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November 2, 2021

REVIEW: Love and Lavender by Josi S. Kilpack

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1820s / arranged-marriage / disability / Disabled Heroine / England / inheritance / inspirational / neurodiverse / Regency / teacher heroine2 Comments

Hazel Stillman is a woman of rare independence and limited opportunities. Born with a clubbed foot, she was sent away as a child and, knowing her disability means a marriage is unlikely, she devoted herself to scholarship and education. Now working as a teacher in an elite private girls’ school, ... more >

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January 24, 2018

Janine’s Best of 2017

JanineReading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2017 / best of list / Boxer / Contemporary / erotica romance / escaped slave / Glasgow / Great Depression / historical romance / inspirational / knitting / LGBTQIAP+ / Literary fiction / Love-Triangle / magical powers / migration / Nigeria / novellas with romantic elements / Soldier / star-crossed lovers / suprise pregnancy / Urban-Fantasy / YA fantasy7 Comments

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I was a cranky reader on social media this year, so I was surprised to discover that like Jayne’s, my top ten list runneth over. In hindsight, I think some my crankiness was due to the difficulty I had finding satisfying reads in historical romance, traditionally my favorite genre. Please ... more >

January 3, 2018

REVIEW: A Song Unheard (Shadows Over England Book #2) by Roseanna M. White

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBelgium / England / Historical / inspirational / inspirational romance / Musicians / thief / World War IComments Off on REVIEW: A Song Unheard (Shadows Over England Book #2) by Roseanna M. White

Willa Forsythe is both a violin prodigy and top-notch thief, which makes her the perfect choice for a crucial task at the outset of World War I–to steal a cypher from a famous violinist currently in Wales. Lukas De Wilde has enjoyed the life of fame he’s won–until now, when ... more >

December 7, 2017

REVIEW: Many Sparrows by Lori Benton

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / American historical / Frontier / Historical / inspirational / Native Americans / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Many Sparrows by Lori Benton

Either she and her children would emerge from that wilderness together, or none of them would… In 1774, the Ohio-Kentucky frontier pulses with rising tension and brutal conflicts as Colonists push westward and encroach upon Native American territories. The young Inglesby family is making the perilous journey west when an ... more >

April 13, 2017

REVIEW: A Champion’s Heart by Piper Huguley

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAfrican American / Boxer / Great Depression / historical romance / inspirational / POC / POC author / racism / road trip5 Comments

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Dear Ms. Huguley, Like your earlier historical romances, A Champion’s Heart, the first book in your new Born to Win Men series, features African-American characters and takes place during the Great Migration; in this case in 1935. As the story opens, Champion Jack Bates, a boxer who owes his name ... more >

February 28, 2017

REVIEW: To the Farthest Shores by Elizabeth Camden

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / American Navy / Historical / inspirational / inspirational romance / nurse / second chance at love / turn of the 20th century / War / Military4 Comments

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It has been six years since army nurse Jenny Bennett’s heart was broken by a dashing naval officer. Now Lieutenant Ryan Gallagher has abruptly reappeared in her life at the Presidio army base but refuses to discuss the inexplicable behavior that destroyed their happiness. Ryan is in an impossible situation. ... more >

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