“Mark Talleo is something of a dog with the ladies. Any girl, anytime, anywhere is his motto until he meets Josie Frazier. The long lean redhead not only shares his love of musical theatre, but her smoky sexy voice and… more

Are Boys Not Reading Because of All Those Women in Publishing? – Forgive my bad pun, but oh boy. Despite the fact that VIDA’s figures don’t support the premise that women control the children’s lit publishing industry, children’s writer and… more

All Romance is for all eligible books. Look for the crown icon to know which books are on sale. Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James. $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: From the New York Times bestselling Julie… more

Dear Ms. Alexander: I am a confirmed fan of your Edie Spence series. I got in on the ground floor and have thoroughly enjoyed watching Edie negotiate the near constant threats of her world, sometimes with exasperation, sometimes with blind… more

Announcing the 2014 Hugo Award Nominees – So the Hugo Award nominees have been announced. First of all, a HUGE congratulations to The Book Smugglers, which has been nominated for Best Fanzine. So well deserved! It’s also interesting to see… more

Note: An earlier version of this post ran at Sunita’s personal blog, Vacuous Minx. We thought DA’s readership might be interested in reading and commenting on it here.   The first installment in Meljean Brook’s new serialized novel, The Kraken King,… more

Armored Hearts by Pauline Creeden+Melissa Turner Lee. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: Overview When a crippled young lord rescues a girl falling from a tree, it reveals a secret about himself and his mother’s side of the family that… more

Dear Ms. Raby, I picked up your fantasy romance, Spy’s Honor, because although the previous book in the series, Assassin’s Gambit (reviewed here and here), wasn’t perfect, it was entertaining and interesting. It turns out that Spy’s Honor isn’t a… more

A man with a past is her only hope for the future. Kerry Ekdahl’s mixed heritage and linguistics skills could have made her a corporate star. Instead, she’s a hostess in a high-end Tokyo bar, catering to businessmen who want… more

Writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Who Gave Voice To Latin America, Dies – Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, and innovator of the… more

The Pride of the Peacock by Victoria Holt. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: “A mesmerizing story of blackmail, romance and deception.”—Associated Press on The India Fan An overseas voyage. A cursed opal. Forbidden Desire. Raised in the shadow of… more

Dear Ms. McKenna: During a vacation around ten years ago, I observed a couple of teenagers beginning a flirtation in the hotel pool. It made me wistful for those unexpected, thrilling crushes of adolescence, those miniature relationships that sometimes happened… more

If you remember, I had that brief and tear filled encounter with the Microsoft Surface Tablet which I had bought primarily because I needed access to Microsoft Word on a more mobile device than my laptop that lasts all of… more

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. You can submit your own… more

For fans of the Silver Lining Playbook Matthew Quick’s book “The Good Luck of Right Now” is on sale for $1.99. I couldn’t find it at the lower price anywhere else but Amazon. Hot Pursuit by Lynn Raye Harris. $… more