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June 17, 2022

What Janine is Reading: Claire Kingsley’s Bailey Brothers Series, Part I

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ ReviewsClaire Kingsley / ex-con / family feuds / grumpy / sunshine / Magical Negro / mechanic / Reading lists / Small-Town / squirrels9 Comments

Back in April I took advantage of my free Kindle Unlimited trial membership to speed through Claire Kingsley’s Bailey Brothers series, which follows the romantic relationships of five brothers in a small (Oregon? Washington? I already forgot) town. The books were recommended here by commenters DiscoDollyDeb and commenter/former reviewer Rose ... more >

May 27, 2022

REVIEW: From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper

LaylaA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscontemporary fantasy / enemies to lovers / family feuds / family relationships / interracial-romance / Magic / PNR / POC / Thistle Grove Series / witch / Witches4 Comments

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Wild child Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser, adept demon summoner, and—despite the whole sexy-evil-sorceress vibe—also a cuddly animal lover. When she’s not designing costumes and new storylines for the Arcane Emporium’s haunted house, Issa’s nursing a secret, conflicted dream of ditching her family’s witchy business to become an indie ... more >

August 20, 2018

REVIEW: Into the Light by Ellen O’Connell

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / abuse survivor / American historical / dysfunctional family / family feuds / family relationships / Historical / Small Town Romance / Sutton Family / Western RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: Into the Light by Ellen O’Connell

Kansas 1899. Deborah Sutton barely remembers her family’s feud with the Van Cleves. Her mother died that summer, and her father was killed. Nothing else mattered to seven-year-old Deborah eighteen years ago. Still, Deborah knows the Van Cleves tried to steal her family’s land, and she despises them for it. ... more >

May 21, 2018

REVIEW: Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbartender / Chef / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / family feuds / family-reunion / POC / POC author / single mother6 Comments

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Dear Ms. Rai, Last year, I read and enjoyed Hate to Want You, the first book in your Forbidden Hearts series. This review is of the second book in the same series, Wrong to Need You. Jackson Kane has been in love with Sadia Ahmed, his sister-in-law, since they were ... more >

September 4, 2017

REVIEW: Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCEO / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / family feuds / POC / POC author / psychological insights / Reunited Couple / star-crossed lovers / Tattoo Artist2 Comments

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Dear Ms. Rai, Every year since the decade-old rift between their once close-families opened up, Nicholas Chandler and Livvy Oka-Kane have met in secret on Livvy’s birthday, each time in a different location, to spend one night together. Every year but the last, when Livvy did not text Nicholas the ... more >

October 20, 2015

JOINT DISCUSSION: The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long

JanineLetters of OpinionBig-Misunderstanding / England / family feuds / historical romance / joint review / kidnapped heroine / long separation / Pennyroyal Green series / pirates / Regency / reunited-lovers / series conclusion / slavery / Spain / star-crossed lovers48 Comments

Trigger warnings: Janine:  When Julie Anne Long’s much-awaited The Legend of Lyon Redmond came out recently, Robin, Jennie and I decided to hold a SPOILERIFIC roundtable discussion of the book. Below is the back cover description: Bound by centuries of bad blood, England’s two most powerful families maintain a veneer ... more >

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