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May 13, 2026

REVIEW: You Can’t Hurry Second Chances by Michelle Stimpson

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / Afro-Latina / cooking / divorcee / found family / older woman / older woman/younger woman / POC / POC author / self discovery / Texas / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

A heartwarming small-town tale of rediscovering joy in unexpected places. Starting over isn’t easy, but sometimes it’s exactly what we need. Newly divorced and determined to prove she can stand on her own, Joyce Hicks moves back to small-town Texas, leaving behind the life she has known for decades for ... more >

Illustrated cover with a yellow background featuring large white titles. A pretty white woman with dark hair wearing a red bikini and a sunhat reads a book with a golden retriever dog nearby on top of "Happy" and a handsome white guy in blue swim shorts relaxes with a cocktail on "ending". There's a sandcastle at the bottom of the titles.
May 7, 2026

REVIEW: Happy Ending by Chloe Liese

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBooks / Contemporary / cooking / divorce / Edelweiss / Pittsburgh2 Comments

Recommended Read

  Dear Chloe Liese, I generally enjoy Chloe Liese books anyway but the premise of Happy Ending especially caught my attention: Two people discover their ex-spouses are dating and, still hurting from their very recent divorces, pretend they are old friends/lovers who have reconnected and are together as well. Hijinks ... more >

April 29, 2026

REVIEW: Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsadult fiction / Contemporary / cooking / England / found family / older woman / self discovery / Womens-FictionNo Comments

A nearly divorced trophy wife enrolls in culinary school to win back her husband, only to find a fresh start in the unlikeliest of places in this new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Retirement should mean long-awaited trips to the sapphire ... more >

November 10, 2023

REVIEW: Good Taste by Caroline Scott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / author / cooking / England / fathers and daughters / Historical / self discovery / sexual harassment / Womens-Fiction / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: Good Taste by Caroline Scott

You can tell a lot about a person from what they like to eat… England in 1932 is in the grip of the Great Depression. Author of a much-loved but not very successful biography, Stella Douglas is a bit depressed herself. When she’s summoned to see her editor in London, ... more >

June 9, 2023

REVIEW: The Recipe for Happiness by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbrothers and sisters / Cancer / Contemporary / cooking / dog / dysfunctional family / homophobia / LGBTQIA characters / PTSD / trauma / Yorkshire3 Comments

When Seren’s brother Andrew signs her up to Yorkshire Dating, only for them to recommend that she ‘gets a life’ before they find her a match, Seren has to admit that they may have a point. She loves her job cooking at an elder day centre and her little flat, ... more >

May 15, 2023

REVIEW: Roux for Two by Aurora Rey

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsbisexual characters / Chef / cooking / fat heroine / fat MC / fat representation / fatphobia / Indian American / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIAP+ / Louisiana / transgender main character17 Comments

When her celebrity chef boss is taken down in a sexual harassment scandal, Chelsea Boudreaux’s dream of getting her own cooking show comes true. Her hometown of Duchesne, Louisiana, provides the perfect backdrop for her modern takes on traditional Cajun fare. Vindicating herself to the mother who never believed in ... more >

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