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December 22, 2020

REVIEW: The Snowdrop by Jayne Fresina

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / family relationships / Historical / inheritance / lawsuit / lawyer / law related / spinster / VictorianComments Off on REVIEW: The Snowdrop by Jayne Fresina

He was once a boy abandoned, left to make his own way in the world. She was a girl stifled by the demands of her family and constrained by the strict customs of Victorian society; a bird caged and without hope. Raised in two disparate worlds, with one fortune rising ... more >

February 11, 2020

REVIEW: Out of Practice by Carsen Taite

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBlogger / Bold Stroke Books / Contemporary / contemporary f/f romance / lawyer / law related / LGBTQIAP+ / weddingsComments Off on REVIEW: Out of Practice by Carsen Taite

Attorney Abby Keane’s vacation is perfect, especially her steamy interlude with a beautiful stranger. But her newfound zen crumbles when her biggest client, a chain of bridal stores, leaves hundreds of brides without dresses. As if reentry isn’t bad enough, a new wedding blogger is doing her best to stoke ... more >

September 15, 2017

REVIEW: The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / 19th century / American historical / dual-timeline / Historical / lawyer / law related / murder-investigation / Race / West Virginia6 Comments

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Lakin, West Virginia, 1930 Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum, attorney James P. D. Gardner finds himself under the care of Dr. James Boozer. Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Boozer is eager to try the new talking cure for insanity, and encourages his elderly ... more >

November 9, 2016

REVIEW: Sustained by Emma Chase

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsantihero / Contemporary / First-Person / lawyer / law related / orphans / Washington DC8 Comments

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A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight. When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating—and that ... more >

August 17, 2016

REVIEW: For Richer, For Poorer: Love & Adventure in Regency England by Valerie Holmes

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / England / Historical / lawyer / law related / Regency / retired military / Yorkshire2 Comments

England, 1815 London barrister and gentleman, Jerome Fender, has just returned to England after five years as a Captain in the killing fields of the Napoleonic Wars. With the harrowing scenes of battle still haunting his every thought, he sets out to start a new life and to find a ... more >

August 15, 2016

REVIEW: Devices & Desires by Pamela Sherwood

JanineA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / friends-to-lovers / historical romance / Late Victorian / lawyer / law related / Yorkshire2 Comments

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Dear Ms. Sherwood, I’ve been slowly working my way through your oeuvre because I like your voice. Devices & Desires, your latest historical romance set in 1888 England, is the first of your books to hit it out of the park for me. Just before reading it, I read and ... more >

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