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November 22, 2021

REVIEW: Summer Escapade by Charlotte Louise Dolan

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / misunderstanding / novella / protection / Regency / Widowed Heroine2 Comments

Marigold Kinderley’s uncle kept her wrapped in cotton wool. So Lady Sylvia found a way to take Marigold home with her for summer break. When Terence Kinderley discovered Marigold missing, he assumed she had fled to the border with the dancing master. Sylvia’s mother Alicia discovered the deception. Though Alicia ... more >

May 4, 2021

REVIEW: Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildhood friends / enemies to lovers / high-school / misunderstanding / music / Nebraska / YA romance / Young-Adult4 Comments

In this rom-com about rom-coms, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door. Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really ... more >

September 27, 2018

REVIEW: Visiting Consultant by Betty Neels

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsDoctor / England / misunderstanding / Netherlands / nurse7 Comments

Recommended Read

She was certain of one thing… Sophy’s relationship with the attractive Dutch surgeon Maximillan Oosterwelde was of the blow-hot-blow-cold variety. He might be unsure of his feelings for her, but one thing she knew for sure—in her heart, Sophy did not want any “blow cold” at all! NOTE – Blow ... more >

July 31, 2007

REVIEW: The Rules of Gentility by Janet Mullany

JanineB Reviews / B Reviews CategoryEngland / fashion / First-Person / good-narration / misunderstanding / Regency England / Satire6 Comments

Dear Ms. Mullany, Like Jayne (who recently reviewed this book), I read and enjoyed your debut, Dedication, shortly before the Signet Regency line went kaput. I had liked the book enough to hope that you might get a contract before too long. Luckily for me, not one, but two publishers ... more >

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