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January 22, 2026

Review: One Man’s Trash (The Heretic Doms #1) by Marie Sexton

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsBDSM / contemporary m/m romance / traumatic-pastComments Off on Review: One Man’s Trash (The Heretic Doms #1) by Marie Sexton

After four tours in Afghanistan, Warren Groves couldn’t settle into civilian life. For the last twelve years, he’s survived by working odd and often illegal jobs for some of Denver’s less fortunate. His personal life is equally unsatisfactory. He can barely remember the last time he had sex, let alone ... more >

January 6, 2026

REVIEW: Fire Must Burn (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery Book 8) by Allison Montclair

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / female friendship / flashbacks / Historical / London / matchmakers / mystery / Post WWII / traumatic-past4 Comments

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as being dragged into a spy mission isn’t going to stop them! Sparks fly when an old friend ... more >

February 4, 2025

REVIEW: An Excellent Thing in a Woman (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery Book 7) by Allison Montclair

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / female friendship / Historical / London / matchmakers / murder mystery / Post WWII / traumatic-past9 Comments

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The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as a murder investigation isn’t going to stop them! London, 1947. Spirited Miss Iris Sparks and ever-practical Mrs ... more >

September 24, 2024

REVIEW: The Night Before Christmas by Nicola Knight

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Dark / dysfunctional family / England / holiday setting / self discovery / self doubt / traumatic-pastComments Off on REVIEW: The Night Before Christmas by Nicola Knight

Felicity Brooks is a bit of a Scrooge—but when she meets a man dressed as a giant penguin on Christmas Eve, could it spell a change of heart? The ridiculous music. The excessive presents. The stupid Christmas sweaters. Felicity wants nothing more than to escape it all, and she pounces ... more >

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November 23, 2022

What Janine is Reading: K.D. Edwards’ Tarot Sequence Series

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Readsalternate Nantucket / contemporary fantasy / LGBTQIAP+ / m/m / Magic / plot twists / political intrigue / rape survivor / Reading lists / The Tarot Sequence / traumatic-past / Urban-Fantasy12 Comments

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Back in springtime I started fretting how few good 2022 books I’d read. I keep track of these things because I want to have a half decent best-of-the-year list by the end of the year. By early July, I only had two. Less than five books do not a list ... more >

July 26, 2022

REVIEW: The Unkept Woman: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison Montclair

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsA Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / dysfunctional family / female friendship / Historical / London / mental health / murder / Post WWII / traumatic-past5 Comments

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The Right Sort Marriage Bureau was founded in 1946 by two disparate individuals – Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge (whose husband was killed in the recent World War) and Miss Iris Sparks who worked as an intelligence agent during the recent conflict, though this is not discussed. While the agency flourishes in ... more >

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