Mar 14 2013
Dear Ms. Thurman, It’s rare that a long-running series can hold my attention. Very few authors have successfully have kept my engagement levels high over extended periods of time. (And one of them I freely admit is done so with no small amount of resentment — George R. R. Martin, I’m looking at you.) Usually(…)
Mar 8 2012
Dear Ms Briggs, I’m not just an avid reader of your Mercy Thompson series and your Alpha & Omega series, I’m the sort of fan who counts off the days until your next book like a kid counting the days until Christmas. But the problem with Christmas is that the wait can make even good(…)
Feb 23 2012
Dear Ms. Williams: I admit I passed this book over when it first came across my desk. The cover, the story blurb all seemed a little twee to me. It’s largely about the fae and I’ve never really been interested in that fantasy world. Months later (the book was released at the end of October(…)
Sep 11 2011
Update: Our winners are as follows: 1) Lauren 2) md 3) sarah mayberry 4) Sara M 5) Jikie 6) Mary Beth 7) Brandy 8) Marty 9) Jacqueline Cook 10) Ann 11) shelley 12) margaret whelehan 13) Patrice 14) JenM 15) SarahM 16) Pamk 17) RachaelM 18) Tae 19) Seema 20) Teresa Warner 21) Julia(…)
Jun 21 2011
Dear Ms. Harris: I must admit to a bittersweet experience reading Dead Reckoning, in part because I know there are only two more books to come in a series that has given me such reading pleasure for almost ten years now (I came to the series a couple of books in). Sookie is one of(…)
Mar 30 2011
Update: This contest will close on Saturday, April 2, at 9:00 pm CST. Welcome to Ace and Roc's fantastic forthcoming spring books preview and giveaway. The weather is slowly but surely warming up, and we've got a lot of great books to talk about (and give away) to keep you entertained, inside or out! Thanks(…)
Dec 11 2010
Here are the winners of the ACE/Roc Giveaway. I have contacted winners via email so check your spam box. Thanks to Anne Sowards, Ace/Roc and the readers of Dear Author. D.L. Jennie Kim Knox Patti (Book Addict) Bonnie Ferguson helen MrsJoseph Hannah bettie Teri C INCiDeNT (Kayleigh) Scorpio M. chey Angie Cherry Mischievous Moridin Bella(…)
Dec 6 2010
For those new to this site, every quarter we host publisher sponsored giveaways wherein publishers give away books in exchange for the opportunity to tell you a little bit about their upcoming titles. This giveaway features books from Ace and Roc. Ace and Roc publish primarily science fiction and fantasy books but with the crossover(…)
Sep 17 2010
Here are the winners of the Ace/Roc Fall Preview Giveaway. I’ve since read Dianne Sylvan’s Queen of Shadows (recommended to me by Angela James) and it was great. If you have an opportunity, check out a free sample on the nook or Kindle or at her site. I’ve emailed the winners. Ellie Lobo Jo Owen(…)
Sep 8 2010
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Welcome to Ace and Roc's fabulous fall forthcoming books giveaway. Thanks again to Dear Author for giving me this opportunity to let you know about some of our terrific upcoming titles. As always, there are too many great books for me to mention all of them, so you can look(…)
Jun 6 2010
The winners of one of the 17 ARCs/finished copies that are being given away by ACE/ROC are the following. You can check out the books previewed here and all the titles from ACE/Roc here. All winners have been notified. Please check your spam folders: Christine M. Monika H. J. Angela missy Tamara Hogan Mervi Melissa(…)
Jun 2 2010
About every quarter, Anne Sowards come to Dear Author to give us a preview of the upcoming books from Ace/Roc. We talk about books, give books away and generally celebrate Anne’s great taste in stories. Without further ado, here is the post. The giveaway instructions are at the end of the post. Contest closes on(…)
Mar 5 2010
I had a product demonstration of GetGlue today with Ami Grecko. I had learned of GetGlue before but I really didn’t understand how it worked. After all, do I really need another social networking service? At the end of the thirty minutes, I was convinced that this wasn’t just another social networking service and I(…)
Mar 3 2010
Update: This contest will end at midnight, March 6, 2010, Central Time. Winners to be announced on March 7, 2010. Welcome to Ace and Roc's forthcoming books giveaway! Thanks again to Dear Author for giving me this opportunity to let you know about some of our terrific upcoming titles. As always, there are too many(…)
Dec 8 2009
Welcome to Ace and Roc’s fabulous forthcoming books giveaway, just in time for the holidays! Thanks again to Dear Author for giving me this opportunity to let you know about some of our terrific upcoming titles. As always, there are too many great books for me to mention all of them, so you can look(…)
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