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January 12, 2023

REVIEW: Love and Lattes by Karis Walsh

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBusiness woman / cats / Contemporary / f/f romance / lesbian romance / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / Wedding PlannerNo Comments

Bonnie James has built her life around her passions—cats, coffee, and community. She rejected her family’s narrow visions of success and instead chose the non-lucrative, fur-filled life of a cat café owner. So what if her decision means she works way too much to have time for true love? She ... more >

January 11, 2023

REVIEW: There’s No Place Like Home by Jane Lovering

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbrothers / Contemporary / England / First-Person / homeless / LGBTQIA characters / mothers and daughters / reality tv show / Reality-TV / self discovery / Yorkshire2 Comments

Isabel, Izzy to her friends, has got nothing left to lose when she makes the bravest decision of her life. A month living under canvas on the Yorkshire Moors with five strangers wouldn’t normally be her idea of a good time, even if there is prize money to be won ... more >

December 26, 2022

REVIEW: Felix Navidad by Nathan Burgoine

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Christmas / found family / holiday novella / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIA romance / Little Village novella / m/m romance / novellaNo Comments

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Felix doesn’t do impulsive anymore. But attending a friend’s wedding reminds Felix he’s the only one of his friends attending solo, and recent losses have him thinking he’s swung too far in the not-impulsive direction. So, impulse decision number one? Cutting in on a dance with handsome farmer Kevin, the ... more >

December 23, 2022

REVIEW: Hen Fever: A Sapphic Victorian Romance by Olivia Waite

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / being true to oneself / bisexual / chickens / Christmas / Crimean War / England / holiday novella / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIA+ / novella / self discovery / Victorian England8 Comments

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Lydia Wraxhall is on her best behavior every day of the year—except one: the annual Bickerton Christmas Poultry Show. On that day she brushes her birds, sharpens her tongue, and engages in the closest thing the village knows to war. Harriet Boyne is a soldier’s widow reeling from the worst ... more >

November 24, 2022

REVIEW: The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsLGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIA+ / marriage-of-convenience / pirates / POC / POC author / politics / Sci-fi / SF / Xuya UniverseNo Comments

From the author of the Xuya universe comes a rich space opera and an intensely soft romance… When tech scavenger Xích Si is captured and imprisoned by the infamous pirates of the Red Banner, she expects to be tortured or killed. Instead, their leader, Rice Fish, makes Xích Si an ... more >

November 8, 2022

REVIEW: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / angels / Chicago / Dark Fantasy / demons / family relationships / Historical / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA rights / LGBTQIA romance / noir / Private-investigator / religion3 Comments

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C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir. A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago’s divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above. ... more >

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