Mar 8 2012
March is sparse with recommendations but save your money because April has a full slate. Historical The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh (reissued in a 2-in-1 with A Promise of Spring, which I’m NOT recommending). Recommended by Janine and Sunita. Reviewed here. PNR Fair Game by Patricia Briggs. Recommended by Josephine, Janine, and Jane (The(…)
Dec 23 2011
In alphabetical order by author’s last name: If It Ain’t Love by Tamara Allen (my review here) The Only Gold by Tamara Allen Vienna Waltz by Teresa Grant The Rifter by Ginn Hale (Janine’s and my joint review of 1-5 here; my review of 6 & 7 here) The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley (my(…)
Nov 2 2011
October was a month for reading material with fantastical elements. All three of the works I read were promising, but only one ended up satisfying me. White Cat by Holly Black My husband and I started reading this contemporary YA paranormal, which Jia reviewed favorably awhile back, after it was recommended by a friend. We(…)
Oct 13 2011
I’ve been reading for review, trying out new authors and trying to find more self-published work. I seem to be partway through an awful lot of books. It’s a mixed bag in terms of content and quality. Reckless Runaway At the Racecourse, by Ros Clarke. Ros and I follow each other on Twitter and she offered(…)
Oct 1 2011
Aug 24 2011
My reading weeks are highly variable. Sometimes I read half a dozen (or more) novels in their entirety, sometimes I don’t make it through a single one. This was a good week. I was doing some catching up of series in preparation for new releases, as well as following up on reads that have been(…)
Dec 18 2008
Janine was our third “Ja(y)ne” here at Dear Author. She provides beautifully written, well articulated reviews. She has varied tastes and puts an emphasis on well written prose. Janine is a slow, but careful reader: DELICIOUS by Sherry Thomas*, Grade A CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs, Grade A Send to Kindle
Sep 23 2008
Ginn Hale had issues with her print publisher and promised that if the publisher failed to meet it second publication date, she would put out her short story for free. You can find it here. Send to Kindle
Jul 15 2008
Dear Readers, Since this review covers my responses to nine short stories and two novellas, I’ve decided that for the sake of clarity, it would be simper to address this letter to you rather than to eleven authors. Tangle XY is an anthology featuring a variety of same-sex love stories. All the romances here have(…)
May 12 2008
Dear Ms. Hale, I first heard of your book, Wicked Gentlemen, when it was nominated in the GLBT category of our DA BWAHA March Madness tournament. Wicked Gentlemen made it to the third round of the tournament, which means it was the runner-up in the GLBT category. At the time we were collecting votes, K.Z.(…)
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