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April 27, 2026

REVIEW: Navy Captain’s Convenient Wife by Carla Kelly

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsHarlequin Historical / historical romance / marriage-of-convenience / Napoleonic wars / Royal-Navy / War / Military / widower6 Comments

A Regency marriage of convenience, romance in uniform story A favor for the Captain… A new life as wife and mother? Battle-worn Captain John Beattie is dealt another blow on his return from Trafalgar. His motherless young son, Allan, has been heartlessly abandoned by those hired to care for him. ... more >

September 4, 2025

REVIEW: Fate is Remarkable by Betty Neels

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / beautiful food / Big-Misunderstanding / doctor hero / London / marriage-of-convenience / nurse / travel guides2 Comments

Sarah had worked with Hugo van Elven for a long time, and she was astounded when he suddenly proposed to her. Sarah Dunn and Hugo van Elven were married for the wrong reasons. Even if it was just a marriage of convenience. They were both recovering from unhappy love affairs. ... more >

January 21, 2025

REVIEW: When Stars Light the Sky (The Women of Midtown) by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBerlin-Germany / diplomat / Germany / Historical / inspirational romance / marriage-of-convenience / opposites attract / The Women of Midtown series / World War I2 Comments

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In a world on the brink of war, two hearts must navigate shadows of uncertainty. Inga Klein’s carefree life in New York takes a dramatic turn when she sails for Berlin, Germany, to serve as the secretary for America’s ambassador. Amid the glamour of life at the embassy, she continually ... more >

Illustrated cover showing three white people in winter clothes, a man in a blue jacket and pale scarf holding the hand of little girl in a pink unicorn beanie and a green jacket who is in turn holding the hand of a woman wearing a pink jacket and earmuffs. They are walking between two Christmas trees down a path cleared of snow, toward a two story wooden cabin/house.
September 18, 2024

REVIEW: The Christmas You Found Me by Sarah Morgenthaler

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Edelweiss / marriage-of-convenience / Small-Town / terminal illness2 Comments

Sienna Naples’s family has taken care of their wild Idaho land for generations and Sienna can’t imagine any other life. But at Christmastime, with her parents gone and her painful marriage finally over, it’s full of memories…and incredibly lonely. Until a tall, handsome stranger and a little girl walk into ... more >

July 10, 2024

REVIEW: Iron and Amber by Dinah Dean

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads11th century / Crusade / England / Historical fiction / Knights / marriage-of-convenience / medieval8 Comments

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A previously unpublished epic saga of love, loss, faith, and adventure from master storyteller Dinah Dean England, 1095 Roger FitzHugh is horrified to discover a lady being sold to pay her step-father’s debts. Moved by her plight, he pays what the man owes and offers the penniless young woman—Rohese—the option ... more >

July 8, 2024

REVIEW: Home is the Sailor by Lillian Marek

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / British Navy / dysfunctional family / former military / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / Regency10 Comments

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The naval Battle of Copenhagen cost Captain Will Dormer an eye and a leg. The battle to establish himself as Viscount Claremont of Belford Park could cost him his life. He feels completely at sea as owner of an estate, but his father and two brothers managed to kill themselves ... more >

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