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November 17, 2014

REVIEW: Think of England by K.J. Charles

WillafulA Reviews / Recommended ReadsEdwardian / England / English Historical / m/m / Recommended Reads102 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear K.J. Charles: Damn it, why didn’t I think of this book? (And have the willpower to write it, and the talent to make it good, and the tenacity to get it published…) For someone like me who grew up reading many popular English writers, it is such a clever ... more >

November 17, 2014

Monday News: Agency pricing redux; how we choose movies; Bad Sex in Fiction Awards shortlist; and self-auto-correcting

JanetPublishing NewsAgency pricing / Ebooks / films / infographic / literary awards / publishing / Self-publishing / video2 Comments

Agency returned – Now that Hachette v. Amazon seems to be resolves, let the Monday morning quarterbacking begin! Actually, this seems to be a pretty good — and relatively brief — analysis from The Bookseller on how Hachette’s desire to return to Agency pricing is now in tension with a ... more >

November 16, 2014

Daily Deals: Christmas stories, a love letter to two beautiful cities, and a goth girl

JaneBook DealsDealsComments Off on Daily Deals: Christmas stories, a love letter to two beautiful cities, and a goth girl

The Twelve Nights of Christmas by Sarah Morgan. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: Unexpectedly homeless for the festive season and exhausted from transforming the penthouse of the hotel where she works into a dazzling winter wonderland, chambermaid Evie Anderson secretly sleeps over. Woken by an outrageously sensual kiss, Evie ... more >

November 16, 2014

REVIEW: Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward

JaneC ReviewsContemporary romance / enemies to lovers / reunited-lovers3 Comments

Dear Ms. Ward: This book has sat on the top of the Kindle bestseller list for weeks and was a top five NYTimes bestselling book for two weeks. I finally broke down and bought it. I had read My Skylar (which I thought I had reviewed but our archives say no) and ... more >

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November 16, 2014

First Page: True Horizon

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique20 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. We have no queue. [hr color=”light-gray” ... more >

November 16, 2014

Kindle Unlimited and the only Amazon numbers we know for sure.

JaneEbooksAmazon / Kindle Unlimited / subscriptions39 Comments

Amazon is notoriously opaque. It does not reveal the number of devices sold or books sold or movies downloaded. It’s hard to measure the success of any one program and the algorithms it uses to construct its bestseller lists are a closely guarded secret. There are those who guess but ... more >

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