Feb 2 2011
Feeling tired lately? Have you considered the possibility vampires are feeding on you, then wiping your memory? Neither have most of the residents of Seattle, but maybe they should, especially Mackenzie Foster-Shaw, whose rare, irresistible blood type makes her extra vulnerable. She only knows that a family history of unexplained disappearances is bound to catch(…)
Jan 5 2011
Really, it's no big deal, postponing the honeymoon a few days. Laura's a contemporary woman, and sometimes the traditional rituals just aren't convenient. But on her wedding night, her pilgrim soul voyages to an age when ritual and tradition rule. Channeled into the body of Irish revolutionary Maud Gonne, Laura becomes the muse and soul-mate(…)
Sep 2 2010
M.K. Hobson calls it "bustlepunk": a nineteenth century America in which military warlocks serve in President Grant's Secret Service, zombies labor in gold mines, and spells can be mail-ordered from the magical equivalent of Sears & Roebuck. That mass-produced magic is about to put hometown witch Emily Edwards out of business, however, and a lavender-laced(…)
Jul 29 2010
Yesterday the authors nominated in RWA's Best First Book category discussed their debut books; today the interviews conclude with a look into their lives as writers. For example, a lot of "first" books – aren't, exactly. Read on, and leave a comment for a chance to win. How you reacted to or celebrated your Rita(…)
Jul 7 2010
Alyson: After reading Jayne's review of A Ruined Season, I was interested in other romances published by the same company (Hale Publishing). Beverley's second book provided the opportunity. The initial premise of this historical, a woman who must fight for custody of her child after being declared "unfit," seemed to have contemporary overtones, but at(…)
Mar 24 2010
"I couldn't sell Taken by Storm pre-Twilight," says Angela Morrison of her YA debut. It's not hard to imagine the factors that made the novel a tough sell: a multi-genre narrative that combines poetry, first-person, and IMs; loads of sexual tension that exclude it from the inspirational market even though one of the main characters(…)
Mar 8 2010
When it comes to careers, neither the hero nor the heroine of Lorelie Brown's Jazz Baby have quite "found bliss." Micah is a Prohibition enforcement agent, disillusioned by the realities of his job; Kate runs a swanky speak-easy she inherited rather than chose. It's a set-up for a star-crossed lovers story, Jazz Age style, complete(…)
Feb 10 2010
The Dear Author Intro Interview: Kaki Warner, Author of Pieces of Sky The hero hunts down his enemy, learns the truth, serves up revenge: not a bad final climax for the average novel. If it's Pieces of Sky you're reading, however, you're only midway through the pages, and Kaki Warner has lots more story to(…)
Jan 18 2010
We've all had that moment-’a crystalline realization that our lives have somehow spun way out of control. For Jackie Brighton, a docile museum docent who finds herself resurrected as a succubus in the middle of a vampire-angel showdown, that moment sounds like this: I'm in the basement of a club with a porn star and(…)
Dec 9 2009
Alyson H. brings Dear Author occasional interviews with newly-published authors. If you are an author with your first (or perhaps second) novel coming out, and you’d like to be considered for an interview, send your name, web information, and release date to DAintrointerview at gmail dot com. **** I went looking for a straight-up contemporary(…)
Sep 24 2009
Welcome to a new feature at Dear Author: the Intro Interview. Alyson H. will bring us occasional interviews with newly-published authors. If you are an author with your first (or perhaps second) novel coming out, and you’d like to be considered for an interview, send your name, web information, and release date to DAintrointerview at(…)
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