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REVIEW: A Tryst with Trouble by Alyssa Everett

REVIEW: A Tryst with Trouble by Alyssa Everett

Dear Ms. Everett, I requested this book from Netgalley because I was intrigued by the blurb, which begins, “Dogged for years by painful gossip about his father’s homosexuality, the Marquess of Beningbrough—Ben, to his friends—has protected himself by becoming the ultimate man’s man.” I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a romance hero with that(…)

Tuesday Midday Links:  Self publishing stock rises and so does traditional publishing

Tuesday Midday Links: Self publishing stock rises and so does traditional publishing

Yesterday was a study in opposites.   Barry Eisler, a hardcover author of the John Rain series, broke the news that he had turned down a $500,000 offer for two books from St. Martin’s Press and is going to self publish his next Rain book.   Eisler is good friends with Joe Konrath and has been increasingly(…)

REVIEW: Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon

Dear Mrs Gabaldon, I put pen to paper to tell you how much I have enjoyed the latest batch of short stories about Lord John Gray. I think he is, by far, my favorite character you’ve invented and I dare to hope that you have several more stories in mind for him beyond the one(…)

REVIEW:  Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon

REVIEW: Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon

Dear Mrs. Gabaldon, A few years ago when the first Lord John book (Lord John and the Private Matter) was released I made a mental note to myself that I ought to try this one out. After all I had enjoyed Outlander (though got bogged down in the next one and never finished it). Alas,(…)

REVIEW:  Fragments of Light: Warring Hearts by Vicki Gaia

REVIEW: Fragments of Light: Warring Hearts by Vicki Gaia

Dear Ms Gaia, I love books set during WWII. There’s so much scope for drama, heartbreak, courage and bravery. Your book appealed to me because of the setting and the fact that from the blurb, the heroine looked like she is more in charge of her own sexuality than in most historicals and that it(…)