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January 13, 2022

REVIEW: The Bones of the Old Ones by Howard Andrew Jones

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / fantasy adventure / First-Person / friendship / Historical / Islam / Middle East / Muslim / POC / scholar / Soldier / sorcerer / swashbuckler4 Comments

As a snowfall blankets 8th century Mosul, a Persian noblewoman arrives at the home of the scholar Dabir and his friend the swordsman Captain Asim. Najya has escaped from a dangerous cabal that has ensorcelled her to track down ancient magical tools of tremendous power, the bones of the old ... more >

March 18, 2021

REVIEW: The Desert of Souls by Howard Andrew Jones

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsdjinn / Fantasy / First-Person / Islam / Magian / Middle East / Muslim / POC / scholar / Soldier / swashbuckler2 Comments

The glittering tradition of sword-and-sorcery sweeps into the sands of ancient Arabia with the heart-stopping speed of a whirling dervish in this thrilling debut novel from new talent Howard Andrew Jones In 8th century Baghdad, a stranger pleads with the vizier to safeguard the bejeweled treasure he carries, but he ... more >

January 21, 2015

REVIEW: The Marigold Chain by Stella Riley

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads17th-century / marriage-of-convenience / Restoration England / Royal-Navy / Stuart-England / swashbuckler / War / Military19 Comments

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It is 1666 – the year when people who take prophecy seriously believe that the world is going to end. For Chloe Herveaux – twenty years old, half-French and practical – marriage to wild, unpredictable Alex Deveril offers escape from a home she hates. For Alex, it is a refuge ... more >

July 18, 2014

REVIEW: Beauvallet by Georgette Heyer

JayneA- Reviews / Recommended Reads16th-century / Historical / privateer / Spain / swashbuckler / Tudor-England18 Comments

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Dear Readers, If you’ve never read anything by Georgette Heyer beyond her Regencies, or you’re not interested in prissy Regencies, preferring action and adventure, then do yourself a favor and try this one. It might be that because my introduction to Heyer was through her Georgians and Beauvallet that this ... more >

February 22, 2014

REVIEW: The Waters of Eternity by Howard Andrew Jones

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAnthology / Fantasy / Middle East / mystery / POC / short stories / swashbuckler3 Comments

Venture into the time of the Arabian Nights with stalwart Captain Asim and the brilliant Dabir as they hunt an unseen killer that craves only the eyes of his victims, and pursue a dark entity haunting the halls of an opulent mansion. Ride with them on a desperate journey to ... more >

February 22, 2013

REVIEW: The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Comedy / Georgian / older heroine and hero / swashbuckler32 Comments

Dear Readers, We did a series of reviews of Georgette Heyer novels here last year and it dawned on me just how many I hadn’t read. A recent comment here about this book mentioned that it was funny and when I remembered that it is a Georgian, that made up ... more >

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