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April 15, 2021

REVIEW: Always Believe by Aimée

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBold Stroke Books / Contemporary / England / f/f romance / female doctor / former military / LGBTQIA / LGBTQIA romance / older MCs / religion / teacher heroineNo Comments

Lieutenant-Colonel Greyson Walsden returns to her hometown of Gloucester after a fulfilling career as an Army doctor. She takes a position as a general practitioner while pursuing ordination as an Anglican priest. Overworked and naturally reserved, she doesn’t have time or patience for socializing, let alone for falling in love. ... more >

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March 15, 2021

REVIEW: Let’s Go Out by Kelly Jensen

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanxiety / Contemporary / interracial-romance / m/m romance / mental illness / novella / older MCs / queer4 Comments

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CW: depictions of anxiety, panic attacks, mention of pet death Dear Kelly Jensen, Let’s Go Out is book 2 in your Let’s Connect series, originally published in serial format and available to your newsletter subscribers. After the story is completed in the newsletter, you then publish it for sale to ... more >

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January 25, 2021

Jayne’s Best of 2020

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Listscats / children's book / Fantasy / Fiction / older MCs / picture books / POC / POC author / wedding / Young-Adult9 Comments

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Doing a rough count of my 2020 reading journal, I read a little over 200 books last year. I also started but DNF a number of books that I didn’t count in that total. So … I read a lot. There are many B+ grade books that for various reasons ... more >

September 29, 2020

REVIEW: Burning Roses by S. L. Huang

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Chinese literature / dysfunctional family / fairy tale retelling / family relationships / Latina / lesbian / LGBTQIA / mythology / older MCs / POC / POC author / self discovery / transgender characterNo Comments

Rosa, also known as Red Riding Hood, is done with wolves and woods. Hou Yi the Archer is tired, and knows she’s past her prime. They would both rather just be retired, but that’s not what the world has ready for them. When deadly sunbirds begin to ravage the countryside, ... more >

April 14, 2020

REVIEW: The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalcoholism / Contemporary / estranged family / Fiction / First-Person / Friends / older MCs / texas6 Comments

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Meet Duffy, an old curmudgeon who lives in an assisted living home. Meet Josie, a desperate young woman who climbs through his window. Together, they’re going to learn it’s never too late—or too early—to change your ways. For Duffy Sinclair, life boils down to one simple thing: maintaining his residence ... more >

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November 6, 2019

JOINT REVIEW: Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh

KaetrinBook Reviews / C Reviews / C+ ReviewsHistorical / joint review / long separation / novella / older MCs / second chance30 Comments

Janine: In book six of Mary Balogh’s regency-set Westcott series, Someone to Honor, Matilda, the 56-year-old maiden aunt in the Westcott family, did something scandalous in calling on Viscount Dirkson with only her niece’s stepson, Bertrand, for company. Matilda’s purpose was to inform the viscount that Gil, his illegitimate son, ... more >

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