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July 31, 2024

REVIEW: Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican Navy / divorcee / Dual Timelines / friends become lovers / friendship / high-school / Nebraska / single mother5 Comments

Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary. They were just friends. Best friends. Allies. They spent entire summers sitting on Shiloh’s porch steps, dreaming about the future. They were both going to get out of north ... more >

June 14, 2024

REVIEW: One of a Kind by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsADHD / animals / class differences / Contemporary / friends become lovers / rescue / thriller / Yorkshire2 Comments

A long-held secret, and a beautiful heart hoping to be understood. Cressida Tarbet loves her job at an animal rescue centre, even if it means she’s resigned herself to scrimping to make ends meet – a lifestyle far removed from her best friend Ivo’s, in his ancestral gatehouse stuffed with ... more >

February 23, 2024

REVIEW: Texas Cowboy Sweetheart by Rebecca Crowley

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / friends become lovers / Jewish characters / rancher / Texas / The Stars of TexasComments Off on REVIEW: Texas Cowboy Sweetheart by Rebecca Crowley

The land they love might tear them apart… Josie Star knew one day she’d step into her father’s boots and take over the Lone Star Ranch, but she hadn’t expected it to happen so soon. When her father collapses, she trades her corporate desk for a dusty tractor to shoulder ... more >

August 16, 2019

REVIEW: King & Queen of the Bouncy Castle (King & Queen series Book 1) by Diane Michaels

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAlternate POV / Contemporary / First-Person / friends become lovers / King and Queen series / novella / second chance / shy hero / socially awkward3 Comments

To jump inside a bouncy castle is to risk falling… …in love. Living in a tiny house built for one, Caitlin only has room in her life for Mr. Right Now. Even though the bad boys she dates keep letting her down, they’re a whole lot more fun than… Dan ... more >

June 11, 2019

REVIEW: Discovering Daisy by Betty Neels

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdoctor hero / England / friends become lovers / Netherlands2 Comments

Plain Daisy Gillard leads a quiet life, helping her parent’s run their antiques shop. Until handsome pediatrician Mr. Jules der Huizma sweeps into her life and becomes her personal knight in shining armor! When he whisks her away to Holland, she can no longer deny she’s falling for him. Only ... more >

September 29, 2015

REVIEW: Love Somebody Like You by Susan Fox

JayneC ReviewsCanada / Contemporary / friends become lovers / horses / Rodeo / second chance at love / spousal abuseComments Off on REVIEW: Love Somebody Like You by Susan Fox

With its breathtaking terrain and welcoming people, the Western town of Caribou Crossing is the perfect place for a heart to heal, and for love to blossom once more… Since the death of her husband three years ago, young widow Sally Ryland has kept to herself and focused on her ... more >

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