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September 28, 2021

REVIEW: The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscategory length / Christmas / divorcee / family relationships / found family / holiday romance / mystery / North-Carolina / Small Town RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love–but Ivy didn’t bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so ... more >

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August 5, 2021

Jayne’s mid summer Reading List

JayneBook Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists17th-century / Action/Adventure / Australia / chick-in-pants / Contemporary / cooking / enemies to lovers / England / family relationships / Georgia / HBCU / Historical / interracial-romance / Persia / plague / POC / POC author / Restoration England / Small Town Romance / texting10 Comments

Sadly, here are more books I wanted to enjoy which, for various reasons, did not work for me. The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney 1665. It is five years since King Charles II returned from exile, the scars of the English Civil Wars are yet to heal and ... more >

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June 24, 2021

REVIEW: Jayne’s “Not All Books Will Work for Me” Reading List

JayneBook Reviews / D Reviews / DNF Reviews1830s / 1970s / American historical / Contemporary / England / fatphobia / friends-to-lovers / Historical / Jewish characters / second chance at love / Small Town Romance / Western Romance7 Comments

History of Us by Stacey Agdern Do they have a future together, or is their relationship ancient history? Anna Cohen, perpetual assistant at the Manhattan Museum of Jewish History, lands a golden chance to curate her own exhibit when her boss sends her to Rockliffe Manor, New York. She’s to ... more >

February 10, 2021

REVIEW: Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty by Gregory Ashe

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / action / Contemporary / LGBTQIAP+ / Missouri / mystery / police procedural / Private-investigator / romantic / Small Town Romance3 Comments

The following review contains spoilers for some of the books in Gregory Ashe’s Hazard and Somerset gay mysteries. If you are interested in reading the book and want to avoid spoilers, avoid this page and visit my review of book one, Pretty Pretty Boys. Content warning: Dear Gregory Ashe, This ... more >

February 4, 2021

REVIEW: V is for Valentine by Jeannie Watt

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / enemies to lovers / family relationships / Idaho / Small Town Romance1 Comments

Three weeks to win her heart… Investment banker Felicity Evans returns home to Holly, Idaho, to answer her injured father’s SOS. He needs her to help him meet his construction deadline on a historic property by Valentine’s Day. Felicity swings a mean hammer, but her life is in Seattle and ... more >

October 1, 2020

REVIEW: The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Lizzie Shane

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / dogs / self discovery / Single Parent / Small Town Romance / VermontComments Off on REVIEW: The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Lizzie Shane

A delightful holiday romance about a small-town single dad and an animal rescue owner as they try to find forever homes for a dozen lovable pups before Christmas. Pine Hollow has everything Ally Gilmore could wish for in a holiday break: gently falling snow in a charming small town and ... more >

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