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August 30, 2021

REVIEW: Tulips for Augusta by Betty Neels

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / doctor hero / England / London / Netherlands / nurse5 Comments

A CHARMING PURSUIT OF HEARTS AND FLOWERS What a maddening, impossible man Constantijn van Lindemann is! Wherever Augusta goes, there he is—inviting her out, paying her compliments, sending her enormous bouquets of tulips, even kissing her on occasion. Augusta must admit she does enjoy it, especially the kisses. But until ... more >

August 19, 2021

REVIEW: Battle Royal x 2 by Lucy Parker

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsbaker / baking / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / family relationships / found family / London / rivals to lovers / Royalty22 Comments

Ready… Four years ago, Sylvie Fairchild charmed the world as a contestant on the hit baking show, Operation Cake. Her ingenious, creations captivated viewers and intrigued all but one of the judges, Dominic De Vere. When Sylvie’s unicorn cake went spectacularly sideways, Dominic was quick to vote her off the ... more >

August 10, 2021

REVIEW: Yours Cheerfully by A. J. Pearce

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / First-Person / Historical fiction / journalism / journalist / London / The Emmy Lake Chronicles / War / Military / World War II4 Comments

Recommended Read

From the author of the “jaunty, heartbreaking winner” (People) and international bestseller Dear Mrs. Bird, a new charming and uplifting novel set in London during World War II about a plucky aspiring journalist. London, November 1941. Following the departure of the formidable Henrietta Bird from Woman’s Friend magazine, things are ... more >

July 19, 2021

REVIEW: The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo by Zen Cho x 2

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / Asian heroine / baby (non secret) / epistolary / First-Person / infidelity / London / novella / POC / POC author / South-Asian / Writer11 Comments

For writer Jade Yeo, the Roaring Twenties are coming in with more of a purr. She’s perfectly happy making a living by churning out articles on what the well-dressed woman is wearing. But when she pillories one of London’s leading literary luminaries in a scathing review, she may have made ... more >

June 8, 2021

REVIEW: A Rogue’s Company by Allison Montclair

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsA Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / amateur sleuths / class differences / colonialism / dysfunctional family / female friendship / London / matchmakers / mystery / POC / Post WWII5 Comments

In Allison Monclair’s A Rogue’s Company, business becomes personal for the Right Sort Marriage Bureau when a new client, a brutal murder, two kidnappings, and the recently returned from Africa Lord Bainbridge threatens everything that one of the principals holds dear. In London, 1946, the Right Sort Marriage Bureau is ... more >

May 18, 2021

REVIEW: A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / criminal / family relationships / First-Person / Historical / London / opposites / Thriller/Suspense / World War II4 Comments

The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author’s signature wit. Electra McDonnell has always known that the way she and her family earn their ... more >

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