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July 28, 2023

REVIEW: The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / actress / American heroine / estranged family / filmmaking / First-Person / Gothic / Historical / Historical fiction / Italy / secrets / single motherNo Comments

Set in 1960s Italy, this stylish, atmospheric debut spins a bewitching web of ruthless ambition, family secrets, and the consequences of forbidden love, as an ambitious American actress snags the starring role in a mysterious horror movie shooting on location in a crumbling medieval castle outside Rome… Readers who enjoy ... more >

July 19, 2023

REVIEW: Sinners of Starlight City by Anika Scott

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / biracial heroine / Chicago / domestic violence / found family / Historical / Historical fiction / Italy / mafia / POC / POC author / racism / revenge / Sicily / single mother1 Comments

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From the author of the international bestseller The German Heiress, a gripping historical drama about a woman determined to avenge the crimes against her family, set at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Vengeance is in the family, and the family is a bond like no other… It’s the worst year ... more >

July 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Baby Swap That Bound Them by Hana Sheik

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / Billionaire Hero / businessman / Harlequin / Harlequin Romance / hijabi / immigrant / marriage-of-convenience / Muslim / POC / POC author / single father / single mother / Somalia / Uganda5 Comments

A shocking revelation…and proposal? Struggling single mother Yusra is shocked when handsome billionaire Bashir turns up, claiming their children were swapped at birth! She’s fiercely protective of her son, AJ, and refuses to give him up. But when she meets little Zaire, she can’t deny the connection she feels. For ... more >

March 10, 2023

REVIEW: Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / anti-Semitism / family relationships / German-Americans / Historical / Historical fiction / Hollywood / inspirational / Los Angeles / Nazis / pre-WWII / sexual harassment / single mother10 Comments

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“What I am looking for—what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss—is a spy.” Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard. In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler ... more >

November 30, 2022

REVIEW: Coming Home by Shelley Shepard Gray

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsColorado / Contemporary / Firefighter / former military / older characters / paramedic / second chance at love / single mother / Woodland Park FirefightersComments Off on REVIEW: Coming Home by Shelley Shepard Gray

In Woodland Park, a small town nestled in the foothills of Pikes Peak, Anderson Kelly and Chelsea Davis were once the high school “it” couple—the star quarterback and the valedictorian. They broke up when Anderson joined the army and one poor decision at a fraternity party changed Chelsea’s life. Now, ... more >

September 12, 2022

REVIEW: Fearless by Shira Glassman

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscontemporary f/f romance / f/f romance / Jewish characters / lesbian romance / mothers and daughters / Musicians / older MCs / short-story / single mother / sweet romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Fearless by Shira Glassman

A newly out-of-the-closet band mom falls for an orchestra teacher while snowed in at All-State. Lana Novak hasn’t played violin in over twenty years, her musical life these days confined to being a devoted band mom to her clarinet whiz daughter Robin. She didn’t think she could get back into ... more >

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