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March 15, 2023

REVIEW: The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / dysfunctional family / forgery / friends-to-lovers / New York City / PhD / policeman / second chance at loveNo Comments

For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she’d accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations. The first ... more >

January 20, 2023

REVIEW: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial hero / Canada / Chinese New Year / Chinese-Canadian MCs / Contemporary / fake relationship / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / holiday novella / Holidays with the Wongs / novella / POC / POC author / sexy / Small Town RomanceNo Comments

After his family’s matchmaking extravaganza at Thanksgiving, high school teacher Zach Wong is terrified of what his parents might do for Chinese New Year. Surely they’ll try to set him up yet again, especially now that his older brothers are in relationships. Zach, however, has no interest in dating, not ... more >

January 16, 2023

REVIEW: Nice Earls Do by Susanna Craig

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsfamily relationships / friends-to-lovers / Historical / novella / older hero/heroine / Regency / second chance at love / Widowed HeroineNo Comments

To readers of her popular magazine Mrs. Goode’s Guide to Miss Conduct, “Mrs. Goode” is an expert in all domestic matters. Household management, home décor, entertainment . . . there is nothing about which she lacks an opinion. Who better to assist the Earl of Bennett, newly appointed guardian to ... more >

November 14, 2022

REVIEW: The View was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactress / British Indian main character / Contemporary / discrimination / fake relationship / flashbacks / friends-to-lovers / POC / publicity / tabloid journalism10 Comments

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Dear Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta, I wonder if your debut novel, The View was Exhausting, was published as romantic mainstream fiction. If so it’s a romance regardless. There’s a central love story with a happy ending and emotional justice. That’s a definition of romance that works for me. The ... more >

August 3, 2022

REVIEW: The Second First Chance by Mona Shroff

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewschildhood friends / Contemporary / family relationships / Firefighter / friends-to-lovers / Indian American / Maryland / POC / POC author / sexual harassment / veterinarian2 Comments

Strength comes in many different forms. Riya Desai and Dhillon Vora grew up together. Sharing secrets, hiding in their tree house, they were playmates, best friends and later—as teenagers—almost something more. Until the devastating house fire that ripped them apart, claiming the life of Dhillon’s father and Riya’s big brother, ... more >

July 29, 2022

REVIEW: Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsbookstore / childhood friends / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / Korean American / lawyer / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee

Lizzy “Overachiever” Chung, Esq. has her life mapped out neatly: * Become a lawyer. Check. * Join a prestigious law firm. Check. * Make partner. In progress. If all goes to plan, she will check off that last box in a couple years, make her parents proud, and live a ... more >

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