May 9 2013
Dear Ms. Harris: Now that I read so much in digital, I don’t pay as much attention to book covers as I used to. But the cover for Dead Ever After says so much about the book itself, that I’m tempted to tell people who wonder how the series ends to take their cues from(…)
May 9 2013
Book eight in assassin/shifter series Special Agent Keegan Ripley has watched, listened to and fantasized about the notorious Vicious Vince Markov for more than a decade. Now he has been assigned the task of going undercover in Rio to convince Markov to meet with FBI bosses about joining forces. After meeting Vince in a gay(…)
May 9 2013
Library eBooks: The Role of Libraries in the Book Discovery Process – Sourcebooks in conjunction with The Library Journal is running an experiment to analyze how readers discover books through the library. It’s an admirable project although I’m not sure exactly whether any positive results will be duplicated. Libraries will agree to do a large-scale(…)
May 8 2013
The Chieftain by Margaret Mallory. $ 3.49 From the Jacket Copy: Overview Connor, chieftain of the MacDonalds of Sleat, holds the fate of his people in his hands. Rival clans are plotting to take over his lands, and duty determines whom he will fight, trust . . . even marry. Seeking guidance, Connor turns to(…)
May 8 2013
Dear Ms. Solheim: I love a good football book and while I thought the sports element was well integrated into the story, I struggled with the romance. Ironically, my struggles differed than other readers. Shane Devlin and Carly March meet and share a romantic interlude while they are both away from their homes. What Shane(…)
May 8 2013
In response to my article yesterday which I provocatively titled “We should let the historical genre die”, I received several emails saying how much they, too, loved the historical genre and still wanted to read it but they needed suggestions. We have a great body of readers here at Dear Author so let’s put our(…)
May 8 2013
Dear Ms. Burrowes: I chose this book because the titular hero is a man ho. I read and enjoyed Claire Kent’s Escorted, a contemporary whose hero is a gigolo, and thought it would be fun to read a historical with the same premise. It wasn’t. Darius is well-written and has sympathetic leads. But the storyline never pulled(…)
May 8 2013
Authors, Please Share Your Intentions – May at SmexyBooks wrote how she wished more authors would help in setting reader expectations. Being upfront about what you intend to do not only makes me happy from a “I have the insider scoop” standpoint, but it also lessens the chance that I’m going to one day be(…)
May 7 2013
Tarnished Knight by Bec McMaster. $ Free From the Jacket Copy: In the steam-fuelled world of Victorian London, vampires, werewolves and slasher gangs stalk the night and a man made partly of metal is about to discover just how far he’ll go to protect the woman he loves… After a vicious vampire attack left him(…)
May 7 2013
Dear Ms. Brady: Last year’s release, “Hearts of Darkness”, was one of my favorites of the year. The post apocalyptic steampunk world building was as unique as I had read in my many years of digesting paranormal romances. “Hearts of Shadow” is no different in its uniqueness, but it did require a big effort on(…)
May 7 2013
Dear Ms. Young: Last year’s On Dublin Street was one of my Top 10 picks of 2012, so I was most eager to read Down London Road. I’m delighted to say that I enjoyed it as much as I did On Dublin Street. Johanna Walker is a young, smart woman who has been handed a(…)
May 7 2013
When I began reading romances in the 80s, they were almost all historicals. Books were set during the American Revolution, the early settlement days, the Gilded Age. They were medievals, regencies, and the old West. They featured horse racers, steel magnates, and pirates on the high seas. I read everyone from Phoebe Conn to Judith(…)
May 6 2013
Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Cate Fante is strong and sexy and wears designer suits like overpriced armor. She’s just become a judge but leads a dark double life that she hides from everyone. Her cover is blown when a high-profile case in her courtroom takes a stunning turn.(…)
May 6 2013
Dear Ms. Denker: While told in the limited third person, this book read like a chick lit story reworked into a romance. Emmie Brewster is a young interior decorator working in a small town under an overbearing boss with overblown and stifling tastes. As the story opens, Emmie is too timid to voice her ideas(…)
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