Apr 20 2009
Dear Ms. Knight: There are so many blocks against reading this book that I wonder you ever had the audacity to put pen to paper. The story is told from the first person present tense in alternating points of view. It features a gay/bisexual/quasi-queer man who purportedly falls in love with a Hollywood actress. I(…)
Apr 5 2009
Dear Ms. Rai: This is the first book of yours that I have read. I picked it because it featured a non caucasion protagonist; it had to do with cooking; and there were two hot guys in the story. I had mixed emotions at the end of the story. On the one hand I loved that(…)
Mar 13 2009
Dear Ms Davies, I’ve always enjoyed westerns – the genre is the first that I began reading when I came back to romance – and cowboys so a modern version of this old faithful attracts me as well. And given that I’ve started watching PBR events, your book was a timely find. As Chris LeDoux(…)
Feb 10 2009
Dear Ms. Blue, When I began looking into various prolific m/m authors, your name seemed to be very prominent. When Samhain offered us a chance to review this novel, and I noticed it’s set in North Carolina, it seemed fate. Kismet. Meant to be. After I finished it, I’m not so sure. Falling in love(…)
Feb 6 2009
It was over a year ago, I think, that Samhain and Kensington announced that Samhain would produce a mass market imprint under the Kensington flag. Lynne Connolly broke the news that the venture is no longer going forward: “By mutual agreement Kensington and Samhain have dissolved our co-venture agreement. Current circumstances being what they do(…)
Feb 5 2009
Dear Mrs. Connolly, “Alluring Secrets” is the second story of this latest trio available from Samhain Publishing. While it’s going to get a better grade than the first story, “Seductive Secrets,” there were still a few things that didn’t work quite right for me. Penelope Makepiece is a young woman of aristocratic family who’s been(…)
Jan 27 2009
This is our second official podcast wherein we talk about romance books with guest interviewee Angela James, executive editor of the publishing house Sam of Hain (Samhain). Some may think that Angela and we are BFFs. In truth, though, Sarah and I are not BFFs with Angie. Angie is BFF is someone far more popular*(…)
Dec 17 2008
Dear Ms. Raine: I think someone brought this to my attention because I mentioned I liked sports books. I never really equate sports and cars, but I suppose it falls under the same rubric of entertainment. This story is a car book and a movie book. I liked the movie aspects more but for a(…)
Dec 8 2008
Congratulations to the winners of the Lynne Connolly/Samhain giveaway of Yorkshire, the first in the Rose and Richard series. The Rose and Richard series is a favorite of ours here at Dear Author. Click on this tag to see all the reviews related to Lynne Connolly. The Rose and Richard series, so far, is comprised(…)
Dec 5 2008
From the press release. (Doesn’t Lori James own Allromanceebooks.com??) In a bold move, Samhain Publishing (www.samhainpublishing.com) announced the purchase of Linden Bay Romance (http://lindenbayromance.com/). In light of the downward spiral of the economy and the rapid consolidation of many of the larger publishers, Samhain Publishing has seized their chance to expand their market share by(…)
Dec 2 2008
Want an ebook reader this Christmas but don’t want to spend the cash? Try out the Angela James’ and her band of merry authors’ contest. There are two Kindles up for grabs but you have to follow the instructions carefully or Angie will disqualify your entry. Pay attention. Kindle contest 1 Kindle contest 2 (The(…)
Nov 19 2008
Stanza is an ebook reading program for the iPhone. It boasts over 500,000 downloads since it’s debut. All Romance eBooks, an etailer that carries a number of small epublishers, has it’s own bookshelf whereby it lists the titles available for download. You select the book you are interested in and an excerpt downloads to your Stanza(…)
Oct 29 2008
I think this is a great idea. Samhain Publishing is launching a Discover New Authors program that is designed to draw attention to debut “new to you” authors. If you go to this site, you’ll see four books with covers, blurbs and download links. You can download the first HALF of each book to see(…)
Oct 12 2008
Note: I mentioned below that several ebook vendors were having big sales this week including BooksonBoard. I read the BoB promotion to require a minimum of $100 to get the 50% rebate. This is not accurate. There is a 50% rebate/reward for each book purchased through today regardless of what you spend. Arstechnica, one of(…)
Aug 23 2008
Dear Ms. Lovering, What interested me in “Slightly Foxed?” The blurb. They say you’ll know when you’re in love. What if you don’t? Alys, a single parent and certified romantic disaster area, is always falling for unattainable men-’the latest one being the dead author of a "borrowed" book of poetry. When she reluctantly returns the(…)
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