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July 17, 2026

REVIEW: The Beauty of Individual Things: A Prohibition-Era Love Story by K. Thomas Yoo

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C- Reviews1920s / angst / class differences / family drama / First-Person / Michigan / Prohibition-era / soap operaNo Comments

The Beauty of Individual Things follows Margot Andrews, a young American woman swept from New York high society into the dazzling yet fractured world of 1920s London. When the transactional demands of privilege collide with betrayal and violence, leaving her disillusioned and adrift, she escapes to the freshwater shoreline of ... more >

April 2, 2026

REVIEW: The Moonshine Women by Michelle Collins Anderson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 1930s / adult fiction / American historical / family relationships / Historical / Missouri / poverty / Prohibition-era / sisters / Womens-FictionNo Comments

From a well-camouflaged still in the moonshine-slicked mountains of Prohibition-era Missouri, to the drink order of a Hot Springs gangster, and even the hidden depths of her own heart, a Strong woman knows how to keep a secret… Every batch of Strong moonshine has its own special flavor, thanks to ... more >

October 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / bootlegging / dual-timeline / fashion designer / Hollywood Golden Age / interracial relationship / Jazz Age / Prohibition-era / racial inequity / Seattle / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar

2023, The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History: A costume conservator is preparing an exhibition featuring movie costumes from the 1920s to present day. As she gingerly places a gown once worn by Greta Garbo on a mannequin, she discovers another name hidden beneath the designer’s label, leaving her to ... more >

March 22, 2022

REVIEW: Comeuppance Served Cold by Marion Deeds

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / Fantasy / grifter / heist / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / Magic / non-linear timeline / novella / Paranormal / POC / Prohibition-era / Seattle / shapeshifters5 Comments

Seattle, 1929—a bitterly divided city overflowing with wealth, violence, and magic. A respected magus and city leader intent on criminalizing Seattle’s most vulnerable magickers hires a young woman as a lady’s companion to curb his rebellious daughter’s outrageous behavior. The widowed owner of a speakeasy encounters an opportunity to make ... more >

July 28, 2015

REVIEW: The Bootlegger’s Daughter by Lauri Robinson

JayneC Reviews1920s / American historical / family relationships / Harlequin Historical / Historical / law-enforcement / Prohibition-eraComments Off on REVIEW: The Bootlegger’s Daughter by Lauri Robinson

Of all the speakeasies, in all the world… Mysterious city slicker Ty Bradshaw might have won her father’s trust, but everyone knows Norma Rose is the true boss of Nightingale’s resort. And it’ll take more than that charming smile to shake the feeling that Ty is not all he seems… ... more >

October 13, 2013

REVIEW: The Tilted World by Tom Franklin & Beth Ann Fennelly

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / American historical / bootlegging / Mississippi / Prohibition-era / second chances4 Comments

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The year is 1927. As rains swell the Mississippi, the mighty river threatens to burst its banks and engulf all in its path, including federal revenue agent Ted Ingersoll and his partner, Ham Johnson. Arriving in the tiny hamlet of Hobnob, Mississippi, to investigate the disappearance of two fellow agents ... more >

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