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Love was the last thing on their minds

Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

December 21, 2020 by teresaelectro 6 Comments

Romance has been a great salve for the general pandemic malaise. I’ve been loving own voices books featuring Black protagonists finding love, even when it was absolutely the last thing on their minds. These three novels all written by Black women were refreshing and reminded me why I love this genre. I absolutely love reading about an independent woman who falls in love with a sexy man who has his act together. I picked up Destiny’s Captive by Beverly Jenkins from the library. I had […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Beverly Jenkins, Contemporary Romance, Cuba, destinys captive, enemies to lovers, Farrah Rochon, historical romance, jasmine guillory, Office Romance, pirates, The Boyfriend Project, The Proposal

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Beverly Jenkins, Contemporary Romance, Cuba, destinys captive, enemies to lovers, Farrah Rochon, historical romance, jasmine guillory, Office Romance, pirates, The Boyfriend Project, The Proposal ·
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A Bit Mellow for a Smuggling Pirate Heroine

Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins

September 6, 2020 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: UnCannon I picked this one up because it came up a while back on The Ripped Bodice’s Instagram as a recommendation for one of their summer bingo categories (I am not participating in that bingo, one is enough). I read Indigo a few years ago, and appreciated how well researched and educational it was; since then I have seen Beverly Jenkins comment once in a while on Twitter and have always meant to check out another one of her novels. This one was […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 19th Century America, Beverly Jenkins, cbr12bingo, destinys captive, historical romance

Jen K's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 19th Century America, Beverly Jenkins, cbr12bingo, destinys captive, historical romance ·
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