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June 14, 2023

REVIEW: The Briar Rose by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews16th-century / commoners / country-set / England / English countryside / Henry-VIII / Historical / political intrigue / religion / Tudor-England / unrequited-love / Woodham Book series2 Comments

She’s a healer, but a broken church and a broken heart are beyond her skill With the dissolution of the monastery that has been the center of her life imminent, Kate Cressy can’t help but resent Matthew Hartwell, the man sent to her father’s house to value every item of ... more >

May 8, 2023

REVIEW: The Country Cousins (Woodham Book 2) by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / brothers and sisters / class differences / country-set / dogs / English countryside / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Regency / trad regency / Woodham Book series4 Comments

She dislikes handsome and arrogant Mr Hartwell, but is he an enemy? Miss Caroline Barnes is shocked to discover she has a secret family she’s never met! Aristocratic Mr Hartwell tells her of her cousin’s lonely plight, and Caroline reluctantly agrees to visit Julia at the gothic sounding Canons Grange. ... more >

April 19, 2023

REVIEW: The Frog Earl by Carola Dunn

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAnglo-Indian / biracial heroine / class differences / country-set / Historical / POC / Regency1 Comments

Escaping into the countryside to nurse his wounded pride and heart, Simon Hurst encounters the lovely but eccentric Mimi (half English, half Indian and all mischief) who promises him three favors—then only grudgingly doles them out. If he can capture that last one—that kiss—before she learns the truth about his ... more >

April 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Country Gentleman (Woodham Book 1) by Dinah Dean

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / cats / country-set / England / English countryside / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Regency / Small-Town / trad regency / vicar / Woodham Book series12 Comments

Recommended Read

When he’s mistaken for her husband-to-be, is that prophetic? Miss Lucinda Calvert’s quiet life as a rector’s daughter is turned topsy-turvy by the arrival of a gentleman new to the area. Mr John Harris seems respectable, but sets the village gossips wagging with speculation about his past—on which topic he ... more >

November 10, 2022

REVIEW: The Cockermouth Mail by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / country-set / England / forced proximity / governess / military hero / Regency / Rural Romance / trad regency4 Comments

Snowed-in for Christmas! The penniless orphan of a disgraced Baronet, Miss Dorcas Minster catches the Mail coach north to work as a governess. Her traveling companions are very jolly, but on Christmas Eve the coach breaks down in thick snow and Dorcas finds herself walking back to the inn with ... more >

January 30, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: Once a Fallen Lady by Eve Pendle

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1870s / country-set / England / historical romance / illegitimate-child / joint review / ruin / single mother / teacher2 Comments

Because it sounded interesting to both of us, Jayne and I decided to review Eve Pendle’s new long novella / short novel, Once a Fallen Lady, together. — Janine Trigger warning: Content warning: Janine: Although I had some caveats about it, I enjoyed Eve Pendle’s novel, Falling for a Rake. ... more >

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