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July 8, 2024

REVIEW: Home is the Sailor by Lillian Marek

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / British Navy / dysfunctional family / former military / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / Regency10 Comments

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The naval Battle of Copenhagen cost Captain Will Dormer an eye and a leg. The battle to establish himself as Viscount Claremont of Belford Park could cost him his life. He feels completely at sea as owner of an estate, but his father and two brothers managed to kill themselves ... more >

June 6, 2024

REVIEW: Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews1930s / African American / African folklore / dysfunctional family / First-Person / Historical Fantasy / magical powers / POC / POC author / racism / religion / secrets / sisters / Small-Town / Southern / ViolenceComments Off on REVIEW: Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historical fantasy that shines a light on the drowned Black towns of the American South. “Our home began, as all things do, with a wish.” Jane Edwards hasn’t spoken since she was ... more >

April 29, 2024

REVIEW: The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 1970s / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Fiction / Historical / Missouri / mystery / secrets / Small-Town / teenager2 Comments

Drawing on the little-known true story of one tragic night at an Ozarks dance hall in the author’s Missouri hometown, this beautifully written, endearingly nostalgic novel picks up 50 years later for a folksy, character-driven portrayal of small-town life, split second decisions, and the ways family secrets reverberate through generations. ... more >

April 26, 2024

REVIEW: Texas Reckless Cowboy (The Stars of Texas Book 2) by Rebecca Crowley

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbad-boy-romance / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / fake dating / family relationships / Jewish character / lawyer / opposites attract / Small Town Romance / Texas / The Stars of Texas / wrong side of the tracksComments Off on REVIEW: Texas Reckless Cowboy (The Stars of Texas Book 2) by Rebecca Crowley

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He’s the bad boy she needs to help her lay down the law… Assistant District Attorney Georgia Star is on the ballot in Last Stand, Texas to finally take the top job—but popularity has never been this overachiever’s forte. When her big-city outsider opponent begins wooing her constituents with lies, ... more >

April 16, 2024

REVIEW: Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / First-Person / Scientist / social media6 Comments

Just when she thought she’d gotten far enough away . . . a life-changing phone call throws an antisocial scientist back into her least favorite place—the spotlight. After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Barnet has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian ... more >

April 5, 2024

REVIEW: In Deed and in Truth by Embassie Susberry

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1910s / African American / American historical / Arkansas / Chicago / dysfunctional family / enemies to lovers / family relationships / Historical / inspirational / passing / POC / POC author / racism / reporterComments Off on REVIEW: In Deed and in Truth by Embassie Susberry

Lillian Rose Atkins is tired. She’s tired of picking cotton, serving as a maid in a hotel, and taking care of her younger cousins. So when she receives an invitation from the mother she hasn’t seen in ten years to move to Chicago and take part in Chicago society, Lily ... more >

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