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December 30, 2021

Jayne’s Best of 2021 List

JayneBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists1930s / Alien Hero / Art / Asian characters / Australia / Best of 2021 / best of list / Buddhism / cats / children's book / Contemporary / found family / Historical / Historical fiction / m/m romance / older couple / Older-Woman-/-Younger-Man / picture books / POC / POC author / prison / self discovery / sewing / sports romance / Widowed Heroine / Womens-Fiction / World War II16 Comments

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From space aliens in the form of a cat or a unicorn, to Aussie prisoners, to a Chinese princess, to a 1920s down on her financial luck heroine, to hero determined to save his childhood love or another ready to deck some halls with Christmas cheer, my reading was all ... more >

April 8, 2021

REVIEW: The Closing Bid: Distinguished Gentlemen Series by Elle Wright

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaseball Player / Distinguished Gentlemen Series / novella / POC / POC author / reporter / sports romanceComments Off on REVIEW: The Closing Bid: Distinguished Gentlemen Series by Elle Wright

There were few bright spots in MLB Relief Pitcher Christian Knight’s life, and Mama Peaches was one of them. When she requests his presence at her neighborhood bachelor auction, he agrees—under one condition. His participation must be kept under wraps. He may be one of the best “closers” in the ... more >

August 23, 2019

REVIEW: King & Queen of the Roller Derby (King & Queen series Book 2) by Diane Michaels

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAlternate POV / Coach / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / First-Person / King and Queen series / mechanic / novella / sports romance / Tattoo Artist1 Comments

When love is a full-contact sport, surrender may be the only way to win. Roller derby is more than a place where Amelia can unleash her inner beast. It’s her safe space. And yeah, she gets the irony. Off the track, men have thwarted her every move. So when her ... more >

February 9, 2018

REVIEW: Love Game by Maggie Wells

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCollege basketball / college sports / Contemporary / football / gender equality / gender inequality / Sports / sports romance5 Comments

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She’s earned her position Kate Snyder is at the top of her game. She scored her first national championship at Wolcott University in her undergrad days, and now she’s the coaching legend of the #1 college women’s basketball team. No one knows the meaning of the phrase “work your way ... more >

January 3, 2017

Hard Hitter by Sarina Bowen

JennieB Reviews / B Reviews CategoryBrooklyn Bruisers series / ice hockey / sports romance6 Comments

Dear Ms. Bowen, I’ve read and enjoyed most of your Ivy Years series, so it was natural to move on to the Brooklyn Bruisers series when it began with Rookie Move – the two series are even related! I liked Rookie Move, but not as much as the Ivy Years ... more >

September 12, 2016

REVIEW: Playing It Cool by Amy Andrews

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAustralia / body image / Contemporary / rugby / sports romance5 Comments

Harper Nugent might have a little extra junk in her trunk, but her stepbrother calling her out on it is the last straw… When rugby hottie, Dexter Blake, witnesses the insult, he surprises Harper by asking her out. In front of her dumbass brother. Score! Of course, she knows it’s ... more >

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