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REVIEW:  The Return of Jonah Gray by Heather Cochran

REVIEW: The Return of Jonah Gray by Heather Cochran

Dear Ms. Cochran, One of our readers, Emily, recommended “The Return of Jonah Gray” to me when I’d reviewed another book which features an Internal Revenue Service heroine. After reading the first two chapters of your book at Amazon, I was hooked on the heroine and her sense of humor (must just be the IRS(…)

BEA Day Four: Harlequin, Entangled, and Closing Thoughts on BEA

BEA Day Four: Harlequin, Entangled, and Closing Thoughts on BEA

Harlequin I met with Harlequin today and asked some of your questions. Updated x2: One of the things I totally forgot to mention is that Harlequin and all of its worldwide offices are moving toward simultaneous worldwide launch so no more early releases over at Mills & Boon before they are released here in the(…)

Thursday Midday Links (and Deals!): Adult Fiction eBook Sales Nearing 30% at Hachette; Amazon Gets Potter Books in Kindle Lending Library

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(…)

REVIEW:  The Way Back by Stephanie Doyle

REVIEW: The Way Back by Stephanie Doyle

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,(…)

REVIEW:  Choose Me, Have Me, Want Me by Jo Leigh

REVIEW: Choose Me, Have Me, Want Me by Jo Leigh

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(…)

Behind the Scenes Feature:  From the Brief to the Book, A Writer’s Perspective on Continuity Series

Behind the Scenes Feature: From the Brief to the Book, A Writer’s Perspective on Continuity Series

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(…)

Behind the Scenes of a Connected Series at Harlequin: The Making of the Notorious Wolfes

Behind the Scenes of a Connected Series at Harlequin: The Making of the Notorious Wolfes

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(…)

REVIEW: Time Out by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Time Out by Jill Shalvis

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(…)

REVIEW: The Husband Recipe by Linda Winstead Jones

REVIEW: The Husband Recipe by Linda Winstead Jones

“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,(…)

REVIEW: Shadow’s Stand By Sarah McCarty

REVIEW: Shadow’s Stand By Sarah McCarty

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(…)

Monday News and Deals:

Monday News and Deals:

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(…)

REVIEW: Her Rebel Heart by Shannon Farrington

REVIEW: Her Rebel Heart by Shannon Farrington

“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(…)

REVIEW: Mardie and the City Surgeon by Marion Lennox

REVIEW: Mardie and the City Surgeon by Marion Lennox

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(…)

REVIEW: Wanted Man by Ellen Hartman

REVIEW: Wanted Man by Ellen Hartman

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:(…)

Friday Midday Links: Amazon Sells 3 Million Kindles in 3 Weeks

Friday Midday Links: Amazon Sells 3 Million Kindles in 3 Weeks

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(…)