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October 28, 2013

REVIEW: Zipper Fall (A Steel City Story) by Kate Pavelle

SiriusD Reviewscontemporary mm romance / Dreamspinner Press12 Comments

Wyatt Gaudens, an advertising executive and adrenaline junkie, has fine-tuned the art of breaking and entering into apartments, misusing his considerable rock climbing skills. Once inside, he steals a pretty, shiny thing or two. When his friend Reyna complains that her jerk of a boss makes her workplace a living ... more >

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March 8, 2012

Thursday News: A Bit About DA, Agency Pricing Appears Doomed, Tamara Allen Leaves DSP

JanePublishing Newsdigital publishing / Dreamspinner Press / Literary Criticism / Tamara Allen48 Comments

The last few days have been frustrating for dear author readers and the crew here at Dear Author and it is mostly my fault. For the past year, I have tried to manage a self hosting option but I don’t know a thing about Apache and shell access and what ... more >

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February 24, 2012

Saturday News: No Deals Just Stupidity and Smashwords Concedes to Paypal Terms

JanePublishing NewsDreamspinner Press / Paypal / plagiarism / Smashwords628 Comments

Updated x1: Ms. Manning has commented and provided an apology: I’ve gone back and forth on how to address this for several hours. A personal blog post would not be seen by enough people. Nor would a response to Ms. Fielding’s blog. When Dear Author posted this blog, I felt ... more >

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November 7, 2011

REVIEW: Hot Head by Damon Suede

SarahFB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Dreamspinner Press / Gay For You / m/m romance / pornography22 Comments

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Dear Mr. Suede. When Hot Head first came out, I heard good buzz about it, read the blurb, and refused to read anymore. I didn’t even read the excerpt because the blurb sounded so ridiculous: Since 9/11, Brooklyn firefighter Griff Muir has wrestled with impossible feelings for his best friend ... more >

September 13, 2011

LIGHTNING REVIEWS and LETTER OF OPINION: Various Shorts from Dreamspinner Press

SarahFB- Reviews / C- Reviews / D Reviews / F Reviews / Letters of OpinionDreamspinner Press / m/m romance31 Comments

Dreamspinner Press had five shorts I was interested in this week, so I thought I’d do lightning reviews of them. And then I ended up ranting at the end of the reviews, ending up more like an Opinion Letter than anything else. Russian Roulette by Alex Alder: Jacob teaches martial ... more >

Jump First by Charles Edward
May 14, 2011

REVIEW: Jump First by Charles Edward

SarahFC+ Reviewscoming out / coming-of-age / Dreamspinner Press / high school sweethearts / m/m romance4 Comments

Dear Mr. Edward. The mysterious and elusive Dr. Laura Vivanco sent me the link to your book, as an example of a meta-romance. Even better, a meta-m/m-romance. I love romances about romance authors and I especially love those about the m/m romance world, considering its own peculiar fucked-upped-ness and stranger-than-fiction ... more >

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