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December 10, 2025

REVIEW: The World at Home by Ginny Kubitz Moyer

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbittersweet / coming-of-age / Fiction / First-Person / Historical fiction / orphan heroine / self discovery / World War IIComments Off on REVIEW: The World at Home by Ginny Kubitz Moyer

… a coming-of-age story about a young woman discovering love, loss, and the power of her own creativity in World War II San Francisco. San Francisco in 1944 is a bustling place, a revolving door of soldiers and sailors passing through on their way to the war in the Pacific. ... more >

November 5, 2025

REVIEW: The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsestranged family / Fiction / Historical fiction / murder mystery / murder-investigation / social status / turn of the 20th centuryComments Off on REVIEW: The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy

The Devil in the White City meets Pride and Prejudice in this romantic historical murder mystery set at the 1904 World’s Fair. The St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904: A miniature city of palaces and pavilions that becomes a backdrop for romance, betrayal—and murder. Cousins Grace and Lillie have been best ... more >

November 4, 2025

REVIEW: Against a Crescent Storm: The Balkan Legends, Book 3 by A. L. Sowards

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews14th century / Balkans / European-Historical / Historical / Historical fiction / historical romance / inspirational / Serbia / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Against a Crescent Storm: The Balkan Legends, Book 3 by A. L. Sowards

The Serbs defied the world’s most powerful ruler, and now Danilo and Maja must fight to save their people and their newly forged love before the sultan exacts his revenge. The Balkans, 1389 Three years ago, Danilo’s people won their freedom from the hated Ottoman Empire, but with enemies on ... more >

October 1, 2025

REVIEW: Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O’Brien

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / espionage / found family / Historical fiction / mystery / Seattle / single mother / Thriller/Suspense / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O’Brien

Washington D.C., 1943: Virginia Abrams believed the war had taken all it could from her when her husband was killed at Guadalcanal. One year later, she’s in a dark, unexpected quandary—pregnant and on the run to avoid a ruthless political family that wants to erase all connections between her and ... more >

September 24, 2025

REVIEW: A Westminster Wedding by Kathleen Buckley

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / dysfunctional family / English countryside / family relationships / Historical fiction / historical romance2 Comments

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The Barding earldom may be doomed. A shocking suggestion may provide another potential heir. Miles Halliwell, Barding’s man of business, owes everything to the earl. Does loyalty to his employer require him to deal with a known criminal and incite forgery? Unfortunately for Miles’s peace of mind, it may. To ... more >

August 20, 2025

REVIEW: The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDual Timelines / family relationships / Fiction / Historical / Historical fiction / Holocaust / Post WWII / ViennaComments Off on REVIEW: The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman

An historical novel inspired by the experiences of the author’s own family after the Holocaust, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love, and the reverberating effects of war In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is reeling after the loss of her beloved grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. She becomes obsessed with finding out ... more >

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