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March 31, 2025

Review: The Family Man (Mind Hacker #1) by AJ Rose

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanalysts / contemporary m/m romance / criminal / FBI / psychologistComments Off on Review: The Family Man (Mind Hacker #1) by AJ Rose

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Special Agent Jon “Ice Man” Anderson is one of the FBI’s best monster hunters, catching predators using their darkness against them. It’s his purpose, and he’s relentless. Rookie Special Agent Tracey Smith is Jon’s opposite, shining light in the shadows and counteracting the dark with hope. Together, they may be ... more >

February 6, 2024

REVIEW: Queens of London by Heather Webb

JayneBook Reviews / DNF Reviews1920s / Anglo-Indian / biracial heroine / criminal / domestic abuse / gangsters / Historical / Historical fiction / London / police / shop assistantComments Off on REVIEW: Queens of London by Heather Webb

Maybe women can have it all, as long as they’re willing to steal it. 1925. London. When Alice Diamond, AKA “Diamond Annie,” is elected the Queen of the Forty Elephants, she’s determined to take the all-girl gang to new heights. She’s ambitious, tough as nails, and a brilliant mastermind, with ... more >

April 27, 2023

REVIEW: Artfully Yours by Joanna Lowell (x2)

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsboss/secretary / criminal / critic / forgery / Historical / Late VictorianComments Off on REVIEW: Artfully Yours by Joanna Lowell (x2)

Dear Joanna Lowell, This is the second time we are reviewing your most recent romance here at DA. Layla reviewed Artfully Yours back in February. She told me it was her favorite of your four most recent romances and what can I say, even though I thought Dark Season was ... more >

May 18, 2021

REVIEW: A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / criminal / family relationships / First-Person / Historical / London / opposites / Thriller/Suspense / World War II4 Comments

The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author’s signature wit. Electra McDonnell has always known that the way she and her family earn their ... more >

May 11, 2020

REVIEW: The Yeggman’s Apprentice by CK Crigger

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / criminal / Montana / mystery/thriller / road trip / turn of the 20th century / westernComments Off on REVIEW: The Yeggman’s Apprentice by CK Crigger

IT’S 1905 IN BUTTE, MONTANA AND SPARKS ARE FLYING A fearless safecracking heroine and a hero who’s a wanted man team up to stop a law firm full of embezzlers. But there’s a problem…a hired killer will chase them all the way across Montana to shut them up. The goal ... more >

November 1, 2019

REVIEW: The Rat-Catcher’s Daughter (Lilywhite Boys) by KJ Charles

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsasexual character / criminal / Historical / Late Victorian / LGBTQIAP+ / novella / thief / transgender2 Comments

Music-hall singer Miss Christiana is in serious debt, and serious trouble. She owes more than she can pay to a notorious criminal, and now he plans to make an example of her. There’s no way out. But Christiana has an admirer. Stan Kamarzyn has watched her sing for a year ... more >

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