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(…)
Nov 22 2011
Dear Ms. Shalvis: When I first started the Lucky Harbor series, I wasn’t sure I would like it. I have a visceral aversion to books with cute titles set in cutely named small towns, with covers colored in pastels and adorned with cute dogs or food. But my strong appreciation for your Sierra Nevada-set series(…)
Sep 17 2011
Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh. This is a December release. It’s a full fledged fairy tale with an ugly heroine (described as having a hook nose, walks with a limp, and a misshapen body) and a somewhat virginal hero. He’s been Lord of the Abyss for as long as he can remember and(…)
Aug 11 2011
I may be the slowest writer and least frequent reviewer of the DA crew, but I surely do read a lot. I have this funny (at least it’s funny to my husband) habit of buying more than one ebook at a time. If I’m going to go to the effort to surf the bookstore and(…)
Jan 31 2011
Dear Ms. Shalvis, I have a major problem with Animal Magnetism-’the heroine. At its heart, Animal Magnetism is a story about the hero's emotional evolution, with the heroine and his foster brothers acting as the catalysts that jump-start that evolution. Animal Magnetism opens with Lilah Young, animal rescuer, rear-ending the truck of Brady Miller, retired(…)
Aug 7 2010
Dear Ms. Shalvis: This is a recommended read by Jaclyn but while I loved the tone of the book, the overall story felt very rough. Isabella Manchelli is a free spirit who has never believed in settling down. She flits from one place to the next, enjoying her time until her restlessness pushes her to(…)
Aug 4 2010
Can you believe that it is August already? I can’t. This year has just swept by. We’ve changed up the recommends rules a little bit to accommodate digital book and category book releases. We reviewers are having a hard time keeping up with the new release dates and so we are keeping our print recommendations(…)
Feb 5 2010
Dear Ms. Shalvis, Slow Heat is the first book by you that I've read, and hoo-boy, I've been missing out. Slow Heat is captivating from page one, and I might have even gotten a little teary-eyed near the end of the story-’it is exactly what a romance story should be: believable characters with challenges in(…)
Feb 5 2010
You can get a discount on some of the recommended reads at Books on Board. Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh recommended by Jane (but Janine didn’t like it as much) Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione recommended by Jane Eyton by Lynne Connolly recommended by Jayne Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter (100% micropay rebate at(…)
Aug 18 2009
Dear Ms. Shalvis: I like the blurb for this book. A search and rescue member of the National Guard having served umpteen tours of duty is finally home. He can barely think of what he should do tomorrow. All he wants is to rest, relax and recoup. But even that is a challenge because his(…)
Jul 24 2009
Dear Ms. Shalvis: This is the second in a series of books about the Wilder brothers. I really enjoyed the first one, Instant Attraction, and I feel that those who enjoyed Cam Wilder’s story will also enjoy Stone’s although these decisions could be made easier if the books were in mass market and not trade.(…)
Jan 26 2009
Congratulations to Natasha from Natasha News! You spread the good word about Jill Shalvis’ awesome release, Instant Attraction, that will be in stores soon (if it isn’t already) and you won Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder and a copy of Shalvis’ fabulous book about the Katie who is learning to live balls out and Cam(…)
Jan 23 2009
Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Friday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Jill Shalvis‘s new series about the Wilder family is kicked off at the end of this month with Instant Attraction. SB Sarah and I have been running a promotion for(…)
Jan 21 2009
The following commenters are the random winners to the Save the Contemporary Campaign featuring the late January release of Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis. The winners are: Peggy P Victoria W rd2129 Lori S. Bonnie L Brandy W Jessica Darby Lohrding El Edith I’ve sent an email to the winners requesting a snail mail address(…)
Jan 19 2009
UPDATE: The comments are closed but the good news is that Kensington is upping its copies for giveaway to 20! SB Sarah and I each have 10 books, instead of the original 5. We’ll announce the winners later today. Thank you so much commenters and thank you so much Kensington. *** Here’s the deal: we(…)
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