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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 >

Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis
August 13, 2012

REVIEW: Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis

JanetC- Reviewsadoption / Contemporary / disability / doctor hero / single father / Small-Town18 Comments

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I think the first book of yours that I read was Instant Attraction, and I remember being so taken by the smart, capable heroine, the realistic relationship issues in the romance, and the interesting Sierra Nevada setting. It was small town Romance that didn’t read kitschy or ... more >

SEALed with a Kiss Mary Daughtridge
June 6, 2011

Quadruple Review: SEALed series by Mary Margret Daughtridge

JanetB Reviews / B- Reviews / C+ Reviews / C- ReviewsKindle / marriage-of-convenience / Navy SEALs / North-Carolina / revenge-plot / single father / SourceBooks6 Comments

Dear Ms. Daughtridge: This review is a testament to the power of the Kindle free chapter. I had never heard of your SEAL books until Jane wrote her opinion piece on the caretaking alpha, and someone mentioned your books in the comments. Although I’m not a big fan of military ... more >

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