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October 18, 2017

REVIEW: The Only Woman in the Room by Rita Lakin

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1970s / 1980s / autobiography / female writers / feminism / Hollywood / non-fiction / television / widow4 Comments

Rita Lakin was a pioneer a female scriptwriter in the early 1960s when Hollywood television was exclusively male. For years, in creative meetings, she was literally “the only woman in the room.” In this breezy but heartfelt remembrance, Lakin takes readers to a long-forgotten time when women were not considered ... more >

October 31, 2015

REVIEW: Escapade by Joan Smith

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewscountry house party / female writers / Historical / Regency England / trad regency6 Comments

Ella Fairmont, as the anonymous Miss Prattle, has taken the Duke of Clare to task regularly in her gossip column. The duke, unsuspecting, includes Ella and her aunt in his week-long country houseparty. He has also included the blue-blooded Lady Honor, the strikingly beautiful Miss Sheridan, and the multi-talented Miss ... more >

March 21, 2009

REVIEW: Making a Scene by Trudy Doyle

JaneBook Reviews / D Reviewsdetective / female writers / First-Person / Ravenous Romance48 Comments

Warning – this is an epic review. And by epic, I mean long. And also full of terms like “joy juice” “muff” and “spunk.” Dear Ms. Doyle: Thank you for sending me your book for review. I obviously have had some concerns about the quality of books that are being ... more >

December 15, 2008

REVIEW: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl

JaneB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / female writers / law-enforcement / romance writer / stalker28 Comments

Dear Ms. Dahl: I kept meaning to read your historical books. Janet aka Robin wrote a wonderful reivew of A Rake’s Guide to Pleasure but I always feel compelled to read the new books with my free time. When your contemporary landed on my doorstep, I thought that I would ... more >

October 16, 2008

REVIEW: Mr. Fix It by Crystal Hubbard

JaneBook Reviews / D Reviewsfemale writers / Interracial / romance writer13 Comments

Dear Ms. Hubbard: When I first started this book, I thought it had a lot of promise. It featured a romance author heroine and had kind of an insider’s tone to the story which I thought romance readers would get a kick out of. But then it took a turn, ... more >

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