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April 24, 2025

REVIEW: In the Beautiful Dark by Melissa Payne

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / found family / murder mystery / older characters / paranormal elements / Serial-KillerComments Off on REVIEW: In the Beautiful Dark by Melissa Payne

A woman investigates a friend’s long-ago murder in a haunting and hopeful novel about the weight of secrets and regrets by the bestselling author of The Wild Road Home and A Light in the Forest. At Sunny Pines Retirement Community, where the “Sixty-Two and Better!” share their golden years, secrets ... more >

August 2, 2024

REVIEW: The Hidden Storyteller by Mandy Robotham

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / Germany / Historical fiction / murder mystery / murder-investigation / policeman / Post WWII / present tense / reporter / Serial-Killer5 Comments

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The war is over. But there are still secrets to be found amidst the ashes . . . Hamburg, 1946 The war is over, and Germany is in ruins. Posted to an Allied-run Hamburg, reporter Georgie Young returns to the country she fled seven years prior – at the onset ... more >

May 9, 2024

REVIEW: The Echo by Melinda Di Lorenzo

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsLGBTQIA characters / murder / murder mystery / mystery/thriller / Serial-Killer / thriller/suspenceComments Off on REVIEW: The Echo by Melinda Di Lorenzo

Déjà vu can be deadly… A year ago, Rose Mcgovern’s sister was found dead at the bottom of a bridge. A tragic accident. That’s what the police called it. What they still call it. What everyone except Rose believes to be true. But she won’t change her mind. No matter ... more >

August 23, 2023

REVIEW: The Enemy at Home by Kevin O’Brien

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / family relationships / Historical / Historical fiction / homophobia / LGBTQIA characters / Misogyny / murder mystery / racism / Seattle / Serial-Killer / Thriller/Suspense / World War IIComments Off on REVIEW: The Enemy at Home by Kevin O’Brien

1943, Seattle. While raging war reshapes the landscape of Europe, its impact is felt thousands of miles away too. Before the war, Nora Kinney was one of countless housewives and mothers in her comfortable Capitol Hill neighborhood. Now, with her doctor husband stationed in North Africa, Nora feels compelled to ... more >

July 24, 2023

REVIEW: JOINT REVIEW: Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh

JennieB Reviews / Book Reviewsbears / foreseer / LGBTQIAP+ / m/f / m/m / PNR / Psy-Changeling Series / Psy-Changeling Trinity Series / Serial-Killer / shapeshifters / twins25 Comments

We usually start the reviews in this series by noting how many books are in the series and how many Janine and I have reviewed together. I insist on doing this for some reason, even though I find the math confusing and challenging at this point. But anyway, by my ... more >

March 23, 2021

REVIEW: Paladin’s Strength (The Saint of Steel Book 2) by T. Kingfisher

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsLGBTQIA characters / military hero / mystery / Paranormal / paranormal romance / plus size / Serial-Killer / Shapeshifter / The Saint of Steel series12 Comments

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He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be ... more >

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