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May 11, 2023

REVIEW: Four Secrets Kept by H L Marsay

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAnglo-Indian / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / female doctor / female friendship / fish-out-of-water / police / secrets / Small-Town / soap opera / teacher / The Secrets of Hartwell / Womens-Fiction / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: Four Secrets Kept by H L Marsay

Welcome to Hartwell, an English village full of cobbled streets, ancient curses, and buried secrets. Although the village may have laid Lord Hanley to rest, his death creates almost as many problems as did his life. While Lady Lucy Hanley hides in her manor home recovering from her miserable marriage ... more >

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 >

September 4, 2018

REVIEW: The Matrimonial Advertisement by Mimi Matthews

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / secrets / Victorian / Victorian EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: The Matrimonial Advertisement by Mimi Matthews

She Wanted Sanctuary… Helena Reynolds will do anything to escape her life in London, even if that means traveling to a remote cliffside estate on the North Devon coast and marrying a complete stranger. But Greyfriar’s Abbey isn’t the sort of refuge she imagined. And ex-army captain Justin Thornhill—though he ... more >

September 5, 2012

REVIEW: The Last Renegade by Jo Goodman

JaneB- ReviewsHistorical / secrets / western / Wyoming5 Comments

Dear Ms. Goodman: Your books always present a challenge for me to review because oftentimes the plot is a mystery and thus delving into the story can ruin the surprise for many readers. The Last Renegade is one of those types of stories.  Set in Wyoming Territory, 1888, Lorraine Berry ... more >

January 12, 2012

REVIEW: Wanted Man by Ellen Hartman

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAuthor Reader Relationship / authors / Contemporary / Harlequin / Harlequin SuperRomance / secrets11 Comments

Rhian’s Rooftop Resolutions: 1. Write a children’s book 2. Learn to play basketball 3. Have a summer fling Between caring for her orphaned nephew and working as a tech writer, Rhian MacGregor has spent several years perfecting the art of abstinence. But the arrival of Nathan Delaney—her gorgeous housepainter—has her ... more >

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