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July 28, 2022

REVIEW: Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage by Lydia San Andres

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsCaribbean / childhood friends / Dominican Republic / enemies to lovers / forced-marriage / Harlequin Historical / Historical / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: Compromised into a Scandalous Marriage by Lydia San Andres

Escape to the Caribbean in this tension-filled compromised-into-marriage story! When heiress Paulina Despradel is banished from the family quinta in a storm, she seeks shelter with her dashing new neighbor, Sebastian Linares. Their attraction may be as electrifying as the lightning outside, but the night they spend together is totally ... more >

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June 4, 2021

What Janine is Reading: A Contemporary Fantasy and a Harlequin Historical

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists#ownvoices / contemporary fantasy / Ghost / gods / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / immigrant / long lost heiress / Malaysia / POC / POC author / Reading lists / Regency6 Comments

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho I enjoyed Zen Cho’s two books in her Sorcerer Royal series, with their lovable characters, whimsy, humor, and Heyer homages, so when I saw she had a fantasy novel set in modern-day Malaysia coming out, one that was initially billed as a third installment, ... more >

April 27, 2021

REVIEW: A Marriage of Equals by Elizabeth Rolls

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial heroine / Business woman / England / female sexuality / Harlequin Historical / Historical / London / non virgin heroine / POC / racism / Regency / slavery5 Comments

Risking everything… For love! Having struggled so hard to become a successful business owner, Jamaica-born Psyché Winthrop-Abeni has no interest in relinquishing her freedom or property to a husband. But when gentleman Will Barclay comes to her aid, their intense connection tempts her into a thrillingly passionate temporary affair! It’s ... more >

October 2, 2020

REVIEW: Tudor Christmas Tidings by Blythe Gifford, Jenni Fletcher, and Amanda McCabe

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews15th century / 16th-century / Anthology / arranged-marriage / Catholic / Christmas / Harlequin Historical / Henry VI / Henry-VIII / Historical / Mary Tudor / novellas / Older-Woman-/-Younger-Man / Tudor-England / Tudors / Widowed Heroine9 Comments

Make Merry at Court …with three Tudor Christmas stories! In Blythe Gifford’s Christmas at Court, Sir John Talbot and Lady Alice’s secret betrothal must wait until Henry Tudor claims the throne. Next in Secrets of the Queen’s Lady by Jenni Fletcher, the lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves is unexpectedly reunited ... more >

September 30, 2020

REVIEW: A Mistletoe Vow to Lord Lovell by Joanna Johnson

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAmerican heroine / biracial heroine / enemies to lovers / England / Harlequin Historical / Historical / POC / pregnancy / Regency / Widowed Heroine2 Comments

Will their vows last a lifetime…not just for Christmas? Abandoned by her husband, and society because her father was a slave, Honora Blake will never rely on anyone again. Until dashing Lord Lovell breaks the news that she is a widow—and penniless—and insists she spend Christmas with him and his ... more >

April 2, 2018

REVIEW: In Thrall to the Enemy Commander by Greta Gilbert

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / class differences / Harlequin Historical / HistoricalComments Off on REVIEW: In Thrall to the Enemy Commander by Greta Gilbert

Cleopatra’s slave girl and an enemy Roman soldier… Egyptian slave Wen-Nefer is wary of all men. But she can’t help but be captivated by handsome Titus, adviser to Julius Caesar, even though he is commanding and intolerant of bold women like her. Their affair is as all-consuming as it is ... more >

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