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September 1, 2025

REVIEW: Valerie by Joan Smith

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsenemies to lovers / English countryside / First-Person / Gothic / Historical / Regency / ValkyrieComments Off on REVIEW: Valerie by Joan Smith

Because Valerie Ford is tall with lion-like eyes and hair, her aunt chooses her to come to Troy Fenners to act as model for Aunt Loo’s latest heroine, Gloria. Valerie is expected to accomplish amazing feats—and to attend séances with a distant French cousin and a handsome, though poor, scholar. ... more >

August 13, 2025

REVIEW: Miscalculations by Elizabeth Mansfield

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsfinance / Historical / opposites attract / Regency3 Comments

A spendthrift viscount must contend with a financial advisor—a surprisingly beautiful and charming one—in this Regency romance. Jane Douglas had a sharp wit, a brilliant mind, and an extraordinary knack for numbers. As financial advisor to Lady Martha Kettering, she was able to provide for herself, her sister, and her ... more >

July 23, 2025

REVIEW: Lord Frederick’s Return by Catherine Kullmann

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAnglo-Indian / biracial heroine / British Indian main character / Historical / older heroine and hero / RegencyComments Off on REVIEW: Lord Frederick’s Return by Catherine Kullmann

An older hero, an enigmatic heroine and a delightfully outspoken four-year-old. Throw scandal into the mix for a gripping and tender Regency love story August 1816. Lord Frederick Danlow returns to England after spending 18 years in India. He plans to make a home for himself and his motherless, four-year-old ... more >

February 14, 2025

REVIEW: Valentines: A Trio of Regency Love Stories for Sweethearts’ Day by Barbara Metzger

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsHistorical / novella / Regency / Valentine's Day5 Comments

A trio of Regency love stories for Sweethearts’ Day! BALD LIES Audrina is desperate to ensure that Lord Blanford not only notices her beautiful cousin but marries her as well. However, Max’s head is beset by larger worries than matrimony–though he is curiously diverted by the antics of the flame-haired ... more >

Photo realistic illustration of an older (40s/50s) white couple in Regency clothing. She is leaning back against a sturdy tree trunk in a lightly forested area, her hands behind her and flat on the trunk; he is leaning toward her slightly to the side of her, with one arm up near her head, resting on the tree trunk. They are looking at each other.
January 7, 2025

REVIEW: Remember When by Mary Balogh

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsHistorical / NetGalley / Regency / seasoned romance / second chance6 Comments

Dear Mary Balogh, Those who read Always Remember may recall that the carpenter in the village of Boscombe made Lady Jennifer Arden a wheeled chair and a new crutch, both of which helped her become mobile in a way she had not been before. That carpenter was Matthew Taylor. As ... more >

January 2, 2025

REVIEW: A Naval Surgeon to Fight For by Carla Kelly

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclass differences / England / Historical / Regency / Royal-Navy / surgeon / War / Military8 Comments

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Return to her respectable life… Or take a scandalous path to marriage? As her snobbish aunt’s companion, penniless vicar’s daughter Jerusha Langley is sent to take a donation to the local naval hospital. There she meets dashing surgeon Jamie Wilson and embarks on a secret mission—sneaking out to help him ... more >

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