Aug 29 2011
Dear Ms. Griffin, When reading your romantic suspense books, one thing I can count on is that the underlying reason for the suspense plot won’t be too far out in Never Never land. Perhaps there might be a slight lift of my eyebrow or the beginnings of a question on my face but overall, the(…)
Aug 25 2011
Dear Ms. Garwood: This review of Lion’s Lady posted at Smart Bitches is fomenting a desire to reread your backlist (I liked Guardian Angel a bit more than Lion’s Lady). However your latest release is a contemporary. The Ideal Man is a solid entry into the Garwood bibliography but I still long for the magic(…)
Aug 17 2011
Dear Ms. Diener, Having recently read and enjoyed a historical novel set in the 16th century and dealing with intrigue and assassins, I was intrigued when In a Treacherous Court fell into my hands. Realizing it was a debut sharpened my interest, since I’m always on the lookout for new authors, especially those whose work is something(…)
Aug 10 2011
Dear Ms. Tyler: I choose this book because I like romantic suspense stories with former special forces heroes (and heroines), I liked Hard to Hold, the first in your previous series, and this story featured a sister and BFF of an older brother romance. The blurb alerted me to the fact that there was a(…)
Jul 23 2011
Dear Ms. Gerard: Sue Grimshaw, formerly of Borders and now acquisitions editor for the newly relaunched Bantam Loveswept line has always been after me to read you. When the ARC of No Remorse hit my doorstep, I decided it was time to stop dithering and give you a try. I’m glad I did. This series(…)
Jul 21 2011
Dear Ms. Jennings, I’ve been reading thrillers since high school. My mom introduced me to Eric Van Lustbader’s series, The Sunset Warrior Cycle, which is more fantasy/sci fi than straight up thriller, but in a search for more Lustbader I found a whole lot of Robert Ludlum in the mass-market section at my little neighborhood(…)
Jul 19 2011
Goodreads | Amazon | BN | nook | Sony | Kobo | eHarlequin | All Romance eBooks Dear Readers: As you know, the ‘dear author’ address here is a fiction — a shtick and a distinctive stylistic characteristic of the blog. Before writing this post, I don’t remember ever feeling that I was truly addressing(…)
Jul 13 2011
Dear Ms. Giordano: Your Man Law tweets did the job. It got me interested in reading the book and your editor zipped it over to me in short time. Man Law, for the readers, are those supposedly unwritten rules of conduct that men are to engage in. The start of each chapter is prefaced by(…)
Jul 12 2011
Dear Ms. Thomas: I have described your Avon historicals as a “guilty pleasure,” but such a description undervalues their strengths, one of which is the romantic suspense subplot, which often engages me more than the romance itself. Still, the heroines tend toward stubborn and feisty, and the heroes toward dark and tortured, while the drama(…)
Jun 30 2011
Welcome to part two of Dear Author’s interview series with the debut authors who are up for Best First Book in the RITAs, the annual awards presented by the Romance Writers of America. Three historicals received nominations: Kaki Warner’s Western Pieces of Sky, Kieran Kramer’s Regency When Harry Met Molly, and Karen Witemeyer’s inspirational A(…)
Jun 27 2011
Dear Mr. Watson, Your first novel, a psychological thriller titled Before I Go to Sleep, has garnered considerable attention. The cover of my advanced reader’s edition proclaims that rights have been sold in over thirty countries, and movie rights sold to acclaimed director Ridley Scott. There are blurbs from Tess Gerritsen and Dennis Lehane calling(…)
Jun 24 2011
Dear Ms. Sinclair: I’ve many a friend who swear by your erotic romance. Even Angela James, whose recommendations I trust almost implicitly is a big fan. But every time I have started one of your books there seems to be a club scene, as if BDSM practitioners are also, by definition, exhibitionists. While club scenes(…)
Jun 4 2011
Dear Ms. Force: You sent me Fatal Force a while back and I enjoyed it. When Love at First Flight was available on Amazon for free, I snapped it up. I waffled between whether I should review a book I got for free but I figured that no one would object if I positively reviewed(…)
May 26 2011
Dear Ms Adair, Somehow I’ve managed to go this far without reading one of your books. Amazing, I know. I was surprised too when it dawned on me. But I’m afraid that “Hush,” despite the parts I liked, probably won’t turn me into a fan for life. Just too many woo-woo and WTF moments while(…)
May 20 2011
Dear Ms. Laurenston: It had been quite a while since I read one of your Pride or Pack books, so when Jane sent me Big Bad Beast to review, I was very excited to check in with a series I’ve really enjoyed. The good news is that I now really want to read Blayne and(…)
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