Jun 23 2011
Dear Ms. Goode, I requested your book from NetGalley because it was labeled LGBT and YA. The pickings are slim for that kind of material there and I’ve been on the lookout for a gay teen romance. Sister Mischief isn’t a romance, but it’s a damned fine YA novel so I wasn’t disappointed. This is going to be a long review,(…)
Jun 23 2011
For Gay Pride week here at DA, I decided to interview a group of my favorite authors and bloggers about creating authentic LGBT characters. Laura Goode, Radclyffe, Georgia Beers, Kirsten Saell, Mfred, and Leah all agreed to answer my questions. Welcome, ladies! Please introduce yourselves. Mfred: I’m Mfred, a queer librarian living and working(…)
May 18 2011
Dear Ms. Grant, You are well-known in the online romance community as Katiebabs of Babbling About Books. I’m a fan of your quirky sense of humor and I appreciate your thoughtful, honest reviews. I wish I could say I enjoyed your books as much as your blog. Since I signed on as a reviewer here(…)
May 11 2011
Dear Ms. Kitt, This is a difficult review to write because I have conflicted feelings about the story. You’re a talented author with a compelling literary voice. Taken isn’t the raunchy smut I expected. Unfortunately, neither is it an “erotic ménage romance” as the Kindle edition clearly states. I checked out your backlist on a(…)
May 3 2011
Dear Ms. Jamieson, Someone who knows I like f/f/m recommended you on Twitter and I’m so glad they did. I’m always on the lookout for well-written stories featuring sexy situations, likeable characters, and some hot girl-on-girl action. Love Me fits the bill nicely. I really enjoyed it. I’ve complained before that f/f/m ménage romance is(…)
Apr 20 2011
Note: This reader emailed me yesterday and wanted to share this story with me. I didn’t think it belonged in the comments even though the topic of this piece is on point. I also thought we should post it today rather than allow another week to pass because of its relevance. Without further ado, from(…)
Mar 30 2011
Dear Mr. Sanchez, I picked up an advanced copy of your book at the San Diego Convention Center after a speaking engagement. I've been meaning to read a GLBT YA and this cover caught my eye. I've heard your name before and I liked the multicultural look of the characters. The blurb on the ARC(…)
Mar 15 2011
I've been putting off writing this post for months! Everyone with an opinion has already weighed in, and we're all sick to death of the subject, but I said I would tackle it so here I am. A day late and a dollar short, as usual. The first thing I want to say is that(…)
Mar 10 2011
Dear Ms. Raand, A friend recommended your lesbian paranormal romance to me when I asked for something new. Although I'm not a big fan of weres/shifters, I've enjoyed several of your earlier books (written as Radclyffe) and I consider myself an adventurous reader. I was eager to try the new pseudonym and new series. Unfortunately,(…)
Feb 15 2011
Heather Massey is a blogger who travels the sea of stars searching for science fiction romance adventures aboard The Galaxy Express. Additionally, she pens a science fiction romance column for LoveLetter, Germany's premier romance magazine. **** The extraordinary heroine exists in all subgenres of romance, but in my opinion, we could use more of them.(…)
Jan 19 2011
Dear Mademoiselle de Lully, Several readers recommended this book to me as the ultimate f/f/m ménage romance. They were all absolutely right. I bought it on Christmas Day (using my new kindle!) and I'm so glad I did. La Bonne was a delight from start to finish. I'm not going to include the back-cover description(…)
Dec 21 2010
Dear Ms. Smith, Thanks for submitting your work to Dear Author. I'd intended to buy this one because the cover is lovely and I was intrigued by the blurb. Cross-dressing heroines are a favorite of mine, followed closely by nursemaid heroines, and this story has both! Even the title, Beguiled, gives off good vibes. Isn't(…)
Dec 1 2010
Dear Ms. Beers, You were recommended to me by a friend on Goodreads, but I almost passed on this book because of the cover. It looks like it's about baking and grandmothers-’and it is. There's more to this story than the cutesy homemade image conveys, however. Starting from Scratch is a deftly written contemporary romance(…)
Nov 18 2010
Goodman is a very favorite author of mine. I know she’s not an author for every reader, but I look forward to each one of her books. Goodman is not much for self promotion and so she sent Robin (aka Janet) 8 ARCs and 8 cover flats for her December release, Marry Me, and asked(…)
Nov 10 2010
Eden Bradley is a bestselling, award-winning author of erotic fiction. Her books have been published by Bantam/Delta, Harlequin Spice, Berkley Heat, Samhain, Phaze, and others. In addition to The Lovers, she has a second November release, Pleasure's Edge, written as Eve Berlin. Eden, thanks so much for accepting my invitation to be interviewed here at(…)
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