May 12 2013
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies established this young writer as one the most brilliant of her generation. Her stories are one of the very few debut works — and only a handful of collections — to have won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Among(…)
May 12 2013
At the beginning of the year, rumors started at Barnes & Noble would be looking to spin off its Nook Media entirely. Len Riggio, the chairman of Barnes & Noble, express interest in buying back the retail arm. Over 95% of the retail stores are profitable and Barnes & Noble is increasing profitability by refusing(…)
May 12 2013
Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. Thea’s mouth dropped open as the bank of monitors in(…)
May 11 2013
Never to Late by Amara Royce. $ 1.99 at Amazon and Google Play From the Jacket Copy: Description Expect the unexpected, especially in a room filled with books… Honoria Duchamp is well aware that men often consider widows easy prey for the role of mistress. What else could explain the attentions of handsome Lord Devin,(…)
May 11 2013
Dear Ms. Meader: On the plus side, this is NOT a small town contemporary. Cue cheers. It’s an entirely serviceable story set in Chicago with a believable plot and likeable characters but for some reason I didn’t love it like I thought I would. This is totally a case of “It’s not you, it’s me.”(…)
May 11 2013
Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. The pounding on the door startled Megan, but she leapt(…)
May 10 2013
Starting noon today until Sunday night, all print & e-books are 50% off at http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/! Use promo code ILOVEMOM. Samhain Publishing Ltd. is having a contest, stop by to win a Kindle or a $75 Amazon gift card. http://t.co/gUkpz6OJnM Wicked in Your Arms by Sophie Jordan. $Free today only. From Jacket Copy: Overview One of(…)
May 10 2013
Dear Ms. Bliss: This was such an interesting plotline. Juliet Browne has been playing the mournful fiancee to presumed dead SAS soldier Lee Davis. But Davis comes back to life and confronts Browne because not only is she not his fiancee, she turned him down when he asked her. And now she is living in(…)
May 9 2013
Enslaved by Shoshanna Evers. $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: From a red-hot erotica writer comes an original eBook—a sensual romp across the playgrounds of the unbelievably rich and extremely sexy. Elisabeth Anderson has seen Trevor and his friends at the infamous Manhattan BDSM club WhipperSnapper, where everyone calls them the BAD Boys, for “Billionaire(…)
May 8 2013
The Chieftain by Margaret Mallory. $ 3.49 From the Jacket Copy: Overview Connor, chieftain of the MacDonalds of Sleat, holds the fate of his people in his hands. Rival clans are plotting to take over his lands, and duty determines whom he will fight, trust . . . even marry. Seeking guidance, Connor turns to(…)
May 8 2013
Dear Ms. Solheim: I love a good football book and while I thought the sports element was well integrated into the story, I struggled with the romance. Ironically, my struggles differed than other readers. Shane Devlin and Carly March meet and share a romantic interlude while they are both away from their homes. What Shane(…)
May 8 2013
In response to my article yesterday which I provocatively titled “We should let the historical genre die”, I received several emails saying how much they, too, loved the historical genre and still wanted to read it but they needed suggestions. We have a great body of readers here at Dear Author so let’s put our(…)
May 7 2013
Tarnished Knight by Bec McMaster. $ Free From the Jacket Copy: In the steam-fuelled world of Victorian London, vampires, werewolves and slasher gangs stalk the night and a man made partly of metal is about to discover just how far he’ll go to protect the woman he loves… After a vicious vampire attack left him(…)
May 7 2013
Dear Ms. Brady: Last year’s release, “Hearts of Darkness”, was one of my favorites of the year. The post apocalyptic steampunk world building was as unique as I had read in my many years of digesting paranormal romances. “Hearts of Shadow” is no different in its uniqueness, but it did require a big effort on(…)
May 7 2013
When I began reading romances in the 80s, they were almost all historicals. Books were set during the American Revolution, the early settlement days, the Gilded Age. They were medievals, regencies, and the old West. They featured horse racers, steel magnates, and pirates on the high seas. I read everyone from Phoebe Conn to Judith(…)
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