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April 3, 2017

REVIEW: Little Teashop of Horrors by Jane Lovering

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschild abuse / Contemporary / England / falconry / Ugly Duckling / Yorkshire9 Comments

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Secrets, lies, carrot cake – and an owl called Skrillex! Amy Knowles has always been the plain sidekick to her pretty best friend Jules. And whilst the tearoom they both work in on the Monkpark Hall estate in Yorkshire is not exactly awash with eligible bachelors, it’s obvious where the ... more >

August 17, 2016

REVIEW: For Richer, For Poorer: Love & Adventure in Regency England by Valerie Holmes

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / England / Historical / lawyer / law related / Regency / retired military / Yorkshire2 Comments

England, 1815 London barrister and gentleman, Jerome Fender, has just returned to England after five years as a Captain in the killing fields of the Napoleonic Wars. With the harrowing scenes of battle still haunting his every thought, he sets out to start a new life and to find a ... more >

August 15, 2016

REVIEW: Devices & Desires by Pamela Sherwood

JanineA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / friends-to-lovers / historical romance / Late Victorian / lawyer / law related / Yorkshire2 Comments

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Dear Ms. Sherwood, I’ve been slowly working my way through your oeuvre because I like your voice. Devices & Desires, your latest historical romance set in 1888 England, is the first of your books to hit it out of the park for me. Just before reading it, I read and ... more >

August 9, 2016

REVIEW: The Advent of Lady Madeline by Pamela Sherwood

JanineB ReviewsChristmas / historical romance / Late Victorian / theater / viscount / Yorkshire4 Comments

Dear. Ms. Sherwood, I bought this 109-page Christmas novella around the holidays and it sat on my kindle until July, when I decided to read it. The novella, set in England a bit before Christmas of 1879, begins with a conversation between Hugo Lowell, Viscount Saxby, and his sister, Charley. ... more >

July 1, 2016

REVIEW: Can’t Buy Me Love by Jane Lovering

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / family relationships / First-Person / self discovery / Yorkshire4 Comments

Is it all too good to be true? When Willow runs into her old university crush, Luke, she’s a new woman with a new look – not to mention a little bit more cash after a rather substantial inheritance. Could she be lucky enough to score a fortune and her ... more >

April 14, 2016

REVIEW: To Have and to Hold by Valerie Holmes

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscommoners / England / Historical / novella / Regency / social unrest / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: To Have and to Hold by Valerie Holmes

Laura Pennington is the daughter of a wealthy man. Her parents think it is time for her to marry, but they are concerned. Laura likes to take long walks by herself, and doesn’t quite fit in. Laura’s father, Obadiah, thinks local mill owner Daniel Traunt is the perfect husband for ... more >

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