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March 24, 2020

REVIEW: The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsboss/secretary / Contemporary / Disabled Heroine / Marriage-in-Trouble / road-romance / secrets / workplace-romance4 Comments

… a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping a rocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own. Carey Duncan has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, ... more >

February 5, 2020

REVIEW: A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane

JanineDNF Reviewsbarbarian / diversity / Fantasy Romance / gods / LGBTQIA / magical powers / POC / revenge / road-romance22 Comments

Disclaimer: A Heart of Blood and Ashes is dedicated in part to DA contributor and site owner, Jane, who read the manuscript and provided feedback on it. I have no personal relationship to the author myself. – Janine Dear Milla Vane, In the past I’ve had mixed luck with the ... more >

July 31, 2019

REVIEW: Dancer of the Nile (The Gods of Egypt) by Veronica Scott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / Historical / Historical Fantasy / historical paranormal / military hero / mythology / road-romance / The Gods of EgyptNo Comments

Egypt, 1500 BCE: Nima’s beauty and skill as a dancer leads an infatuated enemy to kidnap her after destroying an Egyptian border town. However, she’s not the only hostage in the enemy camp: Kamin, an Egyptian soldier on a secret mission for Pharaoh, has been taken as well. Working together ... more >

March 26, 2019

REVIEW: Lady of the Bridge by Laura Kitchell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsarranged-marriage / class differences / Historical / Japan / Japanese culture / political intrigue / road-romance / Samurai / War / MilitaryNo Comments

Forbidden love between a warrior princess and an elite samurai makes for an adventure set during the early days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Join this couple in a race across 17th century Japan where political unrest has created dangerous ronin, civil uprisings, and war-ravaged castles. Caught in the middle of ... more >

April 20, 2018

REVIEW: Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale

JennieA Review Category / A Reviews / Recommended Readshistorical romance / PTSD / road-romance / Royalty37 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Laura Kinsale: I want to say I began reading romance around 1992. I’d read romances in my teens, here and there, though I was mostly on an extended horror binge through those years. Circa 1992 I read Outlander, and though it’s still a matter of debate in some circles ... more >

December 20, 2017

REVIEW: A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase

JanineC+ Reviewschildhood friends / Dukes / Early Victorian / England / historical romance / Libraries / road-romance / runaway bride8 Comments

Dear Ms. Chase, Recently, Jayne and Kaetrin reviewed your latest historical romance, A Duke in Shining Armor. Both liked it and gave it a B+ and a B, respectively. For me, the book was less satisfying. A Duke in Shining Armor begins on the day of a wedding—the Duke of ... more >

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