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June 14, 2024

REVIEW: One of a Kind by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsADHD / animals / class differences / Contemporary / friends become lovers / rescue / thriller / Yorkshire2 Comments

A long-held secret, and a beautiful heart hoping to be understood. Cressida Tarbet loves her job at an animal rescue centre, even if it means she’s resigned herself to scrimping to make ends meet – a lifestyle far removed from her best friend Ivo’s, in his ancestral gatehouse stuffed with ... more >

April 18, 2024

REVIEW: The Sixth Henry by Caroline Warfield

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDuke / family feuds / novella / Regency / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: The Sixth Henry by Caroline Warfield

The passion of red—the sweetness of white. Together they may create a love for the ages. When Henry Bradley, sixth of that name, is suddenly elevated to Duke of Roseleigh, he finds the responsibilities almost outweigh the privileges. Beset by litigious neighbors, needy tenants, and nagging relatives, he also endures ... more >

March 14, 2024

REVIEW: Miss Plum and Miss Penny by Dorothy Evelyn Smith

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / British humor / dark humor / Historical / Historical fiction / self discovery / slice of village life / sly humor / Yorkshire3 Comments

“I do not anticipate for one moment that Miss Plum has been murdered, though I should have some slight sympathy with her assassin if she had.” Miss Penny is a middle-aged spinster living a cheerful, contented life, complete with perfect housekeeper, in an idyllic English village. Her romantic life consists ... more >

March 8, 2024

REVIEW: Sunset at Embthwaite Farm (The Mowbray Sisters Book 3) by Kate Hewitt

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadultery / Contemporary / death / dysfunctional family / family relationships / fathers and daughters / grief / mental health / mothers and daughters / older characters / The Mowbray Sisters / Yorkshire1 Comments

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When Anna Mowbray receives a curt message from one of her estranged daughters that her ex-husband–a silent and surly Yorkshire farmer –is dying, she realizes it’s time to return home. Twelve years ago when her daughters were mostly grown, Anna walked away from Embthwaite Farm with no plan except to ... more >

November 10, 2023

REVIEW: Good Taste by Caroline Scott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / author / cooking / England / fathers and daughters / Historical / self discovery / sexual harassment / Womens-Fiction / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: Good Taste by Caroline Scott

You can tell a lot about a person from what they like to eat… England in 1932 is in the grip of the Great Depression. Author of a much-loved but not very successful biography, Stella Douglas is a bit depressed herself. When she’s summoned to see her editor in London, ... more >

November 9, 2023

REVIEW: Christmas at Embthwaite Farm (The Mowbray Sisters Book 2) by Kate Hewitt

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbaker / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / estranged family / family relationships / self doubt / The Mowbray Sisters / Yorkshire4 Comments

Welcome to Embthwaite Farm, a charming English home in North Yorkshire, belonging to the fractured Mowbray family… With older sister Rachel home to help run the family farm and navigate their father’s terminal illness, Harriet Mowbray feels untethered, yet surprisingly free. She wants to embrace her future but continually trips ... more >

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