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February 25, 2020

REVIEW: A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviewsamnesia / Contemporary / second chanceNo Comments

Dear Rebekah Weatherspoon, As a child, Evie Buchanan had come to live with her grandmother who was a horse trainer at the Big Rock ranch, owned by the Pleasant family, after the death of her parents in a car accident. “Nana Buck” was a fixture at the ranch and much ... more >

November 7, 2019

REVIEW: Boyfriends of Christmas Past by Edie Grace

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / holiday novella / literary adaptation / novella / second chance1 Comments

A magical, modern-day Christmas Carol Digital designer Emma Wallace is finally poised for her big break: kitchenware giant Johnson Cookware is looking to rebrand – and with Christmas around the corner, Emma’s long-held philosophy of work-before-play may just give her the edge she needs to win the account. The only ... more >

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November 6, 2019

JOINT REVIEW: Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh

KaetrinBook Reviews / C Reviews / C+ ReviewsHistorical / joint review / long separation / novella / older MCs / second chance30 Comments

Janine: In book six of Mary Balogh’s regency-set Westcott series, Someone to Honor, Matilda, the 56-year-old maiden aunt in the Westcott family, did something scandalous in calling on Viscount Dirkson with only her niece’s stepson, Bertrand, for company. Matilda’s purpose was to inform the viscount that Gil, his illegitimate son, ... more >

August 16, 2019

REVIEW: King & Queen of the Bouncy Castle (King & Queen series Book 1) by Diane Michaels

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAlternate POV / Contemporary / First-Person / friends become lovers / King and Queen series / novella / second chance / shy hero / socially awkward3 Comments

To jump inside a bouncy castle is to risk falling… …in love. Living in a tiny house built for one, Caitlin only has room in her life for Mr. Right Now. Even though the bad boys she dates keep letting her down, they’re a whole lot more fun than… Dan ... more >

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January 29, 2019

REVIEW: Flare Up by Shannon Stacey

KaetrinB Reviews / Book ReviewsBoston / Contemporary / Firefighter / second chance / stalker ex5 Comments

Flare Up is book six of your Boston Fire series, which is kind of two loosely linked trilogies, featuring firefighters from Ladder 37 and Engine 59 of the Boston Fire Department. Books 4 (Hot Response) and 5 (Under Control) made reference to Grant Cutter’s burgeoning relationship with Wren Everett. It ... more >

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July 9, 2018

REVIEW: Damaged Goods by Talia Hibbert

KaetrinB Reviews / Book Reviewsbaby / child abuse / Contemporary / domestic violence / England / novella / pregnancy / second chance3 Comments

Dear Talia Hibbert, After the success of A Girl Like Her, I was all over the next book in the Ravenswood series, this novella-length (long novella) story about Laura Albright (Burne) and Samir Bianchi, her long lost love. Damaged Goods can work as a standalone but I think it works ... more >

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