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January 29, 2025

REVIEW: Night of a Thousand Darlas by Brooke Abrams

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsactors / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / mothers and daughters / romantic-elements / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Night of a Thousand Darlas by Brooke Abrams

Liza Day’s mother isn’t dead, but leave it to Darla Day to throw herself a funeral anyway. It’s the kind of attention grab Liza left behind to build a quiet life for herself and her rebellious teenage daughter, Avery. But between her students discovering her old daytime TV show—putting her ... more >

January 15, 2025

REVIEW: Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / divorce / First-Person / Historical / Maryland / politics / strong women / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino

A wronged wife goes toe to toe with her cheating husband at the polls in this hilarious and heart-lifting novel by the bestselling author of Don’t Forget to Write. It’s a doozy of a bad day for Beverly Diamond when she catches her husband, Larry, in a compromising position with ... more >

January 13, 2025

REVIEW: Harvest Season (The Old Bridge Inn Series) by Annick Trent

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsf/f romance / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / The Old Bridge Inn Series / Womens-Fiction / working class4 Comments

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A standalone F/F historical romance Lowri has spent the past month bringing in the harvest and daydreaming about her one-night stand with Eliza, barmaid at the Blue Boar. When the two women meet again, the spark between them is as strong as ever, but they cannot immediately act upon it: ... more >

September 25, 2024

REVIEW: A Golden Life by Ginny Kubitz Moyer

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsactress / Boss-Secretary / fathers and daughters / Historical / Historical fiction / Hollywood Golden Age / self discovery / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: A Golden Life by Ginny Kubitz Moyer

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Embark on a journey to 1930s California in Ginny Kubitz Moyer’s spellbinding historical novel in which a woman must choose between friendship and her own secrets. It’s 1938, and twenty-five-year-old secretary Frances Healey is ready for a fresh start. Hoping to forget her painful past, she takes a job working ... more >

August 5, 2024

REVIEW: The Wedding People by Alison Espach

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / dark humor / depression / Fiction / infertility / older characters / Rhode Island / self discovery / wedding / Womens-Fiction15 Comments

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. ... more >

June 28, 2024

REVIEW: The Road Before Us: (A Route 66 Novel of Reconciliation and Romance) by Janine Rosche

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / 2000s / Contemporary / fathers and daughters / inspirational / road trip / road-romance / self discovery / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Road Before Us: (A Route 66 Novel of Reconciliation and Romance) by Janine Rosche

How far would you go to fix the mistakes you’ve made and regain the trust you lost? For Jade Jessup, the answer is 2,448 miles. Once one of Chicago’s significant financial advisors, Jade lost her credibility when her fiancé (and coworker) stole millions of dollars from their clients in a ... more >

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