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May 6, 2022

REVIEW: The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / domestic abuse / domestic violence / First-Person / forced sterilization / gender-based violence / Historical / Historical fiction / Kentucky / librarian / miscegenation / POC / poverty / racism / Young-Adult2 Comments

Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Michele Richardson is back with the perfect book club read following Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free. In ... more >

April 27, 2022

REVIEW: In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 1960s / African American women / American historical / domestic abuse / domestic violence / dual-timeline / estranged marriage / family relationships / First-Person / gender-based violence / Historical / journalist / Los Angeles / POC / POC author / police brutality / racism / road novels / road trip / Womens-FictionNo Comments

At the height of the Civil Rights Movement amidst an America convulsed by the 1960s, a pregnant young woman and her brash, profane aunt embark upon an audacious road trip from Chicago to Los Angeles to confront a decades-old mystery from 1920’s Black Hollywood in this haunting novel of historical ... more >

February 16, 2022

REVIEW: A Cottage Full of Secrets by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / Artist / Contemporary / domestic abuse / dual-timeline / England / First-Person / fox / Yorkshire8 Comments

Cottage Two, Bracken Ridge Farm sits at the end of a pitted track, with the glorious Yorkshire moors stretching behind it. Just a simple two up, two down, the cottage holds the promise of a new start for two very different women, but it is also full of secrets. Fifty ... more >

February 4, 2022

REVIEW: Drawn by the Current by Jocelyn Green

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1910s / American historical / Chicago / domestic abuse / female friendship / Historical / inspirational / investigation / shipwreck / The Windy City Saga series / turn of the 20th century / violence against women3 Comments

Lives depend on the truth she uncovers. She can’t give up her search. A birthday excursion turns deadly when the SS Eastland capsizes with Olive Pierce and her best friend on board. Hundreds perish during the accident, and it’s only when Olive herself barely escapes that she discovers her friend ... more >

June 4, 2019

REVIEW: A Touch of Forever by Jo Goodman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsabuse survivor / American historical / domestic abuse / Historical / Jealousy / law-enforcement / marriage-of-convenience / multicultural / Sheriff / turn of the 20th century / western / Western Romance / Widowed Heroine2 Comments

Lily Salt has sworn off men. After finally gaining her independence, the last thing she needs is another man telling her what to do. But the handsome railroad engineer from New York isn’t at all what she expected. He’s kind, gentle…and tempting enough to make her wonder what a second ... more >

March 14, 2016

REVIEW: Naughty Wishes: Body by Joey W. Hill

KaetrinB ReviewsBDSM / bisexual / Contemporary / domestic abuse / Erotic-Romance / friends-to-lovers / menage / novella / queer / serial8 Comments

Dear Joey W. Hill, Naughty Wishes is the story of three close friends, Samantha (known as Sam, an assistant bank manager with intrinsic submissive tendencies), Geoff (an attorney with intrinsic Dom tendencies) and Chris (a landscape gardener who is, at the start of the story, a bit of a mystery, ... more >

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