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February 28, 2018

REVIEW: One and Only by Jenny Holiday

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsauthor / Canada / Contemporary / former military / military hero / wedding / wounded souls1 Comments

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Miss Responsibility meets Mr. Reckless With her bridezilla friend on a DIY project rampage, bridesmaid Jane Denning will do anything to escape–even if it means babysitting the groom’s troublemaker brother before the wedding. It should be a piece of cake, except the “cake” is a sarcastic former soldier who is ... more >

February 3, 2016

REVIEW: Carolina Dreaming by Virginia Kantra

JayneB Reviewsbaker / Contemporary / convict / North-Carolina / second chance at love / single mother / wounded soulsComments Off on REVIEW: Carolina Dreaming by Virginia Kantra

After escaping a disastrous marriage, bakery owner Jane Clark has convinced herself that she has everything she needs—her precious son, a thriving business, and a roof over her head. But the arrival of a handsome stranger on the island shows her exactly what she’s been missing… The only home Gabe ... more >

Please Don't Stop the Music by Jane Lovering
May 21, 2012

REVIEW: Please Don’t Stop the Music by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / music / wounded souls / Yorkshire6 Comments

This book won the RNA Romance Novel of the Year Award for 2011. The RNA Award is unique because it involves readers, authors and other industry professionals working together to award one book. I thought it would be fun to repost the review. “How much can you hide? Jemima Hutton ... more >

Immortal Hope by Claire Ashgrove
January 24, 2012

REVIEW: Immortal Hope by Claire Ashgrove

JaneD Reviewsfated mates / paranormal romance / wounded souls28 Comments

Dear Ms. Ashgrove: This book came to my attention because someone mentioned that you were the same author as Tori St. Claire. I reviewed your erotic romance, Stripped, earlier this month. Immortal Hope’s world building follows in a long line of paranormal romance books that feature the wounded hero who ... more >

Holiday Kisses Jaci Burton Alison Kent HelenKay Dimon Shannon Stacey
December 9, 2011

REVIEW: Holiday Kisses by Jaci Burton, HelenKay Dimon, Alison Kent, Shannon Stacey

JaneB Reviews / B- Reviews / C ReviewsCarina Press / Christmas Stories / helenkay-dimon / holiday setting / Jaci-Burton / reunited-lovers / Shannon Stacey / Small-Town / unrequited-love / wounded souls4 Comments

This Time Next Year by Alison Kent. Brenna Keating is traveling to her grandmother’s house for their annual Christmas celebration when a storm strikes and she is stranded after she loses control of her vehicle attempting to avoid a deer. A gruff man comes to her rescue and carries her ... more >

November 8, 2007

REVIEW: Widow Woman by Patricia McLinn

JayneB Reviewswestern / wounded souls8 Comments

Dear Ms. McLinn, I know I’m not the only one who’s bemoaned the fact that not too many publishers are looking for good, old fashioned western set stories. This is a reprinted (re-electroned?) version of your book that was originally published in 1998. Now Belgrave House is allowing us western ... more >

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