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December 30, 2025

REVIEW: The Dating Game by Mona Shroff

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / brother's best friend / childhood friends / Contemporary / dog / fake dating / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / Indian American / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: The Dating Game by Mona Shroff

A fake romance will solve all their problems …And stir up a bunch of new ones! Veterinary student Saira Rawal definitely believes in love. It’s just…not for her. Not when getting through her days without panic attacks is struggle enough. But at least she has Tyler Hart—her brother’s best friend, ... more >

May 28, 2025

REVIEW: If You Can’t Stand the Heat… by Mona Shroff

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBaltimore / Chef / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / Harlequin / Indian American / POC / POC author / single motherComments Off on REVIEW: If You Can’t Stand the Heat… by Mona Shroff

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When a cooking competition turns personal A pair of chefs will feel the burn… What’s the recipe for success? For single mom Karina Mistry, it’s the head-chef position she’s chased for years. But her boss has one more hoop for her to jump through. The new head chef will be ... more >

June 29, 2023

REVIEW: The Business Between Them (Once Upon a Wedding Book 4) by Mona Shroff

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / family relationships / Harlequin / hotelier / Indian American / Once Upon a Wedding series / POC / POC author / strong heroine2 Comments

She’s got his attention. Now she wants his company. The balance sheet of Reena Pandya’s life is currently in the red. One bad business decision has cost her her relationship, and now she stands to lose the family business to her ex, Akash Gupta. Tough but not ruthless, Akash is ... more >

May 15, 2023

REVIEW: Roux for Two by Aurora Rey

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsbisexual characters / Chef / cooking / fat heroine / fat MC / fat representation / fatphobia / Indian American / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIAP+ / Louisiana / transgender main character17 Comments

When her celebrity chef boss is taken down in a sexual harassment scandal, Chelsea Boudreaux’s dream of getting her own cooking show comes true. Her hometown of Duchesne, Louisiana, provides the perfect backdrop for her modern takes on traditional Cajun fare. Vindicating herself to the mother who never believed in ... more >

March 27, 2023

REVIEW: No Rings Attached by Mona Shroff

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / Chef / Contemporary / fake relationship / family relationships / Harlequin / Indian American / Once Upon a Wedding series / POC / POC author / second chance at love / self discovery / Wedding Planner2 Comments

No love. No commitment. No problem, right? Fleeing her own nuptials wasn’t part of wedding planner Sangeeta Parikh’s design for her life. Neither was stumbling into chef Sonny Pandya’s arms, nor the video that went viral. Now they’re an internet sensation! So why not fake the relationship with no commitment? ... more >

March 17, 2023

REVIEW: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChinese-American MCs / domestic abuse / found family / immigrants / Indian American / Indonesia / murder mystery / older characters / POC / POC author19 Comments

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Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some ... more >

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