D Reviews
dystopian, forced-marriage, New Adult, William Morrow, Young-Adult
14 Comments
Dear Ms. Stoker, I can’t decide if all these dystopian YAs featuring young women as chattel are a reflection of current social anxiety about the state of womens’ rights or simply lazy writing. Not to say that oppressed young women… more
D Reviews
governess, Historical, historical romance, Regency England, Regency Romance
12 Comments
Dear Ms. Gracie, Despite the recent flail over the “death of the historical,” I’m ever-hopeful that unique and compelling Regencies are still being published. Unfortunately, The Autumn Bride falls short of my vague-yet-demanding criteria by quite a distance, landing squarely… more
A Reviews/ D Reviews
contemporary gay romance, Sarah Black
27 Comments
General John Mitchel and his favorite pilot, Gabriel Sanchez, served together as comrades and brothers-in-arms for more than twenty-five years. They followed the warrior’s path: honor first, and service, and the safety of the tribe. Their own needs for love… more
D Reviews/ Featured
Contemporary, D/s, Erotic-Romance, Las Vegas
14 Comments
Dear Ms. Jameson: Lately I’ve been reading a ton of billionaire heroes and their submissive heroines. I don’t apologize for it. For some reason, the trope is really working for me. So, when I read the blurb for your book,… more
D Reviews/ Featured
Contemporary, m/m romance
26 Comments
Dear Ms. Dee, I enjoyed your book New Life and the premise of this book intrigued me so I volunteered to review it. Unfortunately, The Au Pair Affair did not have the easy flow or the charm of the earlier… more
D Reviews
Contemporary, disability, m/m romance, Riptide Publishing, Series, Small-Town
12 Comments
Dear Ms. Sexton: When Sarah Frantz stopped reviewing for Dear Author and took a new position as editor at Riptide Publishing (where she is now Acquisitions Editor), we instituted a one-year moratorium on reviewing books from Riptide. The moratorium ended… more
D Reviews
Contemporary, friends-to-lovers
0 Comment
Dear Ms Dee: I knew going in that this was a novella and for the past year or so, I’ve kind of sworn off novellas because I rarely find them emotionally fulfilling. The premise of this story was so good,… more
D Reviews
romantic-suspense, self-published
5 Comments
Dear Ms. Worrell: In the past year and a half I’ve spent deep diving into the self publishing ranks, I’ve read my share of really poorly written books but for the most part, I think the quality has improved. I… more
D Reviews
Contemporary romance
11 Comments
the “Cliff Notes” version of my review Dear Ms. Morgan: I did not like this book. For starters the heroine, Whitney Vidra, is a nasty piece of work: self-absorbed, manipulative, bitchy, and oh so superior to all the lesser beings around her…. more
D Reviews
Athlete, Contemporary, opposites, Sports
4 Comments
Dear Ms. Seasons: This is one book wherein I think the grade looks harsher than it really is but I had so many problems with this book, I felt like it was the best reflection of my interaction with the… more
D Reviews
Contemporary, Erotic-Romance, multiple partners, serial
7 Comments
Dear Ms. Camden: One of my favorite romances is The Nekkid Truth, a novella in the anthology “Big Guns Out of Uniform.” For the longest time, that novella was the only published thing to your name and I’ve recommended it… more
D Reviews
Comedy, Shifters
16 Comments
Dear Shelley Laurentson: Dear Ms. Laurentson: Your trademark humor and lively set up was evident in this story but the overwhelming cast of characters and slow development made this book a chore for me to read. Toni Jean-Louis Parker is… more
D Reviews
Contemporary, Misogyny, motorcycle club
7 Comments
Dear Ms. McBain, I bought this after reading Club Justice and unfortunately it didn’t leave a very positive taste in behind. While Club Justice was flawed, the interesting storyline and voice powered over those issues. In this book, the very… more
D Reviews
Art, Regency, star-crossed lovers
2 Comments
Dear Ms. Rice, I bought this book several weeks ago after another of your books was featured in one of our daily deals. I’ve always meant to get back to your trad regencies after enjoying “Mad Maria’s Daughter” and the… more
D Reviews
abuse, angst, New Adult
4 Comments
Dear Ms. Hall: There were moments in this book I was really captivated by the pain felt by the hero of the story but in between those emotionally charged spaces, I felt that you asked the reader to make too… more