May 14 2013
Dear Ms.Cowan, Your historical romance debut, Untamed, centers on Kit Sutherland, child of a fortune hunter and an earl’s daughter. Brought up in a shabby country manor, Kit lacks the manners of a well-born young lady. By contrast, Lydia, Kit’s younger sister, is poised, beautiful, and has made a successful entry into society thanks in(…)
Sep 25 2012
Dear Ms. Kramer: Before Loving Lady Marcia, I had not read any of your books. However, when news of the book’s title hit online, it raised a lot of eyebrows, including mine, especially when your publisher disavowed any substantive relationship between the book and the “Brady Bunch” series. I fully admit that curiosity drew me(…)
May 25 2012
Dear Ms. Lane, Your novel was discussed in the comment thread to Kim T.’s post about South Asian romances. I discovered the ebook version after a bit of digging, since my first hit was on the paperback version, which you published under the name “Nina Roy.” While the blurb made me a little skeptical (“revolt(…)
Apr 30 2012
Dear Ms. Miller, You can’t seem to go anywhere lately without hearing about the Titanic. It’s been on TV all weekend and commercials for the 3D movie seem to play every 10 minutes. It must have worked for me, because I went looking for Titanic books online and settled upon yours. The price seemed a(…)
Mar 27 2012
Dear Ms. Linden: Before I get too far into this review, I want to say right up front that I found Blame it on Bath quite likeable. I do so because the series that includes this book – The Truth about the Duke – is based on a legal issue that, even to my limited(…)
Dec 28 2011
Dear Ms. Long, I’ve been reading your books since I discovered Beauty and the Spy back in 2006. Beauty and the Spy is still on my keeper shelf, and three others of your books have since joined it: The Secret to Seduction, I Kissed an Earl, and What I Did for a Duke. What’s more,(…)
Dec 24 2011
Dear Ms. Garwood: Back in 2006, Jayne and I wrote a few reviews of our all time favorite books. We primarily read and review “new to us” books whether those are new publications or recently republished backlist titles. Because of that, our archives are thin as it pertains to the books which might considered modern(…)
Nov 28 2011
Dear Ms. Essex: The Danger of Desire opens in the POV of a young woman named Meggs. Meggs, a London street thief, and her younger brother Timmy, are preparing to steal near the Admiralty building. Meanwhile, Captain Hugh McAlden is in the same building, meeting with Admiral Middleton, who tells him the Admiralty Board has(…)
Nov 7 2011
Dear Ms. Burrowes: I have been anxious to read your books since The Heir came out and circumstances (and other books) have always interfered with that goal until this month. I bought The Virtuoso the day that it came out and sat down one evening with great anticipation. The sad fact is that there scarcely(…)
Sep 6 2011
First I want to formally introduce our newest tag at Dear Author: mistorical. Now tags don’t generally get such an officious welcome, but this one, in particular, might be a wee bit controversial, as it means, quite literally, “mistaken historical.” In other words, it’s the tag we’re now going to be using to describe(…)
Sep 6 2011
Dear Readers, January’s review kicked off quite a discussion here and around the web about this book. I found the review persuasive, but as the arguments dragged on and became increasingly vituperative, I decided I would have to read it for myself in order to render an informed verdict. So I did. But I am(…)
Aug 31 2011
Dear Ms. Banks, Your erotic romances don’t really work for me. I’m not a fan of the one wife for four brothers scenario, and I tried a few others and they fell flat. When I heard you were coming out with a Highlander trilogy that was going to be a different kind of ‘Banks’ story,(…)
Aug 24 2011
My reading weeks are highly variable. Sometimes I read half a dozen (or more) novels in their entirety, sometimes I don’t make it through a single one. This was a good week. I was doing some catching up of series in preparation for new releases, as well as following up on reads that have been(…)
Apr 9 2006
Dear Ms. Cole: When this book first came out, I was really attracted to the cover. It’s very sexy. [note to self. Must remember to tell Maili about this cover]. Yet, I recall telling someone that I was interested in buying it and the response wasn’t positive so I didn’t. Now, after having read and(…)
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