October 27, 2014

REVIEW: The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart

JayneB+ Reviews1960s / First-Person / Greece / mystery / romantic-suspense24 Comments

Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on Greece. On leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week’s holiday in the lush island of Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company ... more >

October 27, 2014

Q&A with Janine Ashbless

JaneBook Reviews4 Comments

The recent erotic romance from author Janine Ashbless  was a fresh take on an old story. Jayne didn’t enjoy this book as much as I did and part of my appreciation  arose out of its introspective look at  question of morality. The acts that people do in furtherance of what they believe ... more >

SunitaBook Reviews / EssaysHarlequin / Harlequin Treasury / sweet romance46 Comments

Dear DA readers, When I think of my long romance-reading experience, one of the names that comes first to my mind is Betty Neels. I’ve watched the resurgence of interest in the books of the late Betty Neels with both amusement and bemusement. When I first started reading romance boards and then ... more >

October 27, 2014

Monday News: Facebook and Google’s massive traffic drive, Facebook tries to woo publishers, malware in ads, and audio of Beowulf in Old English

JanetPublishing Newsadvertising malware / audiobooks / digital publishing / Facebook / Google / news / newsfeed / Old English / Publishers / security10 Comments

How Facebook and Google Now Dominate Media Distribution – A very interesting article from Frédéric Filloux and Jean-Louis Gassée arguing that Facebook and Google are the two major players in terms of channeling online traffic. Twitter, by contrast, is “minuscule,” in the authors’ words. The analysis is too detailed to ... more >

IAM JSONEssaysreading / Spritz / Tech Sunday22 Comments

Recently I was listening to a new-to-me podcast, The Kindle Chronicles, hosted by Len Edgerly. As you might imagine from the title of the podcast it’s about all things Kindle. (Tip: his interview with Paul Biba is a must hear if you’re fascinated with the Amazon is a monopoly hysteria.) ... more >

October 26, 2014

First Page: Bright Young Things YA Historical Fantasy

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique13 Comments

Welcome to First Page Sunday. 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. [hr color=”light-gray” width=”50″ border_width=”5″ ] ... more >