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January 19, 2026

REVIEW: The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsCornwall / folklore / Historical / historical romance / paranormal elements / Regency / Smugglers / smuggling / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus

In this enthralling, adventurous debut novel, a band of seafaring smugglers lands on the Cornish coast, where a young widow with a mysterious past becomes entangled in their schemes—and with their charismatic captain. England, early 1800s: Destitute and forced to leave her home in London, Isabel, a young widow of ... more >

December 24, 2024

REVIEW: The Phantom of Forest Lawn: Romance and Redemption in the City of the Dead by Robert Brighton

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1860s / bittersweet / Historical / Historical fiction / post Civil War / Smugglers / upstate New York2 Comments

Sometimes death is not the end. From acclaimed author Robert Brighton comes a sweeping saga of mystery, love, and intrigue in “an epic in miniature.” This “achingly beautiful story” with compelling clues and buried secrets will prove irresistible to uncover. Smuggler King George Eberly faces a dilemma—his shipments of whiskey, ... more >

December 6, 2024

REVIEW: The Cornish Widow by Fil Reid

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsCornwall / domestic abuse / Historical / Smugglers / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Cornish Widow by Fil Reid

A vulnerable young widow falls for a charming but ruthless smuggler. When Harriet Penhallow is left widowed, she and her two children are forced to accept the charity of her late husband’s aunt. Having uprooted themselves from their life in Bath, they move into a comparatively isolated and rundown cottage ... more >

November 13, 2023

Review: Ghosts of Greenglass House: A Greenglass House Story #2 by Kate Milford

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsFantasy / Greenglass House / middle grade / mystery / POC / Smugglers1 Comments

Welcome to the irresistible world of Greenglass House, where thirteen-year-old Milo is spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious map and ... more >

August 28, 2023

Review: Greenglass House (Greenglass House #1) by Kate Milford

SiriusB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsGreenglass House / middle grade / mystery / Small-Town / SmugglersComments Off on Review: Greenglass House (Greenglass House #1) by Kate Milford

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It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo’s ... more >

February 27, 2021

REVIEW: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews#ownvoices / aliens / bigotry / environmentalism / far future / LGBTQIAP+ / POC / Science Fiction / SF / Smugglers / students5 Comments

Dear Charlie Jane Anders, This book takes place on a January, a tidally locked planet, meaning that one side of the planet always faces the sun and on the other side it’s always dark. In the small temperate zone where night and day meet lies Xiosphant, a city of people ... more >

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