B Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / chronic illness / Contemporary / holiday novella / novellaComments Off on REVIEW: Breath of Christmas by Linda Mooney
After being gone for months, there’s nothing like being home for Christmas. Although Brindle has no family there to welcome her back, and the little town has grown since she left, it’s still home to her and exactly where she wants to be in these final days. With a little ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsaliens / Contemporary / holiday novella / music / Musicians / novella / Sci-fi10 Comments
The aliens have landed! The aliens have landed! But instead of shooting death rays, taking over the planet and carrying off Earthwomen, they’ve just been standing there for months on end, glaring like a disapproving relative. And now it’s nearly Christmas, and the commission assigned to establish communications is at ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsBritish Navy / dysfunctional family / England / family relationships / holiday novella / Napoleonic wars / novella / second chance at love2 Comments
Lieutenant Philip Kempton and Anna Tremayne fall in love during one idyllic summer fortnight. When he’s summoned to rejoin his ship, Anna promises to wait for him. While he’s at sea, she marries someone else. Now she’s widowed and he’s Captain Kempton. When they meet again, can they put aside ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / class differences / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / holiday novella / novella / Regency / second chance at love3 Comments
When Viscount Avery comes to see an invalid chair maker, he does not expect to find Min Bradshaw, the woman who rejected him 3 years earlier. Or did she? He wonders if there is more to the story. For 3 years, Min Bradshaw has remembered the handsome guardsman who courted ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAnthology / Australia / British Navy / doctor hero / England / Historical / holiday novella / mathematics / Regency / Royal-Navy / War / Military / Widowed Heroine3 Comments
Even the squared away, efficient Royal Navy must surrender to the joys and misadventures of a Regency Christmas. Four stories shine a light on Christmas during the Napoleonic Wars on land and sea – In Boxing the Compass, a homesick frigate captain shepherding a convict convoy to Australia wants nothing ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Hanukkah / holiday novella / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / novella / second chance at loveComments Off on REVIEW: Eight Nights To Win Her Heart by Roni Denholtz
Roslyn Stein is convinced that her boyfriend Ben Jaffe will never marry. Ben’s parents’ contentious divorce left him with emotional scars. But Ben doesn’t want to lose Roslyn. So he asks her to give him the eight nights of Hanukkah, to prove he really does love her and deserves another ... more >