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October 7, 2026

REVIEW: When You Rescued Me by Sian Ann Bessey

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsGeorgian / Historical / historical romance / independent heroine / inspirational romance / law-enforcement / London / thiefNo Comments

London, 1776 It’s been twelve years since Hannah Dennington looked into the gray eyes of Samuel Ross, their depths as bleak as sadness itself. That childhood memory—the day she accused him of hiding a stolen pocket watch and sent him to appear before Sir John Fielding, the renowned blind London ... more >

September 15, 2026

REVIEW: Silk and Sensibility by Megnxi Seeley

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Historical / historical romance / Historical-China / literary adaptation / POC / POC author / sisters2 Comments

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A charming retelling of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility set in Ming-dynasty China. Two sisters with conflicting attitudes on passion and restraint must each choose between the traditions that bind their hearts and pursuing the love that could save them. Nineteen-year-old Ailin is torn between duty and desire. Following her ... more >

July 3, 2026

REVIEW: Kindle the Light of Liberty by Mirta Ines Trupp

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American Revolution / American Revolutionary War / enemies to lovers / historical romance / Jewish characters / Philadelphia / strong women4 Comments

They had no voice. They held no power. Yet they helped decide the fate of a nation. In the bustling streets of Philadelphia, Rose Wachsman has no time for the rigid expectations of society—and even less for the infuriatingly reserved Nathan Hirsch. She is a woman of the hearth, sharp-witted ... more >

June 26, 2026

REVIEW: A Love Once Lost (The Bridwells’ Grand Tour Book #1) by Jennie Goutet

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews18th-century / Belgium / Georgian Era / historical romance / second chance romance6 Comments

They chose separate paths, never imagining fate would offer them a second chance. Amy Bridwell reluctantly accompanies her family on a Grand Tour of the Continent–the very trip her former sweetheart proposed they take as newlyweds. Receiving no suitable marriage offer in the six years since, and with her heart ... more >

June 19, 2026

REVIEW: A Delicate Affair by Lindsay Evans

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAfrican American / class differences / coming-of-age / Decades: A Journey of African American Romance / historical romance / musician / POC / POC author / Washington DC5 Comments

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Dear Ms. Evans, There’s an interesting story behind how A Delicate Affair came to be. In the early 1990s, Harlequin published a series of twelve romances each set in a different decade, mostly in the twentieth century, but featuring white authors and characters. More recently, romance author Wayne Jordan approached ... more >

May 25, 2026

REVIEW: The Trouble with a Fake Courtship by Maggie Weston

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1840s / Early Victorian / fake relationship / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / Scandal2 Comments

Will a courtship ruse… Lead to complete ruination? Roguish gentleman Jameson Russell is given an ultimatum by his brother: marry or be cut off. So he hatches a foolproof plan—find a lady so entirely unsuitable to court that his brother will beg him to stay a bachelor! Society has shunned ... more >

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