May 10 2012
News Dear DOJ: Agents Speak Out | Publishers Lunch – “The 13-member board of the Association of Authors Representatives has sent a letter to the Department of Justice opposing the proposed agency ebook pricing settlement with Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. In a separate email, the AAR called on members “to express [...]
Mar 17 2012
Dear Ms. Doyle: I believe that this is the first book of yours that I have read but now I’ll definitely be on the look out for more Stephanie Doyle books. Gabby Haines is a former host of Wake Up Philadelphia, the “hottest job on morning television in Philadelphia.” She was replaced by a “younger, [...]
Mar 15 2012
Background This is a connected three book series written by Jo Leigh and published by Blaze. They all center around trading cards made up of men. The idea was thought up by Shannon Fitzgerald, an owner of a printing press. Her idea was that every woman has a man in her life with whom, for [...]
Feb 21 2012
Yesterday we had a guest post from Lucy Gilmore, the editor of the Harlequin Presents line from Mills & Boon about how connected series, like The Notorious Wolfes, gets created. Caitlin Crews shared with us the Bible that the authors are given to create the series. Today each author shares a bit about their story [...]
Feb 20 2012
I emailed Sarah Morgan and asked if she would take us into the world of connected series books. Mills & Boon published a terrific, eight book connected series called the Notorious Wolfes (US) or Bad Blood (UK). Heroically, she came through with insight from the Harlequin Presents editor and all of the eight authors. It’s [...]
Feb 20 2012
Dear Ms. Shalvis: I’ve read much of what you’ve written in the past five years. I’ve found quite a few of your contemporaries irresistible: Animal Attraction and The Sweetest Thing were two of my favorite reads in 2011. I’ve been less enthralled with your Harlequin Blaze books; they seem to me to be more formulaic than your [...]
Feb 2 2012
“It started with a baseball… Which shattered Lauren Russell’s perfectly ordered life. Lauren’s new neighbors were about to see the Southern lifestyle columnist’s temper! Then she met Cole Donovan, the sexy single dad. He was not the man from her husband list; he was too tall, too sexy—and definitely had too many kids! But somehow, [...]
Feb 1 2012
Dear Ms. McCarty, In general, with the exception of Deadwood, I have never been a fan of the western. I’ve read good things about your Hell’s Eight series, however, so I thought I’d see if perhaps your book Shadow’s Stand might be the western that changed my mind. After finishing it, I am open to [...]
Jan 30 2012
News NYtimes has a big piece on Barnes & Noble. The upshot is that BN is working hard on a new Nook to debut later this spring and that its entire lifeblood appears to rest on the Nook’s success. Without BN, says the article, publishing may die. Which is ironic given that the VP of [...]
Jan 25 2012
“There was a time when Julia Stanton’s fondest wish was to be Samuel Ward’s wife. But that was before the war. As pro-Confederacy sentiments clash with the Union troops occupying Baltimore, fear and suspicion turn friends to foes. Julia chooses the Confederacy…Samuel does not. And his decision is one she’s sure she’ll never forgive. Samuel [...]
Jan 21 2012
The last person Mardie Rainey expects to see on her doorstep is her childhood sweetheart, Blake Maddock. Fifteen years ago, Blake Maddock had walked away, leaving her teenage heart sore and broken. But now—with a thunderstorm raging overhead—she can’t turn him away, nor the injured border collie in his arms…. Blake Maddock spent his life [...]
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: [...]
Dec 16 2011
In a move of smart and generous customer service, Harlequin is replacing everyone’s LIT and Mobi purchases with ePub copies. If you recall, earlier this year Harlequin announced that it was eliminating support for LIT/Mobi purchases. I had hoped that like Fictionwise, Harlequin would offer this switch out for customers and Harlequin did. As of [...]
Dec 4 2011
Harlequin is having its 12 days of Christmas sale and today’s deal is 50% off all ebooks. Links that might be helpful: If you have a Kindle Fire, you can read Adobe ePub books by sideloading a free reading app. This link tells you how to get ePubs on the iOS (iPhone, iPad, iTouch) For Kindle eink [...]
Nov 29 2011
Dear Ms. Knupp: In looking in my past reviews, I don’t see that I’ve read you before but I believe I have and just not reviewed the book(s) that I’ve read. Because of the List starts out with a old but favorite premise. Hero is best friends with heroine’s older brother. The twist in this book [...]
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