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May 7, 2020

What Jayne is reading and watching Spring 2020

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / autobiography / documentary / English historical mystery / France / Historical / History / journalists / London / Movie / murder mystery / neurodiverse / non-fiction / Paris / Post WWII / sailing / science / tv adaptation / Vietnam / War / Military / World War II17 Comments

Recommended Read

The Right Sort of Man: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison Montclair In a London slowly recovering from World War II, two very different women join forces to launch a business venture in the heart of Mayfair—The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. Miss Iris Sparks, quick-witted and impulsive, and Mrs. ... more >

April 9, 2020

REVIEW: Tack & Jibe by Lilah Suzanne

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / HFN / lesbian romance / LGBTQ community / LGBTQ romance / North-Carolina / older woman/younger woman / opposites attract / sailingNo Comments

A romantic comedy about the undertow of a carefully curated life. Raised on a small island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Willa has a picture-perfect nautical life: hanging out at the beach with her friends, living in a cozy seaside cottage, working at a sailing store, and running a hugely ... more >

July 14, 2014

REVIEW: Follow a Star by Christine Stovell

JayneB- ReviewsContemporary / England / Rock-Star / sailing3 Comments

May Starling’s had enough of her demanding career and even more demanding ex. Responding to a ‘crew-wanted’ ad, she follows her dreams of escape only to find herself at sea with red-haired Bill Blythe. Bill warns May that close-quartered living can create a boiling pot of emotions, but even May ... more >

An unexpected father by Lisa Ruff
April 1, 2010

REVIEW: An Unexpected Father by Lisa Ruff

JayneB Reviews / EbooksHarlequin / Harlequin American Romance / Lisa Ruff / sailing2 Comments

Dear Ms. Ruff, You have a way of getting me to read plots I normally wouldn’t be interested in. Secret babies in “Baby On Board” and now a troubled boy with an attitude in “An Unexpected Father.” But you haven’t let me down so I’ll keep reading… “After a decade ... more >

January 2, 2010

REVIEW: A Black Tie Affair by Sherrill Bodine

JaneD ReviewsChicago / featured / Humor / reconciliation / reunited-lovers / sailing4 Comments

A Black Tie Affair begins a series about the Smith sisters who are famously as beautiful as the "Cushing, Bouvier, and Miller sisters." The Smith sisters have had a long history with the Clayworth's of Chicago, the last event being the hasty termination of their father, former treasurer of the Clayworth department store. There are rumors that Mr. Smith was let go because of something shady and this only serves to foster negative feelings by the Smiths toward the Clayworths, or so we are told. Athena Smith fell in love with Drew Clayworth and he with her. When his parents died in the Fastnet sailing race, Athena was there for him. Drew felt that Athena had betrayed him and their relationship ended.

April 9, 2009

REVIEW: False Colors by Alex Beecroft

SarahFA Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / m/m romance / Running Press / sailing37 Comments

Dear Ms. Beecroft: Rarely, oh so rarely, I’ll read a book that is so sublime, so transcendent, I actually come away from it a little melancholy, because it’s over and I can never read it for the first time ever again, because I know I’ll never be able to do ... more >

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