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November 26, 2016

REVIEW: The Christmas Challenge by Sinclair Jayne

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewsadoption / Christmas / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / RodeoComments Off on REVIEW: The Christmas Challenge by Sinclair Jayne

Prodigal daughter, infamous flirt and fiery-haired champion barrel racer Tucker McTavish blazes back home to Marietta with both a secret, and a personal challenge. She will keep a low profile at her twin sister’s Christmas wedding. Which means no whiskey. No kissing. No scandals. No fun. What she needs is ... more >

November 5, 2016

REVIEW: Orkney Mystery by Miranda Barnes

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / estranged family / family relationships / mystery / Scotland2 Comments

So many questions left unanswered… Freda Nicholson was always an aloof and mysterious character within her family. So much so, that Emma Mason knows nothing of this distant great aunt and neither do her relatives. But for Emma, this would change when there is news of her Aunt Freda’s death. ... more >

August 5, 2016

REVIEW: Next to You by Sandra Antonelli

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / mental illness / older couple7 Comments

A witty, quirky and unexpectedly moving story about cinema, secrets and a complicated love affair. A love of ‘70s bubblegum pop music isn’t the only unusual thing about William Murphy — being a six-foot-three albino also makes a guy stand out. Will’s life is simple and he likes it that ... more >

May 7, 2016

REVIEW: The Nutmeg Tree by Margery Sharp

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / class-difference / estranged family / family relationships / France / Historical / older heroine and hero / pre-WWII4 Comments

TRIGGER WARNING – One derogatory reference likening someone who is cheap to being like Jews. Set in 1930s France, Margery Sharp’s witty, warm-hearted novel tells the story of a free-spirited mother who is reunited with her very proper daughter after sixteen years, when her daughter asks her to inspect her ... more >

April 29, 2015

REVIEW: Love and Shamrocks by Zara Keane

JayneB- ReviewsContemporary / estranged family / family relationships / Ireland / policeComments Off on REVIEW: Love and Shamrocks by Zara Keane

An Irish romantic comedy featuring an ex-thief heroine, a cop on a mission, and a dash of suspense. Trouble in Dublin… Clio Havelin needs a lucky break. Desperate to protect her child, Clio accepts her estranged mother’s offer of a refuge in Ballybeg. What can go wrong in a place ... more >

February 12, 2015

REVIEW: Dead Romantic by Ruth Saberton

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsangst / Christmas / Contemporary / Egypt / England / estranged family / First-Person / ghosts / paranormal romance / second chance at love6 Comments

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What do you do if you come face to face with a ghost? Put it down to a bump on the head and work stress if you’re a respected academic like Cleo Carpenter. With Christmas approaching, professional rivalry afoot and a best friend determined to interfere in her love life ... more >

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