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November 11, 2019

REVIEW: The Marine by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadoption / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Marines / military hero / North-Carolina / older heroine and hero / retired military / single father / War / Military2 Comments

Semper Fi Newly widowed Grace James knows she’s at a crossroads. Raised by her aunt, she spent her life playing the role of the perpetual ‘good girl’–never rocking the boat, always fitting in. And where did that get her? She had an unhappy marriage, and now she’s singlehandedly raising two ... more >

November 20, 2018

REVIEW: The Majors’ Holiday Hideaway by Caro Carson

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin / Military romance / single father2 Comments

Swapping houses for Christmas vacation … Brought a gift she never imagined While Fort Hood, Texas, isn’t exactly the City of Lights, Major India Woods discovers its hottest attraction—Major Aidan Nord—lives right next door! And they happily enjoy a little no-strings mischief under the mistletoe. Until India discovers Aidan is ... more >

July 12, 2017

REVIEW: Four White Roses by Judy Ann Davis

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / Paranormal lite / Pennsylvania / single father / single mother / widower3 Comments

When widower Rich Redman returns to Pennsylvania with his young daughter to sell his deceased grandmother’s house, he discovers Grandmother Gertie’s final request was for him to find a missing relative and a stash of WWI jewels. Torrie Larson, single mom, is trying to make her landscape center and flower ... more >

January 26, 2017

REVIEW: The Cowboy and the Kid by Anne McAllister

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerica / Contemporary / cowboy / fathers and daughters / Montana / professional bull riders / single father / teacher heroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Cowboy and the Kid by Anne McAllister

Having a father is a big responsibility. And finding him a wife is a challenge eight-year-old Becky Jones takes seriously. Ex-rodeo cowboy Taggart Jones is adamant. No marriage. Been there. Done that. Not even if Becky’s dream candidate is her beautiful, blonde teacher, Felicity Albright, who knows about barrettes, patching ... more >

February 16, 2016

REVIEW: Just Give Me a Reason by Rebecca Rogers Maher

JayneB ReviewsContemporary / novella / second chances / single father / single motherComments Off on REVIEW: Just Give Me a Reason by Rebecca Rogers Maher

Tony Lopez is losing it. Burdened by a broken marriage and a failing business, the divorced father of two young daughters isn’t on his A game when he meets Beth. She’s clearly pregnant and defiantly single: a beautiful, graceful vision that lights a fire somewhere deep beneath Tony’s layers of ... more >

April 2, 2014

REVIEW: Her Kind of Trouble by Sarah Mayberry

WillafulB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAustralia / baby / Contemporary romance / single father6 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Mayberry: This story could have gone wrong in so many ways, and the fact that it doesn’t makes me appreciate it even more. Pretty much every time I feared it was going to go to a stupid or annoying or too obvious place, it didn’t. Her Kind of ... more >

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