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February 22, 2023

REVIEW: Artfully Yours by Joanna Lowell

LaylaA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsArt / baker / critic / forgery / Historical / Late Victorian / working class9 Comments

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Dear Joanna Lowell, In 2020, Janine reviewed your debut novel under the Joanna Lowell pen name, Dark Season. Janine and I also reviewed last year’s The Runaway Duchess your 2021 book, The Duke Undone. I was excited to see that you had a new book out and jumped at opportunity ... more >

February 20, 2023

REVIEW: Babbacombe’s by Susan Scarlett

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / family relationships / Historical / London / shop assistant2 Comments

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“I thought we were allowed to sit. I mean I thought it was the Shop Act or something that we had to have something to sit on.” Jenny laughed. “So they say, but it doesn’t work out that way. You won’t get sacked for sitting, but if you sit you’ll ... more >

February 8, 2023

REVIEW: Wedded Bliss by Barbara Metzger

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsfather and son / found family / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / mother and son / Regency / Widowed Heroine / widower2 Comments

Robert Rothmore, Earl of Rockford, thinks Alissa Henning is simply delightful-exactly the kind of woman who’d make the perfect mother for his sons. But Alissa swore she’d spend the rest of her life scraping pennies together rather than wed the insufferable earl and become a glorified governess. Still, she couldn’t ... more >

January 25, 2023

REVIEW: Daughter of the Sunset Isles by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews11th century / Anglo-Saxon / arranged-marriage / Denmark / dysfunctional family / England / Historical / Historical fiction / medieval / Norman Conquest / Russia / shipboard / strong heroine / travel / Womens-FictionNo Comments

An epic journey of enlightenment, love, and discovering divine purpose, from Medieval England through to Denmark and Russia. England, 1066 Gytha is the devout but determined daughter of the rightful king of England, until her world is turned upside down by the death of her father, King Harold. Fleeing from ... more >

January 17, 2023

REVIEW: Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1900s / Business woman / class differences / corruption / Historical / immigrants / inspirational / turn of the 20th century / workers1 Comments

His steel empire has catapulted him to the top of the world, but loving her could cost him everything. Maggie Molinaro survived a hardscrabble childhood in the downtrodden streets of Manhattan to become a successful businesswoman. After a decade of sacrifice, she now owns a celebrated ice cream company. But ... more >

January 16, 2023

REVIEW: Nice Earls Do by Susanna Craig

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsfamily relationships / friends-to-lovers / Historical / novella / older hero/heroine / Regency / second chance at love / Widowed HeroineNo Comments

To readers of her popular magazine Mrs. Goode’s Guide to Miss Conduct, “Mrs. Goode” is an expert in all domestic matters. Household management, home décor, entertainment . . . there is nothing about which she lacks an opinion. Who better to assist the Earl of Bennett, newly appointed guardian to ... more >

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