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September 7, 2023

Review: The Sheltering Tree by J.R. Lawrie

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviewscontemporary m/m romance / contemporary romantic suspense / London2 Comments

The heart of Alastair Harding’s life is his duty. Becoming the first gay chief of the Metropolitan police has required certain sacrifices, but Alastair made them willingly. If his life now lacks human connections, he can’t exactly complain—and it’s a little too late for regrets. Jay Fieldhouse knows all about ... more >

August 30, 2023

REVIEW: The Husband Criteria (The Lorings Book 3) by Catherine Kullmann

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1810s / family relationships / female friendship / Historical / London / Regency / trad regency4 Comments

How can they discover the private man behind the public façade? London 1817 The primary aim of every young lady embarking on the Spring frenzy that is the Season must be to make a good match. Or must it? And what is a good match? For cousins Cynthia, Chloe and ... more >

Illustrated/cartoon cover featuing a petite and pretty white woman with a black bob. wearing a pink dress, being lifted (vertically) by a big and tall white guy with short brown hair who is wearing a black suit. Her head is above his head and she's looking down at him smiling, with one palm on his cheek. In the background is a palace with lit windows. It is night and they are in the garden.
August 15, 2023

REVIEW: Codename Charming by Lucy Parker

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbodyguard / Contemporary / fake relationship / London13 Comments

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Note: Mild spoilers for Battle Royal follow. Dear Lucy Parker, The second book in the Palace Insiders series, Codename Charming follows Petunia (Pet) De Vere, the sister of the hero from the first book, Battle Royal, and a bodyguard who works with her in the palace, Matthias Vaughn. By the ... more >

August 10, 2023

REVIEW: Marry Me by Midnight by Felicia Grossman

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1830s / Cinderella story / gender flip / Historical / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / London2 Comments

London, 1832: Isabelle Lira may be in distress, but she’s no damsel. Since her father’s death, his former partners have sought to oust her from their joint equity business. Her only choice is to marry—and fast—to a powerful ally outside the respected Berab family’s sphere of influence. Only finding the ... more >

August 8, 2023

REVIEW: Mrs. Porter Calling by A. J. Pearce

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / female friendship / First-Person / Friends / Historical / Historical fiction / journalism / journalist / London / The Emmy Lake Chronicles / War / Military / World War II4 Comments

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London, April 1943. A little over a year since she married Captain Charles Mayhew and he went away to war, Emmy Lake is now in charge of “Yours Cheerfully,” the hugely popular advice column in Woman’s Friend magazine. Cheered on by her best friend Bunty, Emmy is dedicated to helping ... more >

August 3, 2023

REVIEW: The Baron and the Lady Chemist by Alissa Baxter

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbusinessman / chemistry / class differences / English Historical / female friendship / Historical / London / PTSD / Regency / Regency England2 Comments

Their chemistry creates a chain reaction . . . but will love be the final result? Dorothea Grantham has always been fascinated by chemistry and spends most days conducting experiments in her laboratory at Grantham Place, staining silk with gold, silver, and other metals using chemical processes. Thea embroiders the ... more >

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