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March 17, 2020

REVIEW: Blue Skies by Anne Bustard

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren / children's fiction / family relationships / fathers and daughters / middle grade / mothers and daughters / Post WWII / second chance at love / Small-Town / Texas / widow4 Comments

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For fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home, this heartwarming novel tells the story of ten-year-old Glory Bea as she prepares for a miracle of her very own—her father’s return home. Glory Bea Bennett knows that miracles happen in Gladiola, Texas, population 3,421. After all, her grandmother—the best matchmaker in ... more >

February 7, 2020

REVIEW: Dog Park Sweethearts by Sasha Summers

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / Contemporary / dogs / friends-to-lovers / matchmakers / Small Town Romance / TexasComments Off on REVIEW: Dog Park Sweethearts by Sasha Summers

Best friends fur-ever… Autumn Welsh has a full life. Dream job. Loyal dog. Good friends. And a happy family. Or it would be, if she could stop worrying about her dad. He needs to get out, live a little, maybe even find someone special. And she has the perfect woman ... more >

August 29, 2019

JOINT REVIEW: Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfamilies / Hidden Legacy / joint review / magical powers / private investigators / romantic-elements / Texas / UF / Urban-Fantasy35 Comments

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Janine: Wherein Sirius and I discuss the latest Hidden Legacy novel. Let’s jump right. In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Catalina has always been afraid to use ... more >

June 18, 2019

REVIEW: The Colonels’ Texas Promise by Caro Carson

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Military / Military romance / Texas4 Comments

A marriage pact, sixteen years in the making. The vow was simple. If they were single by the time they made lieutenant colonel, they’d marry. On the day of her promotion, Juliet Grayson is at Evan Stephens’s door to ask him to keep his promise. Juliet only needs a father ... more >

June 19, 2018

REVIEW: The Dangerous Thaw of Etta Capstone by Karen J. Hasley

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / American historical / cooking / First-Person / Historical / revenge / strong heroine / Texas / Western RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: The Dangerous Thaw of Etta Capstone by Karen J. Hasley

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“Revenge is very good eaten cold” For most people food serves a purpose and the purpose isn’t complicated. You eat it. But for Etta Capstone it’s not that simple. An excellent cook and the owner of a successful restaurant on the Texas frontier, she’s had years to perfect other uses ... more >

November 7, 2017

REVIEW: Taming Eliza Jane (Gardiner, Texas Book 1) by Shannon Stacey

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / American historical / doctor hero / feminism / Historical / strong heroine / Texas / western5 Comments

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When a man sets out to tame a strong-willed woman, he’d best hang on to his hat. Will Martinson, the town doctor, already has a heap of troubles on his plate, what with a pregnant whore, an ailing friend and a sheriff with a bad habit of shooting people. The ... more >

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