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September 25, 2026

REVIEW: Beauty Like the Night by Joanna Bourne

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEnglish Historical / Historical / London / Regency / spies9 Comments

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Dear Joanna Bourne, I’m not much a of a wine drinker. But I understand that fine wine is best savoured slowly and often improves with age. Your books are like that. I like to linger over your words and drink them in, letting them sit for a while to sink ... more >

September 18, 2026

REVIEW: A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsblack MC / Historical / interracial relationship / m/m romance / queer / Regency7 Comments

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Content warning: discussion of child sexual abuse Dear Cat Sebastian, I have the first book in your Seducing the Sedgwicks series, It Takes Two to Tumble, on my TBR but haven’t managed to read it yet. A Gentleman Never Keeps Score works well as a standalone however. Hartley Sedgwick is ... more >

June 21, 2026

REVIEW: Twice Shy by Sophia Holloway

JayneBook Reviews / C- ReviewsLondon / prickly heroine / Regency2 Comments

After her heartbreaking first Season, Elizabeth Ashling resolved to avoid London Society – and matrimony – completely. However, family obligations mean that Elizabeth is thrust back into society where she faces an overzealous poet, a bitter rival and, most awkwardly, the man who jilted her three years before. Sir Lucius ... more >

June 10, 2026

REVIEW: The Solicitor’s Wife by Iris Lim

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsarranged-marriage / middle class / mistaken-identity / novella / Regency / twinsNo Comments

He expects an arranged marriage to a sweet, biddable wife—but gets her spirited twin sister instead. A straightforward solicitor, Rupert Iverson looks forward to an uncomplicated arranged marriage to a distant, quiet family friend. Yet when the woman he brings home is anything but meek or mild, Rupert questions everything ... more >

March 9, 2026

REVIEW: A Love Most Daring by Joanna Barker

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily relationships / forced proximity / grumpy / sunshine / Historical / historical romance / law-enforcement / murder-investigation / opposites attract / Regency / ScandalComments Off on REVIEW: A Love Most Daring by Joanna Barker

After years of whispered gossip and quiet exile in the countryside, Beatrice Lacey arrives in London determined to reclaim her life. But her resolve is shaken when she witnesses a horrific attack tied to a chilling high-profile murder case gripping the city. Thrust into sudden danger, Beatrice finds herself under ... more >

March 3, 2026

REVIEW: Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsHistorical / Humor / mistorical / Regency / single father / single mother / widow / widowerComments Off on REVIEW: Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch

It takes more than Cupid to arrange a marriage in this sparkling Regency romcom where The Parent Trap crashes into Bridgerton as two precocious children decide to play matchmaker for their unsuspecting single parents. Beckett Raines, the Marquis of Hentrose, needs a wife, and he’s resigned to participating in the ... more >

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