May 5, 2014

REVIEW: In Want of a Wife by Jo Goodman

JayneB ReviewsAmerican historical / arranged-marriage / Historical / Mail-Order-Bride / western17 Comments

SHE HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects, especially when her family wants nothing to do with her. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter ... more >

May 5, 2014

Monday News: Book Bub secures funding, MFA programs lack diversity, the problem with “slut shelves,” and teaching young women about sex

JanetPublishing NewsBook Bub / diversity / Ebooks / gender / Literary fiction / marketing / sex / sexism22 Comments

BookBub Raises $3.8 Million in Series A Funding – Book Bub, which promotes digital books through daily emails to a massive subscription list of more than 3 million, has just raised $3.8 million from investors including Avalon Ventures, NextView Ventures, Founder Collective, and Bloomberg Beta. The investments were made in ... more >

JaneD Reviewsenemies to lovers / New Adult / roommates31 Comments

Dear Ms. Borel: I read this because it was on the Kindle bestseller list for a couple of weeks. I try to stay up on the market by reading up and down the Kindle list. I kind of get why the book is selling well but not entirely. There were two ... more >

May 4, 2014

Daily Deals: Heyer, Box set, Beauty and the Beast, and a recent historical release

JaneBook DealsDeals16 Comments

Faro’s Daughter by Georgette Heyer. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: A sparkling Regency romance from the queen of the genre Beautiful Deborah Grantham, mistress of her aunt’s elegant gaming house, must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably without accepting either of two repugnant ... more >

May 4, 2014

HarperCollins acquisition of Harlequin and what it means for readers

JaneEssaysHarlequin / HarperCollins10 Comments

Let’s start out with gathering the information that has been put out there publicly. HarperCollins has acquired Harlequin Enterprises from Torstar for $455 million. Harlequin will be a division of HC (as opposed to the Random Penguin which was a merger). According to one report, Harlequin will remain in Toronto ... more >

May 4, 2014

First Page: Unpublished manuscript – Erotic Memoir

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique30 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 >