B Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / African American / Decades: A Journey of African American Romance / education / lawyer / POC / POC author / politics / schools / segregation / strong heroine / teacher / texasNo Comments
Despite legal efforts to integrate schools, black students continue to struggle with separate and unequal environments in 1970. Leo Sullivan, an ambitious mayoral candidate, seeks to close a dark chapter in Overbrook Meadows’ history, but the opposition is fierce. Falling for his campaign manager was never part of the plan. ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1870s / country-set / England / historical romance / illegitimate-child / joint review / ruin / single mother / teacher2 Comments
Because it sounded interesting to both of us, Jayne and I decided to review Eve Pendle’s new long novella / short novel, Once a Fallen Lady, together. — Janine Trigger warning: Content warning: Janine: Although I had some caveats about it, I enjoyed Eve Pendle’s novel, Falling for a Rake. ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / boarding school / England / family relationships / teacher / teaching2 Comments
High Ambo, in England, is the setting. It is winter, and Caroline West—a very human, placid and unexcitable person, has gone there to escape her late husband’s relatives. Like so many good-hearted people, she is immediately put upon. Caroline’s sister Iris comes first, full of impulse and determination to be ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAustria / Biography / England / epistolary / Italy / military hero / non-fiction / Post WWII / teacher3 Comments
Ronnie and Hilda Williams met by chance aged 21 in Lancashire in November 1945, when Ronnie was home on his first leave after fighting in some of the most bitter campaigns of the Second World War in Italy. With the uncertainty of the future and Ronnie’s obligation to return to ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / high-school / older hero/heroine / teacher / weight4 Comments
Their lesson plans didn’t include love. But that’s about to change… When Martin Krause arrives at Rose Owens’s high school, she’s determined to remain chilly with her new colleague. Unfriendly? Maybe. Understandable? Yes, since a loathsome administrator gave Rose’s beloved world history classes to Martin, knowing it would hurt her. ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / disability / England / holiday novella / novella / teacher / Yorkshire4 Comments
A teacher’s life is never easy … especially at Christmas! Working at a tiny village school in rural Yorkshire has its own unique set of challenges – but when teachers Lydia Knight and Jake Immingham are tasked with getting the children to put on a Christmas play for the local ... more >
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