February 17, 2017

REVIEW: Shelter by Rhyll Biest

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / Australia / child abuse / Contemporary / domestic violence / police / RSPCA / Small-Town2 Comments

Raw and risky, a new rural romance that explores the dark side of small towns, and the people who put everything on the line to protect them… Kat Daily is excited to trade her Sydney airport quarantine uniform for an RSPCA inspector’s uniform and a job in the rural town ... more >

September 28, 2016

REVIEW: Perfectly Charming by Liz Talley

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscinderella / Contemporary / divorcee / second chance / Small-Town6 Comments

Morning Glory native Jess Culpepper is desperate to get out of town after divorcing the only man she’s ever dated. She takes a temporary nursing job in Florida and, thanks to the bequest of her late friend, Lacy, has the funds to rent a condo right on the beach. She’s ... more >

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Contemporary / Small-TownComments Off on REVIEW: A Wild Ride by Vivian Arend

Dear Vivian Arend, I made grabby hands when I heard this one was up on NetGalley. I love your Coleman books and the Thompson & Sons spin-off series, set in Rocky Mountain House, Canada. Troy Thompson is the second youngest of five children. When their mother died, Troy was 14. ... more >

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsPhotographer / romantic-suspense / Serial-Killer / Small-Town11 Comments

Dear Nora Roberts, I look forward every year to your stand alone romantic suspense books. Not all of them work as well for me as others. Last year’s offering, The Liar, was great but it read to me more like a contemporary than a romantic suspense book and the year ... more >

February 10, 2016

REVIEW: Carolina Dreaming by Virginia Kantra

KaetrinA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Marine / Small-Town7 Comments

Dear Virginia Kantra, I’ve enjoyed all your Dare Island books, but I think this one might just be my favourite of the lot (so far at least). Gabe Murphy is a former Marine, who met Luke Fletcher in boot camp. Gabe’s home life was troubled and he enlisted at age ... more >

November 27, 2015

REVIEW: Doing No Harm by Carla Kelly

KaetrinA- Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsDoctor / faith / Historical / poverty / Regency / Scotland / Small-Town16 Comments

Dear Carla Kelly, I saw Doing No Harm featured (mentioned?) on a New Releases post here a few weeks ago and, like I often do with the New Releases posts (*shakes fist*) I immediately one-clicked. The set up appealed to me; a surgeon, recently retired from the Royal Navy after ... more >