Sep 18 2009
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) Genre: Comedy, Romance Grade B+ Let me be honest and say that Julia Roberts is not my favorite actress. I like her in “Steel Magnolias,” loved her in “Erin Brockovich” but beyond that, not so much. And make it a double if it’s a chick flick. So when “My Best [...]
Aug 5 2009
Dear Ms. Dahl: I have struggled to come to terms with my reactions to One Week as Lovers for a while now. Before I get to that, though, let me say that I really enjoyed Lancaster and Cynthia, a couple with a compelling, touching story and a connection that registered powerfully with me on several [...]
Jul 28 2009
Dear Ms. Dare: I would not have read this book had it not been for the April Fool’s Day joke that led to my getting a copy of Legend of a Werestag in my inbox. Legend of a Werestag is a novella you published through Samhain and your writing in that novella made me hungry [...]
Jun 23 2009
Evangeline Anderson’s books are my dirty little secret, my secret shame, my love that dare not speak its name. I don’t know WHY her writing makes me feel oh so fulfilled but in such a wonderful dirty way, but it does. They’re so full of *angst* and *melodrama* and *gay for you* and all the [...]
May 20 2009
Note: This is Janine’s entry for Keishon’s To Be Read challenge. Dear Ms. Frierson, It is 1953 in Plumville, Georgia, and seven year old Benjamin Drummond considers four year old Coralee “Ceelee” Simmons his best friend. Little Bennie loves to read to Ceelee and is determined to protect her from the bullying of Tommy Birch. [...]
Mar 20 2009
Dear Ms. Jewel, Scandal is the first book of yours I have read, but it won’t be the last. The book begins when Gwilym, Earl of Banallt, arrives at Havenwood in autumn of 1814. Banallt is a guest of John Mercer, who does not realize that his widowed sister Sophie has a previous acquaintance with [...]
Mar 11 2009
Dear Ms. Aiken, Steeple Hill’s suspense line appears to be utilizing medical personnel who rarely get a chance in the spotlight. In a world filled with romance doctors and nurses, let’s hear it for the pharmacists (chemists to you British). Stephanie Scott has worked hard to get where she is in life. Her ADD wasn’t [...]
Mar 1 2009
Dear Ms. Maclean, I can’t remember where I first heard about your debut novel. All I know was that the idea of a group of female friends navigating through London’s Season to solve mysteries and intrigue made me very excited, so I asked Jane if she could find a way to get me a copy. [...]
Feb 26 2009
Dear Ms. Minton, I’ve just recently begun to watch bull riding on ESPN. Wow, I can see why it’s called one of the most exciting yet dangerous sports today. I’ve also put a few DVDs about the sport in my Netflix queue and was happy to see some of them featuring interviews with and information [...]
Feb 26 2009
Dear Ms. Featherstone, My love of Joey Hill’s books aside, I normally don’t read erotic fiction, but your novel’s cover description caught my interest. A novel exploring opium addiction? Really? Since I’m currently trying to expand my reading horizons, I thought I’d give your book a shot. Anais Darnby and Lindsay Markham have known each [...]
Feb 4 2009
Dear Ms. Jewel, Though I remember hearing good things several years ago about your book Lord Ruin, I never got around to picking it up. I did read a subsequent book, The Spare, and though I thought it had some interesting Gothic elements, ultimately I found it uneven and graded it a C+. Still, I [...]
Jan 8 2009
Dear Ms Maynard, Too often I find that contemporary romances are full of characters who are just that, characters, and not real people. The heroines are cutesy or clutzy, the heroes are assholes or angst filled emos, and the set ups are way too far out there for me to believe. It’s nice to find [...]
Nov 15 2008
Sayuri commented in my Harlequin (not so) Lightning Reviews last week that she enjoyed Sarah Mayberry. I bought three of her books at Fictionwise: Amorous Liaisons, Island Heat, and Anything For You. The thing I like most about Mayberry’s characters is their self honesty and the sense that these individuals could be real people. They [...]
Oct 24 2008
Dear Ms. Ford, When you offered us a chance to read your novel, the title gave me pause. “Oh dear,” I thought. This is going to be about some spoiled heiress who has to act silly and ends up falling for a poor hero all told against a backdrop of weddings. Which goes to show [...]
Sep 9 2008
Dear Ms Shanman, Mike is like a breath of fresh air. I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve ever read another heroine like her. I probably don’t need to tell you that readers are either going to love her or loathe her. They’ll cheer as she gets pushed off the cliff of the advertising [...]
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