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March 3, 2026

REVIEW: Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsHistorical / Humor / mistorical / Regency / single father / single mother / widow / widowerNo Comments

It takes more than Cupid to arrange a marriage in this sparkling Regency romcom where The Parent Trap crashes into Bridgerton as two precocious children decide to play matchmaker for their unsuspecting single parents. Beckett Raines, the Marquis of Hentrose, needs a wife, and he’s resigned to participating in the ... more >

February 23, 2026

REVIEW: The Cottage at the Edge of the Woods by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / mental health / mental illness / single mother / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: The Cottage at the Edge of the Woods by Jane Lovering

When single mum Libby is offered a life-changing sum of money to clear out an old cottage in the woods, she expects dust and decay. She doesn’t expect a house full of secrets, a room full of birds, and a woman who refuses to leave. The handsome but stressed architect ... more >

October 14, 2025

REVIEW: Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBaltimore / Contemporary / fiction with strong romantic elements / grief / Movies / single mother / widow / widower11 Comments

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A sentimental advertising creative and a blunt, no-nonsense bar owner find a second chance at love while binge-watching iconic holiday movies in this poignant and heartwarming romance, from the author of Charm City Rocks and All Together Now. The new year had barely begun when Grace White and Henry Adler ... more >

October 1, 2025

REVIEW: Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O’Brien

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / espionage / found family / Historical fiction / mystery / Seattle / single mother / Thriller/Suspense / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O’Brien

Washington D.C., 1943: Virginia Abrams believed the war had taken all it could from her when her husband was killed at Guadalcanal. One year later, she’s in a dark, unexpected quandary—pregnant and on the run to avoid a ruthless political family that wants to erase all connections between her and ... more >

June 3, 2025

REVIEW: Mrs Spy by M. J. Robotham

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / betrayal / London / older characters / single mother / Widowed Heroine5 Comments

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Get ready for a pulse-pounding, laugh-out-loud ride through 1960s London as Maggie Flynn, unexpected MI5 operative and single mum, unravels the intelligence agency’s most treacherous secrets. Maggie Flynn isn’t your typical 1960s mum. She’s a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5, stalking London’s streets in myriad disguises. Widowed and balancing ... more >

May 28, 2025

REVIEW: If You Can’t Stand the Heat… by Mona Shroff

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBaltimore / Chef / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / Harlequin / Indian American / POC / POC author / single motherComments Off on REVIEW: If You Can’t Stand the Heat… by Mona Shroff

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When a cooking competition turns personal A pair of chefs will feel the burn… What’s the recipe for success? For single mom Karina Mistry, it’s the head-chef position she’s chased for years. But her boss has one more hoop for her to jump through. The new head chef will be ... more >

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