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March 27, 2025

REVIEW: The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree by India Hayford

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / dysfunctional family / family relationships / PTSD / revenge / Southern Gothic / strong women / war veterans2 Comments

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Genevieve Charbonneau talks to ghosts and has a special relationship with rattlesnakes. In her travels, she’s wandered throughout the South, escaping a mental hospital in Alabama, working for a Louisiana circus, and dancing at a hoochy-kootch in Texas. Now for the first time in a decade, she’s allowed her winding ... more >

February 2, 2024

REVIEW: The Excitements by CJ Wray

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Contemporary / Fiction / Historical fiction / older MCs / revenge / sisters / thief / thriller / timeline / veterans / War / Military / war veterans / World War II9 Comments

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A brilliant and witty drama about two brave female World War II veterans who survived the unthinkable without ever losing their killer instinct…or their joie de vivre. Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain’s most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their late nineties, Josephine and Penny are in huge demand, ... more >

March 21, 2017

REVIEW: All I Am by Nicole Helm

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dogs / opposites attract / veteran / virgin hero / war veterans5 Comments

Recovering from his time in Afghanistan, Wes Stone prefers the company of his dogs and himself. People, especially of the female variety, are…difficult. He appreciates that Cara Pruitt doesn’t treat him like an invalid, but hiring the party girl of New Benton to help out with his dog treat business ... more >

March 29, 2015

REVIEW: One Night with Her Bachelor by Kat Latham

JayneB ReviewsContemporary / disability / retired military / war veterans7 Comments

Bid on a date with this wounded warrior for an unforgettable night of adventure. Aim high—and bid higher!—because no one comes close to local hero Gabriel Morales. Molly Dekker hates being the town charity case, but when her son Josh is seriously injured she has no choice. She lets her ... more >

June 20, 2014

REVIEW: City of Soldiers by Sam Burke

SiriusB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsasexual character / contemporary gay love story / m/m romance / mystery / war veterans8 Comments

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Sean Gordon returns from the war in Afghanistan with a bad leg, no job, and a heart grieving for lost friends. Lonely and searching, he’s interested in exploring his submissive side but can’t even tell his own family he’s gay. He’s unable to find a strong man to fulfill his ... more >

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