Jan 12 2012
Rhian’s Rooftop Resolutions: 1. Write a children’s book 2. Learn to play basketball 3. Have a summer fling Between caring for her orphaned nephew and working as a tech writer, Rhian MacGregor has spent several years perfecting the art of abstinence. But the arrival of Nathan Delaney—her gorgeous housepainter—has her contemplating a new instruction manual:(…)
May 23 2011
Dear Ms. Hartman: This turned out to be such a lovely book and in a way that totally surprised me. The story opens with Cooper Murphy proposing to Jorie Burke after knowing each other for six months, in a totally romantic and kind of scary way (come on, it was kind of creepy because the(…)
Oct 2 2010
Dear Ms. Hartman: I’ve really loved some of your past Superromances particularly because I think you do such a great job of creating authentic, believable people in your stories. While the prose was still strong, I felt that the pacing was a bit slow, the ending was a bit too dramatic and the characters weren’t(…)
Dec 3 2009
December was a slim month for us here at Dear Author, but here are our December recommended reads. Books on Board will be offering these at a discount (we got them to BoB very late). The links go to the reviews. Plan B: Boyfriend by Ellen Hartman Flameseeker by Kay Danella The Christmas Present by(…)
Nov 23 2009
Plot summary from Ellen Hartman’s site: Sarah Finley’s husband left her to marry his boss. Her children have been tossed out of elementary school for a violation of the weapons code. Her friends and neighbors are avoiding her like the plague. Clearly, Sarah is in need of a Plan B. Enter Charlie McNulty. Charlie is(…)
Nov 20 2009
Dear Ms. Hartman: I think this is your first book. I was thrilled when I found it on Mill & Boon in digital form because I could immediately buy it (along with all your other titles) after the thoroughly enjoyable Boyfriend: Plan B (review to come). Nathan Delaney is a famous children’s writer using the(…)
May 26 2009
Dear Mrs. Hartman, After the A grade I gave the last book of yours I read, I had high hopes for this one. Perfect heroine and slacker hero find love fifteen years later despite having to overcome the mistaken images they’ve maintained of each other over the years? Okay, I can go with that. Heroine(…)
Dec 16 2008
Jayne, one of the founding members of Dear Author, is our resident explorer. She goes out and finds the most unusual settings, the most unknown authors, in all different genres, and brings them to our attention. She’s also one of my dearest reading friends. Without her, this blog probably would have died a slow and(…)
May 15 2008
Dear Mrs. Hartman, I’m so glad you offered DA a chance to read your latest release “His Secret Past.” I gotta be honest and say that when I look at current and future offerings from Harlequin lately, I’m desperately trying to find books that don’t feature a cherubic child or knocked up heroine in either(…)
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