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November 6, 2026

REVIEW: Madeline McKnight Signs Off: A Novel by Evan Brooke

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsage difference / Cancer / Contemporary / dog / female friendship / Fiction / finance / impending death / Pennsylvania / self discoveryNo Comments

It’s never too late to make amends in this hilarious and tender debut novel about intergenerational friendship, women’s ambition, and coming of age no matter what age you are. Madeline McKnight is writing her final annual report. A former Wall Street power player, she uses a pie chart to rank ... more >

October 23, 2026

REVIEW: Miss Beresford and the Beast by Mimi Matthews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / dog / Gothic / grumpy / sunshine / Historical / historical romance / redemption / strong heroine / Victorian England / Yorkshire7 Comments

Charlotte Beresford has spent far too long under the iron rule of strict governesses and unflinching finishing school teachers. When she’s offered a brief window of freedom—an invitation to spend the summer with a recent acquaintance in a remote corner of Yorkshire, far from societal expectations—she jumps at the chance. ... more >

September 30, 2026

REVIEW: A Winter’s Trail by Jane Lovering

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / country-set / dog / fathers and daughters / friendship / grief / secrets / winter / Yorkshire3 Comments

A final request. A hidden past. A hope for the future. When Faith loses her beloved father, famous TV historian Richard Macintire, she is baffled to receive a final letter which sends her on an intriguing quest across the freezing Yorkshire moors. To help solve the puzzle, Faith enlists the ... more >

August 28, 2026

REVIEW: Unleashed in LA by Carole Ryder

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsBritish / celebrity / dog / German Shepherd dog / Los AngelesNo Comments

One joke. One dog. One crazy midlife reinvention. It begins as a joke at a glamorous LA party – where dogs wear Gucci collars and menopausal Brit Christine feels invisible. When asked what she does for a living, Christine jokes that she reads literature to dogs. What could possibly go ... more >

August 7, 2026

REVIEW: A Heartbeat at My Feet by Kristin Judd

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdog / First-Person / Ghost / Italy / marriage on the rocks / older protagonists / second chance at love / second chances / self discovery12 Comments

Fate has a sense of humor in this witty, heartfelt tale of love and second chances told in two perspectives—a woman in midlife desperate for something new, and a lost dog seeking his purpose. After years of dreams deferred, Josie Ballard’s life is about to change. She and her husband ... more >

July 24, 2026

REVIEW: The Heroic Misadventures of Maci and Roland by M. L. Florez

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdog / middle grade / self discovery2 Comments

Maci is an odd little goth girl living in the quaint town of Whimsyville, where every building is pastel-colored and every person is overly cheerful. Her best friend is Roland, an oversized, grumpy dog who loves nothing more than good food and sleeping. After a few failed attempts to adopt ... more >

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