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August 23, 2015

REVIEW: The Roman’s Revenge by Caroline Storer

JayneC- ReviewsHistorical / revenge-plot / Rome / shipboard / shipwreck4 Comments

The daughter of his sworn enemy… For wealthy merchant Metellus, nothing is as important as his desire for revenge. Ever since his father’s death, he’s been planning to wreak vengeance on those responsible. So when he rescues the daughter of his sworn enemy, Livia Drasus from a shipwreck Metellus sees ... more >

May 26, 2014

REVIEW: La Desperada by Patricia Burroughs

JayneC Reviews19th century / American historical / Historical / revenge-plot / road-romance / westernComments Off on REVIEW: La Desperada by Patricia Burroughs

With her husband dead by suicide and his crazed brother accusing her of murder, Philadelphia-bred Elizabeth Dougherty breaks into the jail and holds a cold-blooded killer at gunpoint. “I’ll release you if you agree to my terms. Take me with you.” But when Boone Coulter grudgingly agrees, he has no ... more >

March 28, 2014

REVIEW: He’s Come Undone by Theresa Weir

JayneB Reviewsactor/actress / college/university / NA / PTSD / revenge-plot / traumatic-past8 Comments

“Penniless and behind on rent, college student and once famous child actress Ellie Barlow takes on the role of a lifetime when she’s hired by a group of young women to break the heart of the campus player who cruelly dumped them. Transformed from slob slacker to jaw-dropping beauty, Ellie ... more >

November 29, 2013

REVIEW: The Ballad of Emma O’Toole by Elizabeth Lane

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews19th century / American historical / forced-marriage / Harlequin Historical / marriage-of-convenience / revenge-plot / western4 Comments

Dear Ms. Lane, I hadn’t read a western in a while so the blurb for this one caught my eye. High stakes marriage After shooting a man, the stakes for gambler Logan Devereaux have never been higher. On trial for his life, he’s offered a shocking alternate form of restitution…marriage ... more >

May 17, 2012

REVIEW: Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott

JiaB ReviewsCandlewick-Press / cinderella / Fantasy / Japanese culture / revenge-plot / Young-Adult9 Comments

Dear Ms. Marriott, I’m always on the lookout for books featuring nonwhite characters so when I stumbled across your new novel on NetGalley, I had to request it. I know my previous encounter with your work was so-so but the experience certainly wasn’t enough to turn me off to the ... more >

An Unexpected Gentleman Alissa Johnson
January 9, 2012

REVIEW: An Unexpected Gentleman by Alissa Johnson

JayneB ReviewsBerkley Books / Regency England / revenge-plot / Scotland20 Comments

Dear Ms. Johnson, I haven’t read too many regencies lately because they were all beginning to smear together in a Duke/spy/fiesty heroine filled blur. I had Regency ennui. When I started this book, I kind of got the feeling that it was part of a series but nonetheless, I took ... more >

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