregnant with their ... more >

September 27, 2023

REVIEW: Her Off-Limits Single Dad by Marion Lennox

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C- Reviewsangsty / Australia / Contemporary / doctor hero / dogs / Harlequin / Harlequin Medical Romance / paramedic / Rural RomanceNo Comments

She puts everything on the line for her patients, but is this paramedic willing to risk her heart for a gorgeous doctor and his adorable son? Dive into the first story in the Paramedics and Pups duet from Harlequin Medical Romance author Marion Lennox. Colleagues, housemates… Soulmates? After a disastrous ... more >

Illustrated cartoon style cover in blue with ice and a winter theme. In the foreground a tall thin brown-haired man walks away with his arm around the shoulders of a shorter bulkier blond guy. They both have hockey gear and are looking into each other's eyes over their shoulders as they are about to walk onto an outdoor ice rink.
September 26, 2023

REVIEW: Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAce / ADHD / bisexual / Canada / Contemporary / demisexual / hockey / NetGalley / neurodiverse / queer / Sports10 Comments

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Content Note:  grief over death of a close family member Dear Rachel Reid, Oh I’ve missed your books!  It feels like ages since there was a new one. (In reality it’s been 18 months. But it feels longer.) The best news is that Time to Shine was definitely worth the ... more >

September 25, 2023

REVIEW: Return to Embthwaite Farm (The Mowbray Sisters Book 1) by Kate Hewitt

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildhood friends / Contemporary / family relationships / fathers and daughters / friends-to-lovers / self discovery / sisters / The Mowbray Sisters / YorkshireNo Comments

Welcome to Embthwaite Farm, a charming English home in North Yorkshire, belonging to the fractured Mowbray family… When Rachel Mowbray left behind her family farm in North Yorkshire at eighteen, she never planned on returning. But when her ex-childhood sweetheart calls and insists she return due to her father’s declining ... more >

September 5, 2023

REVIEW: Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial heroine / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Jewish characters / Misogyny / mothers and daughters / murder mystery / racism / strong heroine / strong women3 Comments

Nothing brings an estranged family together like a murder next door. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a ... more >

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