C+ Reviews
bodyguard, Harlequin-Presents, multicultural, romantic-suspense
Dear Ms. Harris, In a recent comment thread about reading and writing multicultural characters, you talked about your latest Harlequin Presents release, which features a half-South Asian hero. I was intrigued and interested to read about someone who was neither… more
B Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Recommended Reads, romantic-suspense
Dear Ms. Sorenson: Jane sent me Caught in the Act months ago to peruse and I ignored it. This proved to be an error on my part. In my defense, I’d just read a couple of awful romantic suspense novels… more
C- Reviews
Contemporary, romantic-suspense, Small-Town
Dear Ms. Barrett: This book wasn’t badly written and it was plenty sexy but I found the hero to be overbearing douchebag for the first third of the book and the heroine was a complete coward in the last quarter…. more
B- Reviews
novella, romantic-suspense
Dear Ms. Clare, I was interested to read your I-Team novella, Skin Deep (I-Team 5.5) for two reasons. The first is, in general, I’ve enjoyed the series. I loved the last book, Breaking Point (reviewed here by Jane), and I’ve… more
B Reviews
Conspiracy, Private-investigator, romantic-suspense
Dear Ms. Rose: I don’t know exactly why I stopped reading your books. I used to love them and recommend them to readers frequently. It may have been the move to hardcover but whatever the reason was, I don’t think… more
Beyond the Book/ Contests/Giveaways
giveaway, romantic-suspense
At the beginning of the year, we featured a few posts by publishing “insiders”. Elle Kennedy and her editor, Jesse Feldman, contacted me to see if I would be interested in posting about how Elle’s new Killer Instincts romantic suspense… more
C- Reviews/ D Reviews/ F Reviews
Contemporary, friends-to-lovers, reunited-lovers, romantic-suspense, self-published
Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley This is a friends to lovers story and generally speaking I love those. Luke moved next door to Ava when she was eight and she promptly fell in love. Luke stoked those feelings unintentionally… more
C- Reviews/ D Reviews
Contemporary, romantic-suspense, self-published, virgin
The following are mini reviews of books 2, 3, and 4 in the Rock Chick series by Kristen Ashley. I read these in lieu of my category books even though they are each about twice as long as an HP…. more
C Reviews
Contemporary, friends-to-lovers, romantic-suspense, unrequited-love
Dear Ms. Ashley: After Kati D reviewed Knight for Dear Author, I had to read it myself. It was rough but Ruthie Knox, in the comments, suggested I give Sweet Dreams a try and I did. Sweet Dreams is an… more
B Reviews
law-enforcement, revenge, romantic-suspense
Dear Ms. Roberts: I’ve always been a fan of the single title romantic suspense books you’ve written over the straight contemporaries which is probably why some of the J.D. Robb books are my favorite in the JD Robb/Nora Roberts bibliography…. more
D Reviews
Contemporary, FBI, Laura Griffin, law-enforcement, Pocket, romantic-suspense, Serial-Killer
Dear Ms. Griffin, I’ve mentioned before that the reason I don’t read much romantic suspense is that usually one aspect or the other gets shortchanged and I end up disappointed. Your books, however, have usually been the exception. A few… more
B Reviews
law-enforcement, Pocket, romantic-suspense
Dear Ms. Griffin: I picked up one book of yours after reading a slew of reviews by Jayne. Jayne’s not a romantic suspense reader and the fact that she liked several of your books was enough to push me to… more
If You Like/ Reading Lists
Reading lists, romantic-suspense
In my recent post on my favorite romantic suspense novels, I asked DA readers to proffer their favorites. Wow, did you guys come through! Here’s a list of many of the books suggested. I’m not giving individual credit to each… more
Reading Lists
romantic-suspense
I recently shared with Dear Author my favorite historical romances. Today I’m pulling out my favorite romantic suspense novels. These are kept in my Kindle collection: bad guys, good sex, true love. I’ve not read as much romantic suspense as I… more
B Reviews
ACE-ROC, Fae, mystery, Patricia-Briggs, romantic-suspense, shapeshifters, werewolves
Dear Ms Briggs, I’m not just an avid reader of your Mercy Thompson series and your Alpha & Omega series, I’m the sort of fan who counts off the days until your next book like a kid counting the days… more