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August 25, 2020

REVIEW: Better than People by Roan Parrish

KaetrinB Reviews / Book Reviewsanxiety / cats / Contemporary / dogs / m/m romance / queer / Wyoming2 Comments

CW: Severe anxiety and panic attacks Dear Roan Parrish, Jack Matheson is an illustrator who has been unable to draw for eight months after a trusted friend’s betrayal. He’s in a bit of a funk and my impression was he wasn’t all that happy with himself about it but didn’t ... more >

April 23, 2013

REVIEW: Too Hot to Handle by Victoria Dahl

JayneC ReviewsContemporary / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Wyoming7 Comments

This good girl’s going bad…. Merry Kade has always been the good girl. The best friend. The one who patiently waits for the guy to notice her. Well, no more. Merry has just scored her dream job, and it’s time for her life to change. As the new curator of ... more >

September 5, 2012

REVIEW: The Last Renegade by Jo Goodman

JaneB- ReviewsHistorical / secrets / western / Wyoming5 Comments

Dear Ms. Goodman: Your books always present a challenge for me to review because oftentimes the plot is a mystery and thus delving into the story can ruin the surprise for many readers. The Last Renegade is one of those types of stories.  Set in Wyoming Territory, 1888, Lorraine Berry ... more >

Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James
June 29, 2011

REVIEW: Saddled and Spurred by Lorelei James

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- ReviewsContemporary / cowboy / Explicit-Sex / opposites attract / Penguin / Wyoming19 Comments

Dear Ms. James, A quick look at your other book titles and I see the pattern of “wink, wink, nudge, nudge” references to sex, especially of the raunchy variety. “Saddled and Spurred” will certainly not break this mold. So, what made me want to read it? I’d heard your name ... more >

May 21, 2007

REVIEW: Shadow Hawk by Jill Shalvis

JaneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Harlequin-Blaze / Jill-Shalvis / workplace-romance / Wyoming2 Comments

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I can’t exactly recreate how I found your book, but I did a websearch about something, ended up at your site and read the excerpt for Shadow Hawk which led me directly to Harlequin’s website. I thanked the internet gods and Malle Valik for offering up the ... more >

July 15, 2006

REVIEW: Angels Fall by Nora Roberts

JaneB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsChef / Nora-Roberts / Writer / Wyoming12 Comments

Dear Ms. Roberts: Thanks for stopping by. How fortuitous since I picked up your book at Costco ($14.19) and read it this week. Angels Fall features Reece Gilmore, a young woman who suffered a terrible emotional trauma in Boston as she was just embarking on a career as a chef ... more >

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