June 5, 2010

REVIEW: Devil’s Mistress by Laura Navarre

JayneC Reviews / EbooksHenry-VIII / Historical Romances / religion / Samhain-publishing / Tudor-England8 Comments

Dear Ms. Navarre, Your bio says you write darker Renaissance era books and the dark theme plus Tudor setting are what attracted me to “Devil’s Mistress.” Oh, and the Italian heroine is an added bonus. I’m always on the lookout for books with other-than-English heroes and heroines. Nothing against the ... more >

November 26, 2008

REVIEW: Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb

JaneB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewscrime / dreams / law-enforcement / murder / mystery / religion42 Comments

Dear Ms. Robb: I’m of two minds about this book. The mystery was excellent. This was no thriller with marauding serial killers, but a police procedure story in which the principal officers unpeeled the layers of a crime step by step to find the surprising and somewhat convoluted truth. These ... more >

November 14, 2008

REVIEW: Preachin’ to the Choir by Cynthianna Appel

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsreligion / second chances / texas10 Comments

NOTE: Moonlit Romance is closing their epublishing doors December 31st so if you’re interested in any of their books, better buy now. Dear Ms. Appel, When I saw this at Fictionwise, the book blurb sounded fun instead of, well, preachy. And it was. I’ve been reading a lot of contemporary ... more >

June 20, 2008

REVIEW: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviewsreligion / survival10 Comments

Dear Ms. Brooks, I had initially become interested in reading this book after seeing it listed at Fictionwise as a pre-sale item. Right after that it dropped off their site and the possibility of an ebook seemed to vanish into thin air. Don’t know what happened with that but when ... more >

JanePublishing Newsreligion2 Comments

Church thinkers like Saint Jerome announced that carnal relations were "filthy" even within the bounds of holy matrimony: "The wise man should love his wife with cool discretion," Jerome opined, "not with hot desire- Nothing is nastier than to love your own wife as if she were your mistress." So ... more >

July 25, 2006

REVIEW: Earth to Betsy by Beth Pattillo

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsBeth-Pattillo / religion / weddingComments Off on REVIEW: Earth to Betsy by Beth Pattillo

Dear Ms Pattillo, I am delighted to meet up again with Betsy, David and the good people at the Church of the Shepherd. You’ve managed the neat trick of making a series about a the personal and professional tribulations of a female senior pastor not only interesting but also funny, ... more >