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January 20, 2023

REVIEW: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial hero / Canada / Chinese New Year / Chinese-Canadian MCs / Contemporary / fake relationship / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / holiday novella / Holidays with the Wongs / novella / POC / POC author / sexy / Small Town RomanceNo Comments

After his family’s matchmaking extravaganza at Thanksgiving, high school teacher Zach Wong is terrified of what his parents might do for Chinese New Year. Surely they’ll try to set him up yet again, especially now that his older brothers are in relationships. Zach, however, has no interest in dating, not ... more >

December 26, 2022

REVIEW: Felix Navidad by Nathan Burgoine

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Christmas / found family / holiday novella / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIA romance / Little Village novella / m/m romance / novellaNo Comments

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Felix doesn’t do impulsive anymore. But attending a friend’s wedding reminds Felix he’s the only one of his friends attending solo, and recent losses have him thinking he’s swung too far in the not-impulsive direction. So, impulse decision number one? Cutting in on a dance with handsome farmer Kevin, the ... more >

December 23, 2022

REVIEW: Hen Fever: A Sapphic Victorian Romance by Olivia Waite

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / being true to oneself / bisexual / chickens / Christmas / Crimean War / England / holiday novella / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIAP+ / novella / self discovery / Victorian England8 Comments

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Lydia Wraxhall is on her best behavior every day of the year—except one: the annual Bickerton Christmas Poultry Show. On that day she brushes her birds, sharpens her tongue, and engages in the closest thing the village knows to war. Harriet Boyne is a soldier’s widow reeling from the worst ... more >

December 13, 2022

REVIEW: Faux Ho Ho by ‘Nathan Burgoine

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / Contemporary / disabled character / fake relationship / found family / holiday novella / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIAP+ / Little Village novella / novella / opposites attract2 Comments

Silas Waite doesn’t want his big-C Conservative Alberta family to know he’s barely making rent. They’d see it as yet another sign that he’s not living up to the Waite family potential and muscle in on his life. When Silas unexpectedly needs a new roommate, he ends up with the ... more >

November 9, 2022

CONVERSATION: Holiday Romances

JanineBook Reviews / Conversations / Need A Rec!Christmas / Diwali / Easter / Halloween / Hanukkah / holiday novella / holiday romance / holiday setting / Juneteenth / Kwanzaa / Passover / Ramadan / recommendations / Rosh Hashanah / Valentine's Day / winter / Yom Kippur18 Comments

Janine: ‘Tis the season for books set during the winter holidays, and I’d love to know your thoughts on the holiday settings in romances and in other books. Generally speaking, do books set during the holidays draw you? What do you like least and/or best about them? Which holidays do ... more >

April 30, 2022

REVIEW: The Ex-Wife: A Muslim Romance by Lyndell Williams

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsanxiety / Contemporary / depression / discrimination / divorcee / family relationships / Firefighter / Holiday / holiday novella / interracial marriage / Islam / mental health / Muslim / novella / POC / POC author / Ramadan / Ramadan Nights series9 Comments

She wasn’t looking for love, but it found her. Zaynab flees a dysfunctional marriage, saving herself from an emotional breakdown. After two years of therapy overseas, she returns to reconnect with the son she left behind. She is not interested in remarrying, but then a sexy firefighter pulls her from ... more >

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