Jun 9 2013
Last week Brian posted an update of reading apps for Android devices. Today I’m revisiting the major reading apps for the iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone and iTouch. Because of the prevalence of the iPhone and iTouch devices, all the images here are from the iPhone/iTouch except for the Marvin reading app which is designed for(…)
Jun 9 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. CHRIST Almighty, I was bored out of my mind. The(…)
Jun 8 2013
Saving Grace by Sandy James. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Grace Riley is on the run—from her past and from her fears. The victim of a violent rape at the hands of a rich politician’s son, she must “disappear” to escape his constant attempts to recapture her. Moving from cattle drive to cattle drive(…)
Jun 8 2013
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 earlier this month, and a Tucker Springs book seemed like a great way to reacquaint(…)
Jun 8 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. Some humans are born with powers. A touch of the(…)
Jun 7 2013
The Brazen Trilogy by Elizabeth Boyle. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: A bargain-priced boxed set of Elizabeth Boyle’s wildly popular, Brazen series: BRAZEN ANGEL, BRAZEN HEIRESS, and BRAZEN TEMPTRESS. BRAZEN ANGEL: Lady Sophia D’Artiers plays a dangerous game of deception that pits her against the most unlikely of adversaries, her betrothed, Giles Corliss. Winner(…)
Jun 7 2013
Caught in a Mad Bromance – Dark Lover In Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters (bear with me, I’m going somewhere with this) the witches of Lancre bless the child Tomjon with three gifts: to make friends easily, to always remember the words, and to be who he thinks he is. I read Wyrd Sisters at a(…)
Jun 7 2013
Dear Ms. Crane: I read your romantic suspense novel the day after I (very belatedly) saw Skyfall. For plot and passion, I prefer your novel, Against the Dark. (I’m still not clear on the plot in Skyfall or why a woman who’d been a sex slave wouldn’t freak out when a man she just met(…)
Jun 7 2013
Amazon’s Wild Pitch to Indies: ‘Wanna Sell Kindles?’ – Apparently Amazon has contacted some independent booksellers and offered to partner with them on a program to sell Kindle devices in the store and be Amazon affiliates. Independent booksellers have scoffed at this and view Amazon as the devil trying to put them out of business.(…)
Jun 6 2013
The Vault by Ruth Rendell. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: From “the reigning queen of crime fiction” (Time Out), a sequel to A Sight for Sore Eyes, one of Rendell’s most beloved novels—featuring the retired Inspector Wexford. In the stunning climax to Rendell’s classic A Sight for Sore Eyes, three bodies—two dead, one living—are(…)
Jun 6 2013
Dear Ms. Gray: How to Tame Your Duke has the sort of generic title I approach with caution. (If it referenced a movie or a children’s book, I’d run screaming from the room.) Since your name was on my radar, I decided the book was worth a try. It turned out to be both more(…)
Jun 6 2013
When Ginny Holland’s daughter heads off to university, Ginny is left with a severe case of empty nest syndrome. To make matters worse, the first gorgeous man she’s laid eyes on in years has just accused her of shoplifting. So, in need of a bit of company, Ginny decides to advertise for a lodger, but(…)
Jun 6 2013
The Book Smugglers | SpecFic 2013 – The Book Smugglers are editors of the 2013 edition of Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary – a collection that celebrates the best in online Science Fiction and Fantasy non-fiction. Yay! Go forth and submitThe Book Smugglers Apple loses US trade panel ruling in Samsung(…)
Jun 5 2013
Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart. $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: Fielding Grey is the second son of the Marquess of Eldon and fortune hunter by night. He’s on a mission for the Legend Hunters–a group of wealthy, titled, and heart-breakingly gorgeous men, each of whom are after the find of the century–he has his(…)
Jun 5 2013
The recommended read review of the long awaited release “Heart of Obsidian”. It will answer many questions and leave you with many more. An intense reading experience.
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