Carla Capshaw

Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway: The RITA Best First Book Nominees, Part 2

Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway: The RITA Best First Book Nominees, Part 2

Yesterday the authors nominated in RWA's Best First Book category discussed their debut books; today the interviews conclude with a look into their lives as writers.   For example, a lot of "first" books – aren't, exactly. Read on, and leave a comment for a chance to win. How you reacted to or celebrated your Rita(…)

Dear Author Intro Interview:  The RITA Best First Book Nominees, Part 1

Dear Author Intro Interview: The RITA Best First Book Nominees, Part 1

The DA Intro Interview is run by the Fabulous (with a capital F) Alyson H. Good interviewing is a real skill and one that Alyson H has and employs for the benefit of Dear Author. ***** This week, Romance Writers of America will hand out the RITA awards, recognizing excellence in romance fiction in a(…)

REVIEW: The Duke’s Redemption by Carla Capshaw

REVIEW: The Duke’s Redemption by Carla Capshaw

Dear Ms. Capshaw, Thanks again for offering me a copy of your second Steeple Hill Historical romance, “The Duke’s Redemption.” But while I enjoyed the – once again – different setting used in this inspy – this time Charles Towne, SC in the waning months of the American Revolution – overall this book didn’t work(…)

REVIEW: The Gladiator by Carla Capshaw

REVIEW: The Gladiator by Carla Capshaw

Dear Ms. Capshaw, Thanks for submitting your first historical novel to Dear Author for review and thanks to Michelle Styles, whose first book I read was also a gladiator novel, for suggesting it. Today we use the phrases “thrown to the lions” or “throw ‘em another Christian” in all sorts of situations but here’s a(…)