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July 13, 2026

REVIEW: Single Girls: A Novel About Helen Gurley Brown and the Women Who Revolutionized Cosmopolitan Magazine in the 1960s by John Searles

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / found family / gender inequality / gender roles / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / magazines / novelization / NYC / older couple / POC / Womens-Fiction7 Comments

An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid group of women she took under her wing to create one of the most talked about magazines of all time. In 1965, Helen Gurley Brown, a soft spoken, ... more >

June 29, 2022

REVIEW: The Nurse’s Secret by Amanda Skenandore

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / Historical fiction / Late Victorian / nurse / NYC / thiefComments Off on REVIEW: The Nurse’s Secret by Amanda Skenandore

Based on Florence Nightingale’s nursing principles, Bellevue is the first school of its kind in the country. Where once nurses were assumed to be ignorant and unskilled, Bellevue prizes discipline, intellect, and moral character, and only young women of good breeding need apply. At first, Una balks at her prim ... more >

November 29, 2019

REVIEW: Hanukkah Hearts by Jean Joachim

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsfriends-to-lovers / holiday novella / Jewish-faith / novella / NYC11 Comments

Relocated to New York City from the Midwest, Becky Cohen follows her dream by snagging a choice entry level job at Homes and Ralph Publishing. Hanukkah is not a recognized holiday there, so Becky must remain in New York. Squished into a tiny two-bedroom apartment with three young women, Becky ... more >

July 11, 2019

REVIEW: Dog Sitters: A Man, a Woman, and a Schnoodle by Rozsa Gaston

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / Contemporary / dog / enemies to lovers / NYC3 Comments

When their friends take a cruise to Bermuda, strangers Hint Daniels and Jack Whitby are charged with looking after their dog. Then everything starts to go wrong . . . In the leafy New York suburb of Bronxville, Hint is supposed to hand Percy off to Jack on day five ... more >

August 29, 2017

REVIEW: Her Fake Engagment by Gigi Garrett

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / First-Person / NYC / opposites attract1 Comments

No artists, no smokers, no men with beards… Manhattan real estate broker Lottie Langerman feels confident that if she follows her long list of dating rules, she’ll meet The One and her life will unfold exactly as planned. Everything changes when her best friend decides to throw a fake bachelorette ... more >

July 18, 2015

REVIEW: Pursued by the Rogue by Kelly Hunter

JayneB- ReviewsContemporary / novella / NYC / second chance at loveComments Off on REVIEW: Pursued by the Rogue by Kelly Hunter

A no-strings affair between two dedicated professionals? It should have been the perfect solution. Ugly duckling Dawn Turner doesn’t do relationships. She has her reasons and they’re good ones. But she can’t resist the magic in Finbar Sullivan’s touch, so she negotiates the next best thing with him. Scorchingly perfect, ... more >

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