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December 11, 2020

Friday Good News

JayneMiscFlorida / news3 Comments

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 >

February 26, 2019

REVIEW: What the Parrot Saw by Darlene Marshall

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Caribbean / Florida / Historical / LGBTQIAP+ / 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 >

November 1, 2017

REVIEW: Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Artist / Contemporary / f/f romance / Florida / Jewish characters / LGBTQIAP+5 Comments

Recommended Read

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 >

July 17, 2017

REVIEW: Turning the Tides by Nell Castle

JayneB 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 >

November 29, 2016

REVIEW: The Next One Will Kill You by Neil S. Plakcy

KaetrinB- ReviewsFBI / Florida / Fort Lauderdale / Gay / mystery / police procedural / queer2 Comments

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 >

August 18, 2016

JOINT REVIEW: Burn Down the Night by M. O’Keefe

JennieB Reviews / C+ ReviewsCult / Erotic-Romance / family-reunion / Florida / joint review / motorcycle club2 Comments

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 >

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