Florida Man – Okay, show of hands. How many people read a headline that includes this descriptor and either cringe at or smirk at what you expect to read has been done? Yeah, “Florida Man,” has given the Sunshine State a bad rep. But Michael Esmond’s actions show that not all ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Caribbean / Florida / Historical / LGBTQIA+ / pirates / POC / shipboard / slaveryComments Off on REVIEW: What the Parrot Saw by Darlene Marshall
Hijacking an Englishman from a brothel is all in a day’s work for Captain Mattie St. Armand. She needs protective coloration, and a naïve (and expendable) white man will keep the eyes of the authorities off her as she smuggles slaves from the Florida Territory to freedom in the Bahamas. ... more >
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Dear Ms. Glassman, Not too long ago, I got into a Twitter discussion in which I mentioned my worry that reading closed bedroom door romances was a means to learning how to write courtship, and now that those romances are no longer available to readers who don’t care for inspies, ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewschildren / Contemporary / family drama / family relationships / Florida / social-workerComments Off on REVIEW: Turning the Tides by Nell Castle
Ever the black sheep of her adoptive family, Lee Cooper has finally buckled down to a responsible job as a social worker in Southwest Florida. Defending her client against charges of child abuse awakens buried memories of her own abandonment in a Korean orphanage. Can she remain objective for the ... more >
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Angus Green wants more adventure than a boring accounting job, so after graduating with his master s degree he signs up with the FBI. After his initial training at Quantico he s assigned to the Miami field office but stuck behind a desk. Struggling to raise money for his college ... more >
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Last year I bought and read Everything I Left Unsaid and The Truth About Him on the strength of Janine’s two very positive reviews. I liked both, if not quite as much as Janine did. The two books featured the same hero and heroine, Dylan and Annie, and introduced the ... more >