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March 9, 2020

REVIEW: Freedom’s Price: Colonial America Frontier Historical Romance by Jenna Kernan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / American historical / Farmer / Historical / indenture / Virginia6 Comments

Gritty, sweeping tale of love, resilience and tenacity in the New World wilds of Virginia. To survive on his newly cleared land outside Jamestown, Thomas Deed needs a field hand, not a wet-nurse. But instead of doing the rational thing, he fulfils a deathbed promise to protect his sister’s son, ... more >

May 30, 2018

REVIEW: Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn

JanineB- Reviews / C+ Reviewscareers / Contemporary / corporate recruiter / family relationships / home improvement / Scientist / Virginia2 Comments

Dear Ms. Clayborn, Your Chance of a Lifetime series, about three women who split lottery winnings from a single ticket, came to my attention recently. I purchased your debut, Beginner’s Luck, after a reader in my Goodreads timeline raved about its sequel. Beginner’s Luck is the story of Ekaterina “Kit” ... more >

February 16, 2015

REVIEW: Heartsick by Caitlin Sinead

JiaC ReviewsCarina Press / first person present tense / Love-Triangle / mystery/suspense / New Adult / Virginia2 Comments

Dear Ms. Sinead, Your debut novel, Heartsick, falls into that category of new adult novels that pushes beyond the college-set contemporary romance glut the category’s fallen into. It still has the classic elements, complete with a love triangle, but it adds a mystery component and maybe a whiff of the apocalyptic. ... more >

September 12, 2013

REVIEW: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

WillafulB Reviewsclass / friendship / Love-Triangle / Small-Town / Urban-Fantasy / Virginia / Young-Adult7 Comments

Note: I’m attempting to be vague on plot details to avoid spoilers for both this book and The Raven Boys, however I strongly recommend they be read in order. Dear Ms. Stiefvater: Those who have read the young adult urban fantasy The Raven Boys, know that it ends on a ... more >

August 22, 2012

REVIEW: Beloved Enemy by Mary Schaller

JayneB- Reviews / F Reviewsenemies to lovers / Harlequin Historical / Virginia / War / Military4 Comments

Dear Ms. Schaller, When I was looking at the Harlequin Historicals for this past April, this cover seemed familiar to me. The generic blurb rang vague bells. Looking back through my reading list, I discovered why. It was first published in 2004 and I had read it then. Curious to ... more >

Turn It Up by Inez Kelley
August 15, 2011

REVIEW: Turn It Up by Inez Kelley

JaneB- Reviews / C+ ReviewsCarina Press / friends-to-lovers / medical romance / Virginia13 Comments

Dear Ms. Kelley: My feelings at the end of this book were ambivalent.  I liked a lot of it, but there were significant parts of the story that gave me pause.  Sebastian and Charlie have been best friends for six years.  They’ve seen each other through some difficult times and ... more >

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