Jul 19 2012
Dear Ms. Ranney, They were a pair, weren’t they? The earl who’d divorced his wife, and the maid who hid her past. Perhaps they deserved each other. I enjoyed your latest book A Scandalous Scot. It’s a straightforward love story–a Cinderella story, really–between a smart, competent woman and a compassionate, passionate man. The plot made(…)
Jul 29 2010
Dear Ms. Ranney: Sometimes good prose can transcend a bad plot or trite circumstances but not always and not in the case of A Highland Duchess. Â While I’ve enjoyed Ranney writing in the past and have spent my wallet silly on the recently released backlist titles, the strained plot contrivances and the heavy handedness in(…)
Dec 3 2009
December was a slim month for us here at Dear Author, but here are our December recommended reads. Books on Board will be offering these at a discount (we got them to BoB very late). Â The links go to the reviews. Plan B: Boyfriend by Ellen Hartman Flameseeker by Kay Danella The Christmas Present by(…)
Dec 2 2009
Dear Ms. Ranney: I confess that the title of the this book was a bit offputting (not to mention factually inaccurate for the story). Â I was initially put off by the title and the blurb but the book was sent by the publisher and after the first chapter, I was very interested in what came(…)
Oct 17 2007
Dear Ms. Ranney: Here's a problem I have. Sometimes I get authors mixed up in my head. I got you mixed up with another author named Karen and I thought you and she were the same person so I haven't picked up any books of yours since 2005. After reading the Scottish Companion, though, I(…)
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