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July 21, 2023

REVIEW: Fatal Legacy by Lindsey Davis

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / dysfunctional family / estranged family / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / historical mystery / inheritance laws / Private-investigator2 Comments

In first century Rome, Flavia Albia takes on an easy case that soon proves to be anything but as, at every turn, bodies —old and new — dog her path. Flavia Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, has taken over her father’s business as a private informer. She only has ... more >

July 4, 2023

REVIEW: The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1900s / 20th century / dysfunctional family / heist / Historical / London / revenge / Servants / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she’s made herself respectable, running the grandest home in Mayfair. The place is packed with treasures, a glittering symbol of wealth and power, but dark secrets lurk in the shadows. When Mrs. King is suddenly ... more >

June 10, 2023

REVIEW: A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadoption / childhood friends / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Massachusetts / motherhood / mothers / Womens-Fiction6 Comments

A kid walks into your bookstore and… Guess what? He’s your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise! And a huge surprise it is. It’s a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a ... more >

June 9, 2023

REVIEW: The Recipe for Happiness by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbrothers and sisters / Cancer / Contemporary / cooking / dog / dysfunctional family / homophobia / LGBTQIA characters / PTSD / trauma / Yorkshire3 Comments

When Seren’s brother Andrew signs her up to Yorkshire Dating, only for them to recommend that she ‘gets a life’ before they find her a match, Seren has to admit that they may have a point. She loves her job cooking at an elder day centre and her little flat, ... more >

May 25, 2023

REVIEW: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAlternate POV / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family drama / First-Person / forced proximity / opposites attract / road trip / sisters2 Comments

As the black sheep of the family, choreographer Cassidy Bliss vowed she’d do anything to get home in time to help with her sister’s wedding and avoid family disappointment…again. She just never expected “anything” would involve sharing the last rental car with the jerk who cut her off in line ... more >

May 17, 2023

REVIEW: The Accidental Bride by Jane Walsh

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / dysfunctional family / f/f romance / family relationships / Historical / lesbian romance / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIAP+ / London / opposites attract / Regency / road tripNo Comments

Miss Grace Linfield has resigned herself to life as a lady’s companion as the only path to respectable security. At least it allows her to visit the beautiful seaside town of Inverley with her charge, Lady Edith. Passions flare when botanist Miss Thea Martin whirls into town —and into Grace’s ... more >

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