Dec 13 2010
From Jennie, a list of favorite books in 2010. The Time Weaver, Shana Abe, A- (review by Jennie) The Forbidden Rose, Joanna Bourne, B+ (review by Jane) Last Night’s Scandal, Loretta Chase, A- (review by Jayne, also on Janine’s best list) Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins, A- (review by Jia, also on Jill Sorenson’s best list) Wicked(…)
Dec 10 2010
In alphabetical order by author: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews (also on Shuzluva’s best of list, reviews by Janine and Shuzluva ) "Here There Be Monsters" by Meljean Brook, in the anthology Burning Up (review by Janine, also on the best list by Jill Sorenson and the entire anthology is on Shuzluva’s best of list)(…)
Dec 9 2010
Heidi Cullinan, Special Delivery Heidi Cullinan, Double Blind K.A. Mitchell, No Souvenirs K.A. Mitchell, Not Knowing Jack L.M. Turner, Resistance Jez Morrow, Force of Law James Buchanan, All or Nothing Harper Fox, Life After Joe Marie Sexton, Strawberries for Dessert Harper Fox, Nine Lights Over Edinburgh No order. If I had to give my favorite(…)
Dec 8 2010
My list of the 10 ‘Best’ books published in 2010, listed in alphabetical order in relation to the title. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (review coming soon) Dangerous Neighbors by Beth Kephart (review by John) Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John Incarceron by Catherine Fisher* <– this one looks really good!(…)
Dec 8 2010
Susan Mallery is an author whose promotional work intrigues me. My responses to her novels have been all over the place from loathe to love but, for the most part, I find her promotional voice works, in part because I never get the sense that she is selling me anything even though that is probably(…)
Dec 3 2010
From Shuzluva, her best of 2010 list in alphabetical order: Bayou Moon – Illona Andrews (reviews by Shuzluva) The Iron Duke – Meljean Brook (review by Shuzluva) bound, branded and brazen – Jaci Burton (review by Shuzluva) Dead in the Family – Charlaine Harris (review by Janet) The Iron King – Julie Kagawa Burning Up –(…)
Dec 1 2010
Beginning today, December 1, we will be posting our “Best of 2010″ lists by the various reviewers here at Dear Author. Jill Sorenson began reviewing lesbian romances in 2010 and we are glad to have this addition to our coverage of romance books. Jill is an author herself with romantic suspense books from Bantam Dell(…)
Dec 22 2009
All About Romance did a top 100 list a while back and in the early days of blogging, Jayne and I did a chart of how we felt about those books. It was a way for readers to see what our tastes are like and how divergent we are as readers. We decided, at the(…)
Dec 17 2009
Picking out the ten best reads of 2009 was hard. It was hard because I had 6 A rated books but then I had to delve into the B+s and determine from that strong group who ranked in my top 10. I based my decision on re-readability. I’ve re-read portions of all of these books(…)
Dec 15 2009
Most of my top books were in the B+ range. I think I only had 2 that were A- grades. I’m not sure if I was being pickier this year or just didn’t read books that wowed me. “I Do” Anthology” “Grave Goods” Ariana Franklin “Whisper of Warning” Laura Griffin “To Beguile a Beast” Elizabeth(…)
Dec 13 2009
We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Janet (aka Robin). The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here. **** I hesitated about making a list this year, since my reading was largely dictated by what I volunteered to review. Consequently, there are(…)
Dec 9 2009
We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Janine. The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran* (review by Jennie) Written on Your Skin by Meredith Duran* (review by Jennie)(…)
Dec 7 2009
We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Jennie. The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (review by Jia) Bound By Your Touch by Meredith Duran Written On Your Skin by Meredith Duran Pleasure And Purpose by(…)
Dec 6 2009
We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Dr. Sarah Frantz aka Joan. The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here. Alex Beecroft, False Colors Alex Beecroft, “Hidden Isle” in Hidden Conflict anthology James Buchanan, Hard Fall Victoria Dahl, The Wicked West Jane Davitt and Alexa(…)
Nov 21 2009
TBIResearch believes that Amazon is losing quite a bit of money on the ebook market as it tries to drive down prices of books. Publishers are trying hard to maintain a higher price, but researchers and retailers believe that consumers will not pay a high price for ebooks. The good news according to the research(…)
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