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REVIEW:  Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

REVIEW: Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

Please note: This review is for book three in a series, so it contains some spoilers for the previous two books. Readers who would like to hear more about the Peter Grant series but remain spoiler free are invited to check out the review of the first book, Midnight Riot (also known as Rivers of(…)

REVIEW:  Breathe by Kristen Ashley

REVIEW: Breathe by Kristen Ashley

Dear Ms. Ashley, After I read Knight, I thought for sure that I wouldn’t read another book by you. But then, I tried another, and another, and another. I read five of your books in a weekend. I have a hard time putting my finger on why your books work so well for me. The(…)

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for August 2012

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for August 2012

Welcome to the Promotional Thread for Authors. What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows: The book has to be released(…)

Open Thread for Readers for August 2012

Open Thread for Readers for August 2012

Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post away. Send to Kindle

If You Like New Adult Books

If You Like New Adult Books

The above is my own definition for the New Adult genre.  In 2009 St. Martin’s Press announced it would be acquiring books for a “New Adult” line and held a submission contest but  by 2011, SMP had not yet delivered on the promised new line despite interest expressed by readers online.  Georgia McBride, author (Praefatio) and founder(…)

July Book Club Pick: Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase

July Book Club Pick: Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase

We set Friends to Lovers as the theme and the readers of Dear Author voted for “Last Night’s Scandal” by Loretta Chase.  We will commence discussing the book on August 13, 2012, and it will remain the sticky post for the entire week. For August, we would like to for the DA readership to recommend(…)

REVIEW:  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

REVIEW: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

“‘What are you thinking, Amy? The question I’ve asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we(…)

REVIEW:  Caught in the Act by Jill Sorenson

REVIEW: Caught in the Act by Jill Sorenson

Dear Ms. Sorenson: Jane sent me Caught in the Act months ago to peruse and I ignored it. This proved to be an error on my part. In my defense, I’d just read a couple of awful romantic suspense novels and couldn’t generate any interest in another. Then a friend of mine on Twittter praised(…)

Recommended Reads Saturday: Slammed by Collen Hoover

I am recommending this book because Like I said before, it was very refreshing and different than any other YA book I’ve read. The main character is named Layken and she is a strong character who goes through a lot. The H’s name is Will and he is so swoon worthy. The following is an(…)

Dear Author Recommends for July

Dear Author Recommends for July

It’s kind of a light weight month. Maybe July is a month for vacations and beaches where reading doesn’t take place? Contemporary: At Last by Jill Shalvis, recommended by Dabney. Reviewed here. ( A | BN | K | S ) At Last is an effortlessly enjoyable contemporary romance. The romance between Amy and Matt(…)

REVIEW:  Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra

REVIEW: Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra

Dear Ms. Kantra, I grew up going to the beach each summer, often to North Carolina beaches, so a book set there looked like a good summer read. And let me say that grilled wahoo, served and eaten on a beach house porch with evening sea breezes blowing in, is some of the best eating(…)

REVIEW:  At Last by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: At Last by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis, At Last is the fifth book you’ve written set in the small Washington State coastal town of Lucky Harbor. I’ve read all five and, as I began this one, I wondered if the charms of that happy hamlet might finally begin to pale for me. They did not. In fact, in At Last, Lucky Harbor(…)

REVIEW:  Babes In Tinseltown by Sheri Cobb South

REVIEW: Babes In Tinseltown by Sheri Cobb South

“In 1936, Frankie Foster leaves her Georgia home with high hopes of becoming a movie star in Hollywood. She soon finds work as an extra in a swashbuckling costume picture, but when the producer drops dead at her feet during filming, Frankie knows she must discover the truth if she is to save the picture(…)

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for July 2012

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for July 2012

Welcome to the Promotional Thread for Authors. What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows: The book has to be released(…)

Open Thread for Readers for July 2012

Open Thread for Readers for July 2012

Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post away. Send to Kindle