Jun 30 2006
Non Sequitur of the Week
Sometimes sequels are best left unwritten
Jun 30 2006
REVIEW: Sex with Your Ex by Dakota Cassidy
Jun 29 2006
REVIEW: Pure Sex by Lucinda Betts, B. Edwards, Sasha White
Dear Authors: I’ll be straight up and cut to the chase. This is the first anthology I have liked in a . . . . well, I can’t remember the last time I really enjoyed an anthology. Even though there were some quibbles I had with each story, overall, I felt that they were hot, [...]
Jun 29 2006
Requiescat in Pace: Jim Baen
Jim Baen passed away from a stroke last night. For those in the reader world who don’t know Jim Baen, he’s responsible for discovering authors like Lois McMasters Bujold. Would we be the beneficiaries of Miles Vorkosigan if not for Jim Baen? Who knows. Baen Books was a visionary in the ebook market. Jim offered [...]
Jun 29 2006
REVIEW: Tall, Dark and Dead by Tate Hallaway
Dear Ms. Hallaway, The cartoon cover, the back blurb and lots of the reviews/descriptions at Amazon would lead people to think this is a comedic Vamp Lit. Let me tell readers that it’s not. There are a few humorous jokes and situations but for the most part, you’ve made this book pretty serious. Garnet Lacey [...]
Jun 28 2006
REVIEW: Crazy Love by Tara Janzen
Dear Ms. Janzen: Work has been kicking my ass and your book was to be my reward. Some fucking reward. Your Steele Street/SDF series has been a fun and sexy ride up until now. In this latest entry, your fun and sex took a back seat to cheesecloth plots, inconsistent characters, and half finished ideas. [...]
Jun 28 2006
REVIEW: Sucks to be You by Sahara Kelly
Dear Ms. Kelly, What a great title! I had gotten this book last year just because of it and my review of Changeling Press made me want to pull it out, or rather pull it up on the computer, and finally read it. I’m so glad I did. Toni and her best friend Mercedes are [...]
Jun 27 2006
REVIEW: Dark Need by Lynn Viehl
Dear Ms. Viehl: I have pondered this book for a week now uncertain of what to write. Over the course of the past week, I’ve tossed around arguments in my head about what didn’t work for me in the story and why I am still excited about the series. It comes down to this. I [...]
Jun 27 2006
REVIEW: Blunder Woman by Dakota Cassidy
Dear Ms. Cassidy, I needed to pick a Changeling Press book for my epublisher review and yours caught my eye. I’m still not quite sure about the cover art (what happened to the heroine’s head?) but the book is great fun. Kind of “The Incredibles” crossed with a romance book. Kennedy Smith isn’t quite sure [...]
Jun 26 2006
REVIEW: CB- Chase for an Angel by Christy Poff
Dear Mrs. Poff, I tried. I really tried to finish Chase for an Angel. But I just couldn’t. The book starts too slowly with a whole chapter of flashback. Then your style, more telling than showing, distanced me from the characters and the story. Then you separate the hero and heroine for years. The way [...]
Jun 26 2006
Amber Quill Contest Winners
Amber Quill Winners are announced. When we did our ebook weekly review of Amber Quill’s post, Amber Quill offered up two free books to dearauthor readers. Those readers have been picked by AmberQuill and the readers will receive their free books today. #34 — Keishon: Smuggler’s Bride by Darlene Marshall #177 — Phyllis P: A [...]
Jun 26 2006
The Shatnerization of Romance Books
On Friday, I posted a video of David Hasselhoff in a terribly cheesy music video. The video is quite entertaining from an “I can’t believe this is real” sort of way. Perhaps this video is so over the top that it is actually good. Perhaps this is the Shatner effect, where something uncool hits the [...]
Jun 25 2006
REVIEW: Ebook Weekly: Changeling Press, LLC Review
DISCOUNT! Changeling Press is offering DearAuthor readers a discount. The promo code is DearAuthor06 and is for 5% off a total purchase, good only once. Check out their offerings and save some moolah while doing it! Changeling Press, LLC opened its edoors in 2004. It publishes erotic short stories and novellas. It also has an [...]
Jun 25 2006
Ebook Weekly: Diary of Ebook Reader, Episode No. 1
This week we are featuring a new ebook reader. Keishon of AvidBookReader is a very new ebook reader and I was curious to see why she took the plunge. How did you become interested in reading ebooks? I’d had a interest in reading ebooks when I started to think about the advantages of having them. [...]
Jun 24 2006
REVIEW: Red Adam’s Lady by Grace Ingram
Dear. Ms Ingram, How I wish you’d written more books. I’d read posts touting Red Adam’s Lady and due to the generosity of another Avid Reader (thanks Keishon!), I got my hands on a copy of it. Depending on how readers like their realism, this one might be worth it though. It really gives a [...]
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