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November 6, 2023

REVIEW: Cassandra by Chance by Betty Neels

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdisabled character / disabled hero / doctor hero / Netherlands / nurse / Scotland15 Comments

He needed her as a nurse, not a woman Benedict van Manfeld was one of the surliest, most unfriendly men Cassandra had ever met. But when she learned he was a brilliant Dutch surgeon who had severely damaged his sight in an accident, her attitude changed. Benedict asked Cassandra to ... more >

December 13, 2022

REVIEW: Faux Ho Ho by ‘Nathan Burgoine

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / Contemporary / disabled character / fake relationship / found family / holiday novella / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIAP+ / Little Village novella / novella / opposites attract2 Comments

Silas Waite doesn’t want his big-C Conservative Alberta family to know he’s barely making rent. They’d see it as yet another sign that he’s not living up to the Waite family potential and muscle in on his life. When Silas unexpectedly needs a new roommate, he ends up with the ... more >

March 16, 2020

REVIEW: Matzah Ball Surprise by Laura Brown

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / Contemporary / deafness / disabled character / fake relationship / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / Passover4 Comments

This Passover is starting to feel like the ten plagues might be coming back to haunt them before the weekend is over…one hilarious misstep after the next. Gaby Fineberg just wants to get through Passover Seder without her “well meaning” family playing matchmaker. She needs a date, just for one ... more >

June 22, 2017

REVIEW: Hidden Hearts by Olivia Dade

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / disabled character / eating disorders / Interracial / librarian / Libraries / Maryland / POC5 Comments

Recommended Read

AN ADMIRER WITH A SECRET . . . Mary Higgs could be the poster girl for the buttoned-up librarian. She follows the rules. Stays ’til closing. Her kindness and dedication to her patrons is legendary. But those patrons have no idea what she’s typing to the mysterious shut-in who emailed ... more >

April 12, 2017

REVIEW: The Chocolate Comeback by Roxanne Snopek

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerica / Contemporary / disabled character / family relationships / Love at the Chocolate Shop / Model / MontanaComments Off on REVIEW: The Chocolate Comeback by Roxanne Snopek

Fame, fortune and fashion: that’s aspiring model Deirdre Cash’s ideal life. But when her splashy New York career dries up, she swallows her pride and returns to Marietta, Montana, desperate for any work she can find. Isaac Litton doesn’t want the intrusion of a home care aide for his brother, ... more >

January 28, 2017

REVIEW: When Love is Blind (Warrender Saga Book 3) by Mary Burchell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 20th century / blind / Boss-Secretary / classical music / disabled character / England / musician / Warrender Saga3 Comments

Dreams have been dashed… Antoinette Burney, a more than promising music student, is disappointed and furious when the famous concert pianist Lewis Freemont fails her in an exam. To make matters worse, he tells her forthrightly that she will never make the grade as a professional pianist. Her hopes and ... more >

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