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First Page: The Gift Giver, an m/m romance
First Page
first page, Literary Criticism
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. **** The following is an… more
REVIEW: Aftertaste {a novel in five courses} by Meredith Mileti
B- Reviews
Contemporary, cooking, NYC, self discovery
Dear Ms. Mileti What got me interested in trying your first book is the excerpt you sent us and the opening scene in it. Here is a woman wronged who apparently didn’t take her husband’s betrayal of their marriage vows… more
Nook Tablet v. Nook Color v. Kobo Vox v. Kindle Fire...
Ebooks
Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kobo, Multifunction-Device, Nook, nook color, Nook Tablet
Updated on November 7, 2011, to reflect the release of the Nook Talbet. Price decreases of the other nooks include: Nook Touch $99 Nook Color $199 Kindle Fire Kobo Vox Nook Color Nook Tablet Screen 7″ multi-touch display with IPS… more
REVIEW: Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook
A- Reviews
Action/Adventure, enemies to lovers, Penguin, steampunk
Dear Ms. Brook: I was a bit apprehensive about this book. I guess after reading The Iron Duke, I was sure that this book would be a let down. Archimedes Fox was charming but could I buy him as a male lead?… more
Friday Film Review: The Sure Thing
Film Reviews
20th century, coming-of-age, Friday Film Review, road-romance, teen romance
The Sure Thing (1985) Genre: Coming of age romance Grade: B Once I’d seen “Say Anything,” I knew I’d eventually have to finally, after all these years, watch this whole movie. Yep, I’d seen bits and pieces of it on… more
REVIEW: The Son He Never Knew by Kristi Gold
C- Reviews
friends-to-lovers, Harlequin, Harlequin Super Romance, reunited-lovers, Secret-Baby
Dear Ms. Gold: I probably should have stopped reading at the first chapter when I figured out that the male protagonist of the story would not figure out he had a son until said son was 10 years old, but… more
Thursday Midday Links: Amazon Launches a Lending Library
Publishing News
Amazon, book-sales, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Penguin
If you own a Kindle device (as opposed to using an App) AND you are a Prime member, you can take advantage of Kindle Owner’s Lending Library. It has about 5,000 titles in there and it’s all non agency books…. more
REVIEW: Once a Marine by Cat Grant
D Reviews
Contemporary, DADT, lawyer / law related, m/m romance, Marines, North-Carolina, Riptide Publishing, romance writer
Dear Ms. Grant. This book is one of Riptide Publishing’s initial releases as it opens its doors for business. I had high hopes for it: contemporary m/m about a member of our Armed Forces kicked out under Don’t Ask Don’t… more
Ebooks
REVIEW: Kidthing.com
Ebooks
childrens-books, ebook technology, Ebooks
Last month, I read about a new e book program for kids called Kidthing.com. Kidthing is based on Adobe flash and is one part audio book and one part video. It really harnesses the ability of a computer to translate… more
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Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for May 2010
Need A Rec!
Author Promotion, book-pimp, Open Thread
Welcome to the May Promotional Thread for Authors. What's this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. The… more