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JOINT REVIEW:  The Importance of Being Wicked by Miranda Neville

JOINT REVIEW: The Importance of Being Wicked by Miranda Neville

PLEASE NOTE: This joint review contains some SPOILERS. Also, I know the author a bit through Twitter. Jennie does not. –Janine Jennie: I’d only read one of Miranda Neville’s previous books (The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton, to which I gave a B-), and had put her in the category of “authors I need to(…)

REVIEW: Confessions from an Arranged Marriage by Miranda Neville

REVIEW: Confessions from an Arranged Marriage by Miranda Neville

Dear Ms. Neville, I should probably preface this review by saying that I’ve chatted with you on Twitter and what I know of you, I really like. Ever since they met in The Dangerous Viscount, book two of your Burgundy Book Club series, I’ve wanted to see Minerva Montrose and the Marquis of Blakeney (known(…)

REVIEW: Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel

REVIEW: Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel

Dear Ms. Jewel, I loved your 2009 book, Scandal, and very much enjoyed Indiscreet, which came out later the same year. So when I learned that you were publishing a new historical called Not Wicked Enough I got excited, and asked Jane if she could send me the ARC. Having now read it, I have(…)

REVIEW: The Plumed Bonnet by Mary Balogh

REVIEW: The Plumed Bonnet by Mary Balogh

Dear Ms. Balogh, Recently The Famous Heroine and The Plumed Bonnet were rereleased together in a 2-in-1 edition after many years out of print, and I reviewed and recommended The Famous Heroine. That book left me wanting to know more about Alistair, Duke of Bridgewater, one of the hero’s friends. In The Famous Heroine Alistair,(…)

REVIEW: Waking Up with the Duke by Lorraine Heath

REVIEW: Waking Up with the Duke by Lorraine Heath

Note to readers: This review contains SPOILERS. If you would like to read this book and prefer to remain spoiler-free, it may be best not to read this review. Dear Ms. Heath, I got this book from the library after a good friend of mine mentioned that it was one of her favorite books of(…)

Reviewx2: Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

Reviewx2: Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

Because this book is so awesome, it needs more than one review. Dear Ms. Brook, I’ve greatly enjoyed many of your books, yet for some reason I’ve never felt compelled to review one until now. While that may be perceived as rude, it turns out that other reviewers at DA (or other blogs) have gotten(…)

REVIEW: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

REVIEW: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

Dear Ms. Brook, The Iron Duke is a steampunk romance and it is very different in setting and genre from most of the romances I've read. It’s not really paranormal, but rather science fiction set in a partly-historical setting. A kind of "what if" world. What if nanotechnology had been invented by the Asian nation(…)

REVIEW: Don’t Tempt Me by Loretta Chase

Dear Ms. Chase: After I read last year’s book, Your Scandalous Ways, I knew my expectations were going to be set incredibly high for anything that came after.   And thankfully, Don’t Tempt Me is not a book in the same vein, but instead hearkens back to the Carsington series, especially Miss Wonderful and Mr. Impossible.  (…)

REVIEW: Never Dare a Duke by Gayle Callen

REVIEW: Never Dare a Duke by Gayle Callen

Dear Ms. Callen: I read a book of yours for the first time almost a year ago. It was charming and light although not very memorable. I went on to read one more of your books before this one. I jumped at the chance to review Never Dare a Duke and anticipated another enjoyable reading(…)

REVIEW: Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran

Dear Ms. Duran: Your path to publication is fairly well known to the readers of Dear Author. We posted updates about the Gather contest, had the opportunity to read your first two chapters online, and celebrated your victory in winning the first ever Gathers.com romance writing contest. A little while later, Janine shared with us(…)

REVIEW: Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley

Dear Ms. Bradley: I admit that this is my first experience with you so despite your big backlist, it’s like a debut for me. Unfortunately, the book is like it’s title–trite and predictable. I suppose for fans of the regular regency historical, this book will fulfill that jones. The one good thing about this book(…)

REVIEW:  Almost a Bride by Jane Feather

REVIEW: Almost a Bride by Jane Feather

Dear Ms. Feather: I admit to being totally befuddled at the title as it appears to have nothing to do with the book at all. After all, the heroine becomes a bride and a wife and is never an “almost” anything. Jack Fortescu, Duke of St. Jules, ruins Frederick Lacey, Earl of Dunston, in a(…)

REVIEW:  Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell

REVIEW: Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell

Dear Ms. Campbell, Much has been said about your debut, Claiming the Courtesan. Arguments raced round and round the blogosphere; discussions sprouted from here to Jennifer Crusie's blog. After reading comments from people who reviled the book to comments from people who adored it, I decided to read it and see for myself what the(…)

REVIEW: What a Gentleman Wants by Caroline Linden

Dear Ms. Linden, A while back, Jane reviewed your second novel, What a Gentleman Wants, and gave it a B. After enjoying your debut, What a Woman Needs (a B- for me), I thought I'd give your second book a try. I wish I liked it as much as Jane did, but for me, What(…)