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May 21, 2025

REVIEW: Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding by Lian Dolan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscultural differences / female friendship / marriage / older characters / wedding / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

Everyone loves—and hates—a big fancy wedding! From the author of Lost and Found in Paris and The Marriage Sabbatical comes a champagne-sparkling summer read about two very different women planning their children’s wedding in glamorous Montecito, California. You’re invited…to a delightful modern comedy of manners about two moms, the best-laid ... more >

April 24, 2025

REVIEW: In the Beautiful Dark by Melissa Payne

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / found family / murder mystery / older characters / paranormal elements / Serial-KillerComments Off on REVIEW: In the Beautiful Dark by Melissa Payne

A woman investigates a friend’s long-ago murder in a haunting and hopeful novel about the weight of secrets and regrets by the bestselling author of The Wild Road Home and A Light in the Forest. At Sunny Pines Retirement Community, where the “Sixty-Two and Better!” share their golden years, secrets ... more >

April 2, 2025

REVIEW: Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (A Vera Wong Novel) by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChinese-American MCs / found family / immigrants / murder mystery / older characters / POC / POC author / social media7 Comments

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Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.… Ever since a man was found dead in Vera’s teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best ... more >

August 5, 2024

REVIEW: The Wedding People by Alison Espach

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / dark humor / depression / Fiction / infertility / older characters / Rhode Island / self discovery / wedding / Womens-Fiction15 Comments

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. ... more >

March 25, 2024

REVIEW: The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / Baseball / Cancer / Cult / Florida / friendship / Historical / older characters / Sheriff / Small-Town2 Comments

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Beloved writer Sean Dietrich—also known as Sean of the South—will warm your heart with this rich and nostalgic tale of a small-town sheriff, a mysterious little girl, and a good-hearted community pulling together to help her. Folks in Moab live for ice cream socials, baseball, and the local paper’s weekly ... more >

March 8, 2024

REVIEW: Sunset at Embthwaite Farm (The Mowbray Sisters Book 3) by Kate Hewitt

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadultery / Contemporary / death / dysfunctional family / family relationships / fathers and daughters / grief / mental health / mothers and daughters / older characters / The Mowbray Sisters / Yorkshire1 Comments

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When Anna Mowbray receives a curt message from one of her estranged daughters that her ex-husband–a silent and surly Yorkshire farmer –is dying, she realizes it’s time to return home. Twelve years ago when her daughters were mostly grown, Anna walked away from Embthwaite Farm with no plan except to ... more >

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