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I'll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan
May 29, 2013

REVIEW: I’ll Be Seeing You by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan

JayneB Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / epistolary / female friendship / Harlequin MIRA / World War II3 Comments

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“I hope this letter gets to you quickly. We are always waiting, aren’t we? Perhaps the greatest gift this war has given us is the anticipation…” It’s January 1943 when Rita Vincenzo receives her first letter from Glory Whitehall. Glory is an effervescent young mother, impulsive and free as a ... more >

A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
May 3, 2013

REVIEW: A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / Africa / experienced heroine / Harlequin MIRA / Historical48 Comments

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Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even amongst Paris society. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather’s savannah manor house until gossip subsides. Fairlight is the crumbling, ... more >

December 3, 2012

REVIEW: Silent Night: A Lady Julia Christmas Novella by Deanna Raybourn

JayneB- Reviews19th century / Christmas Stories / Harlequin MIRA / Lady Julia Grey mystery / novella5 Comments

Dear Ms. Raybourn: While waiting for the next “Lady Julia” mystery novel, I noticed that this little novella is on offer for the Christmas season. It’s not long, it’s not complicated and it’s not that different from any other Lady Julia story. If readers like this world and it’s people, ... more >

June 14, 2012

REVIEW: The Return of Jonah Gray by Heather Cochran

JayneB ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin / Harlequin MIRA / IRS / Womens-Fiction7 Comments

Dear Ms. Cochran, One of our readers, Emily, recommended “The Return of Jonah Gray” to me when I’d reviewed another book which features an Internal Revenue Service heroine. After reading the first two chapters of your book at Amazon, I was hooked on the heroine and her sense of humor ... more >

April 9, 2012

REVIEW: The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens

JiaC- Reviewsghosts / Harlequin MIRA / mystery / Small-Town / South Carolina / thriller6 Comments

Dear Ms. Stevens, I enjoyed your previous novel, The Restorer, about the self-styled Graveyard Queen, Amelia Gray. It’s a morbid name but a fitting one. Amelia is a cemetery restorer, as well as the owner of a niche, but popular, blog. What few people know, however, is that she can ... more >

May 26, 2008

REVIEW: Blind Instinct by Fiona Brand

JayneB Reviews Category / B- ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Harlequin MIRA / romantic-suspense / World War II5 Comments

Dear Ms. Brand, I’ve been on a WWII kick the last few weeks which is what made me focus on the blurb for “Blind Instinct.” The heroine obtains a Nazi codebook that’s going to lead to all kinds of secrets and threats to her life. This is what brings her ... more >

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