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September 12, 2022

REVIEW: Fearless by Shira Glassman

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscontemporary f/f romance / f/f romance / Jewish characters / lesbian romance / mothers and daughters / Musicians / older MCs / short-story / single mother / sweet romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Fearless by Shira Glassman

A newly out-of-the-closet band mom falls for an orchestra teacher while snowed in at All-State. Lana Novak hasn’t played violin in over twenty years, her musical life these days confined to being a devoted band mom to her clarinet whiz daughter Robin. She didn’t think she could get back into ... more >

November 4, 2021

REVIEW: The Cowboy’s Christmas by Jeannie Watt

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / cowboy / family relationships / Montana / ranch / sweet romance / Widowed Heroine3 Comments

Christmas in Marietta, Montana, is a season of magic and second chances… Wayward cowboy Quinn Harding doesn’t have a secret—he is a secret. Or he was until his rancher brothers learned of his existence and insisted on meeting up. But Quinn’s reluctant—he’s always been a lone cowboy, enjoying his quiet ... more >

November 1, 2021

REVIEW: Twelve Dates of Christmas by Charlee James

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscategory length / Christmas / Contemporary / Holiday / introvert / shy hero / sweet romance4 Comments

She’s fallen for her own fantasy…will a real future with him be enough? Bored by years of underwhelming dating experiences, copywriter Grace McGovern combines her love of Christmas and her longing for romance into the ultimate romance novel—where the heroine is swept off her feet one Christmas by tender, thoughtful, ... more >

July 5, 2019

REVIEW: The Swynden Necklace by Mira Stables

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / Bath / class differences / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Georgian / Historical / sweet romance13 Comments

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She only knew that she was his to command; that her body thrilled to his lightest touch, her heart leapt at his smile; and that he was not for her. Honor Fenton was lovely, but penniless. There seemed to be little in her future but spinster-hood. Then one day she ... more >

May 28, 2019

REVIEW: A Vicarage Homecoming by Kate Hewitt

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / faith / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite / sweet romance / unplanned-pregnancy / veterinarian3 Comments

Can she find happiness and love in the place she once only wanted to leave? As the youngest Holley sister, Miriam has always been a bit of a rebel. After spending several years backpacking through Europe and Australia, she’s now back home… unemployed and pregnant, with no boyfriend or husband ... more >

November 5, 2018

REVIEW: Clarissa and the Poor Relations by Alicia Cameron

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / England / female friendship / Historical / Regency / sweet romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Clarissa and the Poor Relations by Alicia Cameron

In Regency England Mrs Thorne’s School for Young Ladies is about to close due to the death of young Clarissa’s mother a year ago.This leaves eighteen-year-old Clarissa Thorne and her three school mistress friends no option but to return to the bosom of their families as despised ‘poor relations’ – ... more >

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