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June 29, 2023

REVIEW: The Business Between Them (Once Upon a Wedding Book 4) by Mona Shroff

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / family relationships / Harlequin / hotelier / Indian American / Once Upon a Wedding series / POC / POC author / strong heroine2 Comments

She’s got his attention. Now she wants his company. The balance sheet of Reena Pandya’s life is currently in the red. One bad business decision has cost her her relationship, and now she stands to lose the family business to her ex, Akash Gupta. Tough but not ruthless, Akash is ... more >

March 27, 2023

REVIEW: No Rings Attached by Mona Shroff

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / Chef / Contemporary / fake relationship / family relationships / Harlequin / Indian American / Once Upon a Wedding series / POC / POC author / second chance at love / self discovery / Wedding Planner2 Comments

No love. No commitment. No problem, right? Fleeing her own nuptials wasn’t part of wedding planner Sangeeta Parikh’s design for her life. Neither was stumbling into chef Sonny Pandya’s arms, nor the video that went viral. Now they’re an internet sensation! So why not fake the relationship with no commitment? ... more >

June 28, 2022

REVIEW: Matched by Masala by Mona Shroff

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbest friend's brother / Cancer / Chef / childhood friends / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Indian American / Maryland / Once Upon a Wedding series / opposites attract / POC / POC author / sister's best friend1 Comments

He cooks for their customers…but he’d rather cater to her heart! One impetuous, slightly drunken kiss has turned up the heat on chef Amar Virani’s feelings for Divya Shah. He’s been in love with the sexy pastry chef—his sister’s best friend!—since they were teenagers, but a painful tragedy in his ... more >

January 25, 2022

REVIEW: The Five-Day Reunion by Mona Shroff

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / forced proximity / Harlequin / Indian American / Once Upon a Wedding series / POC / POC author / second chance at love / weddingComments Off on REVIEW: The Five-Day Reunion by Mona Shroff

They ended their marriage, but they never fell out of love… Law student Anita Virani hasn’t seen her ex-husband since the ink dried on their divorce papers. Now she’s agreed to pretend she’s still married to Nikhil until his sister’s wedding celebrations are over—because her former mother-in-law neglected to tell ... more >

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