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May 25, 2020

REVIEW x 2: Beach Read by Emily Henry

JanineC- Reviews / D Reviewsabuse survivor / authors / betrayal / book research / Contemporary / Cult / genre divide / Michigan / neighbors / wager4 Comments

Dear Emily Henry, Your debut contemporary romance had what sounded like a fun concept and a great title, so I requested an ARC from the publisher. January Andrews is a newly down-on-her-luck romance novelist. January’s boyfriend, Jacques, has recently dumped her, so she doesn’t have anywhere she can afford to ... more >

August 20, 2014

REVIEW: The Game and the Governess by Kate Noble

JanineB ReviewsEarl / governess / historical romance / wager / Winner Takes All series9 Comments

Dear Ms. Noble, A few friends of mine have been recommending your books to me for a while now, and so this summer I got The Game and the Governess. The novel begins in 1817, at Mrs. Beveridge’s School in Surrey. Phoebe Baker, a young lady educated at the school, ... more >

Knaves' Wager by Loretta Chase
November 21, 2012

REVIEW: Knaves’ Wager by Loretta Chase

JanineA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsLondon / Marquess / Recommended Reads / wager / widow33 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Chase, I’m sure you are familiar with Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th century epistolary novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses. It has been adapted to stage and screen, and the cinematic versions include Dangerous Liaisons, Valmont, and Cruel Intentions, among others. In Les Liaisons dangereuses, the corrupt Vicomte de Valmont wants ... more >

Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney
April 20, 2012

REVIEW: Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney

JanineD ReviewsEarl / Regency England / wager / Wales49 Comments

Dear Ms. Putney, I was a big fan of your books in the 1990s. They came along at a time when I had not read anything like them. If the characters made mistakes or committed wrongs, your books actually examined the of the characters’ motives for doing so in some ... more >

April 22, 2009

REVIEW: Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categoryforced-marriage / Historical Romances / Regency England / wager12 Comments

Dear Ms. Balogh: Then Comes Seduction is the second book in the series of stories about the Huxtable family. This book features the youngest sister, Katherine. Jasper Finley, Baron Montford, is the hero. When the two first enter the scene, Jasper is a rogue who makes a sport of women. ... more >

March 25, 2008

REVIEW: Never Trust a Scoundrel by Gayle Callen

JaneBook Reviews / D Reviewsgambling / Scandal / wager1 Comments

Dear Ms. Callen: I really liked Viscount in Her Bedroom. I appreciate that you try to tackle some serious problems. Viscount featured a blind hero. This one tried to tackle too many issues: gambling, blackmail, a girl who flirts too much, the devastated mother who shuns society, grief, etc. Ultimately, ... more >

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