Aug 11 2012
Dear Ms. Grey I was sent this book by Berkley with a note that they know I like unusual historical settings. The book takes place in Italy in 1890. The set up is a little strained. Three male friends – the impoverished Duke of Wallingford, his brother, of Lord Roland Penhallow, and their friend Phineas(…)
Aug 10 2012
Dear Ms. Banks & Ms. Dane, Both of you are “auto-buy” authors for me, although lately, I’m having much better luck with Ms. Dane than with Ms. Banks. Generally speaking, I avoid novellas of any sort because I find that the build up to “I love you” is not drawn out enough for my tastes.(…)
Jul 25 2012
The 2012 RITA Best First Book interview series concludes with two contemporaries. Read on for some very cool behind-the-scenes stories, and leave a comment if you’ve read either of these books, or would like to win this set. About the nominated books… Beautiful Disaster, by Laura Spinella: Mysterious Flynn was the most passionate and stormy(…)
Jul 18 2012
Welcome to part two of the 2012 RITA Best First Book interview series. Up today are the rakes and scoundrels, strumpets and spies, ladies and lords. Luscious historical tidbits follow, so let us know in the comments what struck your fancy and if you’d like to win this set of books. About the nominated books…(…)
Jul 11 2012
Romance Writers of America honors authors through the RITAs, awarded each year in a number of categories, including Best First Book. Once again, I’m pleased to host those nominees here at Dear Author. Each of the three installments in this series will feature a different sub-genre. The books you’ll see today finaled in a second(…)
Jul 5 2012
Dear Ms. Clare, You can count me among those who hopefully waited for Conner's story for all these years. Despite the faux Brogue which usually drives me screaming around a bend when I encounter it. Despite how much the books seem taken – at least in parts – directly from “Last of the Mohicans.” Despite(…)
Jul 3 2012
Dear Ms. Kantra, I grew up going to the beach each summer, often to North Carolina beaches, so a book set there looked like a good summer read. And let me say that grilled wahoo, served and eaten on a beach house porch with evening sea breezes blowing in, is some of the best eating(…)
Jun 6 2012
Dear Ms. Banks, As a lover of intertwined books and series, I appreciate the purpose behind this book: to allow long time readers of the Colters’ Legacy series a chance to revisit past couples. While I think that the intent to give readers what they want is a great one, I found Colters’ Promise to(…)
Jun 5 2012
Dear Ms. Dane, I have long been a fan of your books, in particular your contemporary voice, which I find works for me on a variety of levels. I read Heart of Darkness, the first of your Bound by Magick series, last year and found that the world building was solid and inventive, and introduced(…)
May 24 2012
“At the turn of the twentieth century, London’s political climate is in turmoil, as women fight for the right to vote. Dody McCleland has her own battles to fight. As England’s first female autopsy surgeon, she must prove herself as she proves that murder treats everyone equally. After a heated women’s rights rally turns violent,(…)
May 4 2012
Dear Ms. Thomas: I have the same problem reviewing you as I do Courtney Milan. As in, do I really have the temerity to criticize such an amazing writer? Apparently the answer is yes because while Beguiling the Beauty was beautifully written, I wasn’t feeling the romance. This may be an “it’s not you, it’s(…)
Apr 2 2012
Dear Ms. James, There’s no easy way to say this so I guess I’ll just come right out and get it over with. The bloom is off the rose. The last second basket rattled off the rim. I don’t love this book the way I’ve loved some of your other books. That hurt me to(…)
Mar 9 2012
Dear Ms. Grace: This is a two story collection and while the world was intriguing, I felt like I was only given tiny glimpses of what could be instead of a full fledged immersion into a new world. I’m not sure if it was because of the two story structure or whether the teasing reveal(…)
Mar 5 2012
Dear Ms Harrison, While I enjoyed Dragon Bound, the first novel in your Elder Races series of paranormal romances, I had a hard time finishing the second novel, Storm’s Heart. The third book, Serpent‘s Kiss, felt rushed and left me unsatisfied. I went into your latest novel, Oracle’s Moon, hopeful, but worried. I wanted the(…)
Feb 21 2012
Dear Ms. Richman, The saying that truth is stranger than fiction certainly applies here. If I had not read the “Author’s Notes” at the end of the book, I would have finished the book thinking that you’d come up with a doozy of a plot that stretched credulity. A young man and woman who find(…)
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