Dec 15 2011
Annie Lou Riddle had a plan: Move to New York City. Break into the fashion industry. Work her way to the top. Nowhere in that scenario did she expect to accidentally sell her soul in exchange for a job at Hot! Magazine. Oops. Demons, it seems, aren’t big on letting mortals off the hook. Now(…)
Nov 4 2011
Dear Ms. Mileti What got me interested in trying your first book is the excerpt you sent us and the opening scene in it. Here is a woman wronged who apparently didn’t take her husband’s betrayal of their marriage vows lightly but who, in this modern age, found herself treated as the villain of the(…)
Feb 24 2011
Dear Ms. Gael, I almost didn’t read your novel after a title mistake on the blurb page. The hero is described as Sir David Knightsbridge, Earl of Wolshingham. Um, just no. Thankfully, this is corrected in the text. Now, on to the review. Winnifred Percy doesn’t want to become the next New York heiress auctioned(…)
Dec 31 2010
When Harry Met Sally (1989) Genre: Romantic Comedy Grade: B+ Searching through films for a good New Year’s Eve entry, I came up with two possibilities. Here’s one of them. It’s another movie that, believe it or not, I’d never seen in its entirety. I’d caught bits and pieces over the years when it’s been(…)
Dec 17 2010
12 Men of Christmas (2009) Genre: Romance Grade: C- I had no idea this movie existed until Phillipa Ashley was our featured “First Sale” back in November. It’s based on her first novel “Decent Exposure (aka Dating Mr. December)” though the action is moved from Cumbria, England to NYC and Montana in the US. And(…)
Jun 14 2010
Dear Ms. Cabot, I’m not sure why I got a copy of your new book, “Insatiable” since I’m not the first DA reviewer who comes to mind when vampire books are being discussed but nonetheless it arrived in my mail and, since I hadn’t read any of your books in years, I found myself giving(…)
May 29 2010
Dear. Ms. Johnson, Earlier this year I devoured the first book in this series, “Suite Scarlett,” after having been sent this book to read. Sequels can make me twitchy, especially if I loved the first book, because I’m hopeful lightening will strike twice but fearful that I’ll end up only getting fried for my trouble.(…)
Mar 18 2010
Dear Ms. Shanman, You seem to enjoy writing tough, smart mouthed heroines who don’t seem to know when the right man is just under their noses. I actually read your next book, “Everything Nice” first and backtracked to this one. Liza is not as masculine acting as Mike but she also has her moments of(…)
Mar 3 2010
Dear Ms. Johnson, Dear Author received a copy of your latest book, “Scarlett Fever” for review and since I’m slightly anal about reading a series in order, I backtracked to read the prequel book, “Suite Scarlett” first. And wow am I glad I did. YA isn’t my usual forte here but with books like this(…)
Oct 2 2009
Saving Face (2004) Genre: GLBT, Asian Immigrant, Romance, Family Grade: B Yeah, you read the genre right. This one is truly a mixed bag but the magic is that first time director Alice Wu pulls it off so well. It’s got a great cast, wonderful location shots, a good score and best of all a(…)
Feb 23 2009
Janine and Jennie discuss Alisa Sheckley’s urban fantasy novel, The Better to Hold You: Janine: The Better to Hold You was one of my most anticipated books of 2009. I’m a big fan of Alisa Sheckley’s wry, satirical chick lit novels which were published under the name Alisa Kwitney. I remember picking up The Dominant(…)
Sep 9 2008
Dear Ms Shanman, Mike is like a breath of fresh air. I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve ever read another heroine like her. I probably don’t need to tell you that readers are either going to love her or loathe her. They’ll cheer as she gets pushed off the cliff of the advertising(…)
Mar 24 2008
Dear Mrs. O’Reilly, How do you do it? How do you make accountants sexy? No offense to any number crunchers out there, especially at this time of year, but the profession isn’t up there on the sexy-job-o-meter. Daniel’s brothers, the lawyer and the bartender, have jobs that could be considered babe-magnets but it takes a(…)
Feb 7 2008
Dear Ms Cassidy, My bio states that I’m currently sort of paranormaled out but I will make an exception for authors known to me. After reading and enjoying your werewolf series last year, I was happy to try “The Accidental Werewolf” and delighted it gently skewed a few of the standards of the genre. Some(…)
Sep 18 2007
Dear Ms. Pace, Your first book “If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend” was one of my nice surprises for 2005. I didn’t read “Pug Hill” but when Jane told me we had a copy of Through Thick and Thin, I was game to try it. These days, the Isley sisters’ sense of camaraderie isn’t what(…)
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