Feb 13 2012
Dear Ms Kinsella, I’m sitting here shaking my head at the fact that I’ve some how, some way managed to have not read any of your books. Up til now that is. And this one I read with no blurb to lure me or lead me on. Just your rep and the fact that – [...]
Dec 20 2011
Dear Ms. Marsh, I am always on the lookout for India-set and India-related historical and contemporary romances, so when I saw your new contemporary was forthcoming from Entangled Publishing, I was intrigued. You’ve written a number of well-received category romances at Harlequin, so although Entangled is a new press, you are a proven author. But [...]
Oct 6 2011
Dear Ms. Margolis, Though I’ve been back to reading romance for over 15 years now, there are still way too many authors I’ve yet to try. In one of the latest big ol’ boxes of books that Jane sent me was a copy of your newest book “A Catered Affair.” For some reason I don’t [...]
Sep 6 2011
Dear Ms. Browne, I’ve heard of the “Little Lady” books but no, shame on me, I’ve never read them. But when a friend of mine told me about “Swept Off Her Feet” and that she’d really liked it, the blurb got me interested in it. After she assured me that there’s no faux brogue dialog [...]
Sep 5 2011
Dear Ms. Geary, I’ll be really, really honest – the entire reason I read this was simply because of all the reviews you have on Amazon. I picked up Matchmakers 2.0 when it was free several weeks ago, but I haven’t really had any inclination to read it. Then I was browsing Amazon and noticed [...]
Aug 8 2011
Dear Ms. LeGarmo: I bought this book based its placement on the Romance Kindle bestseller list, the sample and the 25 reviews, most of which were positive. It’s told in the first person but that has never deterred me before. The best part of Hooking Up is the sample which was entertaining enough for me [...]
Feb 19 2011
Dear Ms. Roland, I will admit to not understanding the whole appeal of reality TV shows. Let’s go on national TV, make a fool of myself – or be made a fool of by the hosts, all for …what? Fleeting D list fame? Nope, not for me. And not for our heroine Mattie Johns either. [...]
Feb 9 2011
The classic nook, refurbished, is on sale today only for $79 at 1 Sale a Day. I’ve never purchased from them and I can’t vouch for the service. I’m not a fan of the classic nook. I think that it’s touchscreen + eink screen is confusing and I’ve heard reports that the buttons break easily. [...]
Jan 26 2011
“When Los Angeles publicist Sydney Green convinces her boss to let her produce a documentary for the Save the Walrus Foundation, the only one Sydney Green is interested in saving is herself. The walruses are merely a means to improving her career and her love life, and not necessarily in that order. Sydney would've killed [...]
Sep 10 2010
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) Genre: Romantic Comedy Grade: B Surprisingly I’ve never read the book on which the movie is based and which spawned a whole new literary style. I’ve read plenty of other Chick Lit books and love the genre but, the grandmother of them all is still on my TBR list. [nggallery id [...]
Jun 10 2010
Dear Ms. Center, Le sigh…okay I’ll confess that whenever Jane sends me inquiries to review Chick Lit books, or heaven forbid, the actual Chick Lit book itself, I can’t help myself. My fingers itch to at least open the front cover to see if maybe this book will work for me. Sometimes I luck out [...]
May 17 2010
Dear Ms. Cabot, Your books are known as some of the best YA chick lit out there. How To Be Popular was my first book of yours, and it’s combination cuteness and morality was hilarious and made for a great read. The only other book of yours I’ve read is Avalon High, which really was [...]
May 4 2010
Dear Ms. Snow, “Just Like Me, Only Better,” is a book which Jane included in my arc shipment and which I opened with a “why not” attitude. I needed to weed down a towering pile and this one just happened to be on top. Good thing as I ended up chuckling the almost whole way [...]
Dec 16 2009
Dear. Ms. Kala, Our recent discussions about multiculturalism here at Dear Author reminded me to pluck your book out of a stack sent to me by Jane – our distributor of all advanced and finished copies. The pull quote from Independent clued me in as to what to expect – namely Bridget Jones in a [...]
Sep 8 2009
Dear Ms. Prescott, I used to love Chick Lit books, especially those written by Englishwomen. I adored learning Briticisms and watching the underdog triumph in the end. Then the genre got stale and I got tired of reading the same old or worse. When you offered “Mucho Caliente” for review, the fact that the heroine [...]
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