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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-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

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 >

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March 22, 2021

Leah and Bran: Thoughts on Two of Patricia Briggs’s Most Enigmatic Characters

JanineBook Reviews / Essays / Letters of OpinionAlpha & Omega / bonded-mates / estranged marriage / Mercyverse / reframing / UF / werewolves54 Comments

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains SPOILERS and I am opening the comment thread to spoilers as well. There may be triggers in the comment thread, too. Dear Readers, There’s a lot to talk about in Wild Sign, Patricia Briggs’s most recent book, and in addition to my review I wanted ... more >

September 8, 2016

REVIEW: Sunshine on a Rainy Day by Bryony Fraser

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / estranged marriage / family relationships / Interracial / London / marriage on the rocks2 Comments

It’s Zoe and Jack’s first wedding anniversary party. They’ve got an announcement! They’re getting divorced. Marriage isn’t for everyone – something that Zoe and Jack discovered only after they’d walked down the aisle. Bad timing, huh? So now they’re stuck together in their once harmonious marital home, neither one of ... more >

September 23, 2010

REVIEW: The First Snowdrop by Mary Balogh

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviewsestranged marriage / family relationships / marriage-of-convenience / Regency England / theater15 Comments

Dear Ms. Balogh, Your traditional regencies are books I often find interesting even when though they are not always necessarily romantic or sexy to me. That's because the characters have human flaws and weaknesses not often seen in many of today's books. Such is the case with Alex, Viscount Merrick, ... more >

May 10, 2010

REVIEW: Simply Insatiable by Kate Pearce

JennieB- Reviews / Book Reviewsestranged marriage / m/m romance / m/m/f / Regency England2 Comments

Dear Ms. Pearce, I read and reviewed your book Simply Wicked last year and gave it a C+. Since I mentioned in that review that I was interested in reading the series further (in spite of the mediocre grade I gave the book), you were kind enough to offer me ... more >

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