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December 29, 2022

REVIEW: One Night Only by Jayci Lee

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsbaby (non secret) / businessman / classical music / Contemporary / fathers and daughters / Hana Trio series / Harlequin / Harlequin Desire / Korean American / Los Angeles / musician / POC / POC author / sistersNo Comments

Megan Han and Daniel Pak had one night of rhapsody…and now she’s pregnant! Jayci Lee composes a sexy opposites-attract romance in her new Hana Trio installment. Will giving into passion free them from their secret…or cost them everything? Making beautiful music is what chamber violinist Megan Han lives for. But ... more >

December 19, 2022

REVIEW: The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews1600s / Contemporary / Dual Timelines / England / grief / Historical / musician / religion / treasure / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

Sweeping across generations from the 1600s to the present day and inspired by the true story of the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Nicola Cornick’s latest historical mystery combines past and present story lines that fans of Philippa Gregory and Susanna Kearsley will devour. 1605: Anne Catesby fears for ... more >

January 28, 2022

REVIEW: A Song of Secrets by Jayci Lee

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbusinessman / classical music / composing / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Hana Trio series / Korean American / Los Angeles / musician / POC / POC author / second chance at love2 Comments

Her secret tore them apart. Will his secret reunite them? World-renowned cellist Angie Han is desperate to save her trio’s chamber music society. So when she discovers that her ex Joshua Shin is the anonymous composer setting the classical music world on fire, she asks for his help. The sexy ... more >

August 31, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews#ownvoices / Alternate POV / Asian Americans / Cancer / caregiver burnout / Chinese American heroine / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / fiction with strong romantic elements / First-Person / joint review / musician / neurodiverse / neurodiversity / POC / POC author / Vietnamese Americans / Womens-Fiction13 Comments

When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that ... more >

June 6, 2020

REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / African American / American historical / Decades: A Journey of African American Romance / Historical / musician / novella / POC / POC author / Post WWII / PTSD / SoldierComments Off on REVIEW: Love’s Sweet Melody: Decades: A Journey of African American Romance by Kianna Alexander

*LOVE’S SWEET MELODY is part of the Decades: A Journey of African American Romance series. Each book explores a decade between the 1900s and the 2010s. This book covers the 1940s.* Autumn, 1946 Warner Hughes returns home from war with the lingering effects of battle. Abandoned by his sweetheart and ... more >

February 27, 2020

REVIEW: Tough Guy (Game Changers #3) by Rachel Reid

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewshockey players / m/m romance / musician8 Comments

Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to the Toronto Guardians, he’s determined to make a fresh start in the city’s dynamic LGBTQ Village. The last thing he expects to stumble upon in his new neighborhood is a ... more >

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