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July 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Baby Swap That Bound Them by Hana Sheik

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / Billionaire Hero / businessman / Harlequin / Harlequin Romance / hijabi / immigrant / marriage-of-convenience / Muslim / POC / POC author / single father / single mother / Somalia / Uganda5 Comments

A shocking revelation…and proposal? Struggling single mother Yusra is shocked when handsome billionaire Bashir turns up, claiming their children were swapped at birth! She’s fiercely protective of her son, AJ, and refuses to give him up. But when she meets little Zaire, she can’t deny the connection she feels. For ... more >

May 24, 2022

REVIEW: Temptation in Istanbul by Hana Sheik

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin / Harlequin Romance / Istanbul / Muslim / nanny / POC / POC author / single father / Somalia / Turkey5 Comments

Escape to Istanbul, where a nanny may just tempt a bruised billionaire to give love a second chance in this heartwarming romance by Hana Sheik. A single dad’s greatest temptation? The nanny on his doorstep! Billionaire Faisal is anxiously awaiting custody of his little girl, who’s been living miles away ... more >

July 15, 2015

REVIEW: The Doctor’s Proposal by Marion Lennox

SunitaB ReviewsContemporary romance / depression / disability / Harlequin Romance / medical romance8 Comments

Note to readers: This review contains a (non-specific) discussion of depression and mental illness. Dear Marion Lennox: I was looking for a RITA-nominated or awarded book to fulfill July’s TBR Challenge category and this one turned out to be in my stash. Marion Lennox has long been one of my favorite Harlequin ... more >

May 14, 2015

Reading List by Sunita for March and April

SunitaBook Reviews / Reading ListsHarlequin Romance / mystery / Reading lists / SFF10 Comments

I’m reading fewer new releases and more non-romance novels. I didn’t get nearly as much reading time as I wanted over the late winter and early spring, but the summer looks better, especially for Big Fat Books.   The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith This is the followup to The Cuckoo’s ... more >

December 25, 2013

REVIEW: Christmas at the Castle by Marion Lennox

SunitaB Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / class-difference / Harlequin Romance / Scotland1 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Marion Lennox: I fell behind reading your releases in 2013, but when I saw you had a Christmas novel out in December I jumped on it. From the first couple of chapters I could tell that this was going to be a vintage Lennox, combining a fairy-tale holiday setting ... more >

February 4, 2013

REVIEW: Ballroom to Bride and Groom by Kate Hardy

SunitaC+ Reviewsdance / Harlequin Romance / sweet romance / workplace-romance2 Comments

Dear Ms. Hardy: I’ve read Kate Hardy’s Medicals and Presents novels for years, and the Posh Docs series is on my keeper shelf. When I saw a new novel in the Harlequin Romance line, I was intrigued, because it seemed a good fit in terms of voice and style. Polly ... more >

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