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aliens, Erotic-Romance, Liquid-Silver
Dear Ms. Gregory, What can I say but, my goodness, that was different from what I normally read. Honestly I’m not even sure what caught my attention in the book blurb. I guess I thought this might be some kind… more
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Contemporary, ghosts, Lisa-Cach, Paranormal, Seattle
Dear Ms Cach, I’ve been following your writing career for years now and one thing’s for certain, you don’t just write the same old same old. Even when you revisit certain themes, such as ghosts, you handle the issue in… more
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Regency England
Dear Ms Westhaven, Here’s something a little different from the traditional trad regency. Heroine who is older than the hero (by five years), got it. Hero who wants greater commitment than the heroine, yep. Takes place totally outside of London… more
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friends-to-lovers, Jennifer-Greene, second chances, Womens-Fiction
Dear Ms. Greene, Several of my friends count you among their favorite authors and have for years. Lately I’ve had good luck with the Harlequin Next line (which I understand is now defunct) and I jumped at the chance to… more
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ancient-Rome, Michelle-Styles, pirates
Dear Mrs. Styles, Thanks again for sending me an advanced copy of “A Noble Captive.” I agree with you that the cover is great. Not that “A Gladiator’s Honor” was bad, well except for the wrong color hair for the… more
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angels, Book-club, demons
Dear Ms Brook, Jane’s been raving about this book for weeks now. I can almost see her bouncing up and down in her chair when she posts about it. Jane’s a hard sell so when we worked out that this… more
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arranged-marriage, Madeline-Hunter
Dear Ms Hunter, It was with reluctance that I tried to follow you to Regency era books. Your medievals were so good and (though I hate to admit it) the few Regency ones I tried just didn’t seem to cut… more
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Christmas Stories
Dear Readers, According to the note in this book, EP Roe was a popular writer in the late 19th century. This book contains three short stories which take place near Christmas and were first publish in 1869. A Christmas Eve… more
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Christmas Stories
Dear Ms. Andrews, Whenever I read that a book is set in the American South, I get excited and tense at the same time. Will the author make it feel right for this Southern girl or go with stereotyped characters,… more
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Advertising, Christmas Stories, England
Dear Mr. Beaumont, Anyone who’s ever had to suffer through workplace emails, workplace politics, and workplace Christmas parties needs to read this book. It’s effing brilliant. Told entirely through emails, we get to watch the annual Christmas party being planned… more
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cats, childrens-books, Christmas Stories
Dear Ms. Childers, I admit I’m a sap for any books with cats in them and this one sounded cute and fluffy. Two older cats explain the magic and meaning of Christmas to a young kitten who’s puzzled by this… more
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Christmas Stories, Regency England
Dear Ms Metzger, Christmas themed books can be a hard sell to me. I don’t want too much “from the heart” gushiness but I do want some sentiments of the season, otherwise why use that setting? “Father Christmas” strikes the… more
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Diana-Norman, French-Revolution, friends-to-lovers
Dear Mrs. Norman, When I heard you had a new book coming out, I skipped around the house for joy. Your books are like an entire box of dark chocolate covered caramel truffles. I want to eat the whole box… more
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C.A. Belmond, England, France, mystery
Dear Ms. Belmond, Reading “A Rather Lovely Inheritance” was kind of like stepping back in time and enjoying something by Mary Stewart. You know, one of her 50s and 60s mystery stories when the heroine gets swept up in something… more
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France, Regency England
Dear Readers, This one is slightly different in that it’s set in the French town of Verdun which was used to house some of the English who were taken prisoner after England declared war on France in 1803. All Englishmen… more