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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 / LGBTQIA+ / Literary fiction / Love-Triangle / magical powers / migration / Nigeria / novellas with romantic elements / Soldier / star-crossed lovers / suprise pregnancy / Urban-Fantasy / YA fantasy7 Comments

Recommended Read

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 >

Homefront Hero by Allie Pleiter
May 9, 2012

REVIEW: Homefront Hero by Allie Pleiter

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / Harlequin Love Inspired Historical / inspirational / knitting / nurse / World War I24 Comments

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Dashing and valiantly wounded, Captain John Gallows could have stepped straight out of an army recruitment poster. Leanne Sample can’t help being impressed–although the lovely Red Cross nurse tries to hide it. She knows better than to get attached to the daring captain who is only home to heal and ... more >

Wishes and Stitches by Rachel Herron
November 8, 2011

REVIEW: Wishes and Stitches by Rachel Herron

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / female doctor / knitting / medicine / opposites attract / William Morrow14 Comments

Dear Ms. Herron, A few years ago it seems quilting in romance books was all the rage. Now it appears that knitting has taken over. I’ve resisted reading any of these books since I’m not a knitter but in my quest to expand my single title contemporary repertoire, I decided ... more >

April 5, 2007

REVIEW: All or Nothing by Claire Cross

JaneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsBoston / Cancer / knitting / survival2 Comments

Dear Ms. Cross: I read this one against my will. I had started your last book, One More Time but then stopped after the first three chapters which featured a lawyer basically throwing a case because he believed his client was guilty. When I received All or Nothing, I was ... more >

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