B+ Reviews
alternate universe, mystery, romantic-elements, Sherlocke Holmes
Dear Ms. Holloway: Whoever wrote the blurb copy for this book totally was aiming for me: Evelina Cooper, The Niece of the Great Sherlock Holmes is poised to enjoy her first Season…But there’s a murder to deal with, not to… more
B- Reviews
ghosts, mystery, Nineteenth Century, romantic-elements, Scotland Yard
Dear Ms. St. James: I didn’t read, although I always intended to, your first book The Haunting of Maddy Clare. Janine included it in a reading roundup. Janine commented that one of the stand out parts of the book was… more
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Artist, coming-of-age, dreams, grieving, Italy, Maine, music, musician, mystery, Paranormal, professor, romantic-elements, Rome, twins, Womens-Fiction
Dear Ms. Walsh, You don’t know me, but I sometimes lurk at your blog, Writer Unboxed, which is one of the best blogs for writers I know of. I’ve been following it since the days when you were writing this… more
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angels, Faeries, Fantasy Romance, friends-to-lovers, good-description, interracial-romance, Magic, reunited-lovers, Romantic SF, romantic-elements, Royalty, Samaria, Sharon-Shinn, Twelve-Houses
Dear Ms. Shinn,
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class-difference, computer programmers, conversational review, Fantasy Romance, Love-Triangle, mystery, reincarnation, romantic-elements, steampunk
Janine: When Jaili (Maili) and I recently found out we were reading the same little-known book from 2008, Dru Pagliassotti’s Clockwork Heart, we thought it would be fun to discuss it here at Dear Author. But first, a plot synopsis:… more
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20th century, African American, pilot, Post WWII, racism, romantic-elements, saga, World War II
Dear Ms. Rutland, Your book, No Crystal Stair, came to my attention a couple of years ago when I was perusing Library Journal’s best books of the year lists from previous years. Back in 2001, Library Journal designated No Crystal… more
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20th century, Good-Dialogue, murder-investigation, mystery, romantic-elements
Dear Mr. Mills, Your first novel takes place in the summer of 1947 on Long Island, in and near the Hamptons, where the wealthy have summer homes. Not far from the Hamptons is Amagansett, a working class community. The two… more
B+ Reviews
abuse, Magic, movie-star, romantic-elements, witchcraft
Dear Ms. Block and Ms. Staton, As the Dear Author discussion of the definition of paranormal romance was taking place, I picked up your book, Ruby. Although published as mainstream fiction, Ruby contains strong paranormal and romantic elements. I wouldn’t… more