Oct 1 2012
Dear Ms. Enoch: The Scandalous Bride series as this is called has been a challenge for me. I really appreciate the thoughtful presentation of women and their powerlessness in the Regency period. Through the Tantalus Club, set up in Book 1 of the series, women of all backgrounds have found a safe haven. As Diane,(…)
Jul 2 2012
This anthology contains stories by Tessa Dare, Leigh LaValle, Courtney Milan, and Carey Baldwin. The four authors–who call themselves The Bodice Rippers–published this anthology to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. When the women were interviewed by USA Today, Ms. Baldwin said: We are a group of four friends who, inspired by the many examples of(…)
Mar 30 2012
Dear Ms. Enoch: I appreciate what the Tantalus Club series is about. In the 19th Century, women held few rights. For many, there were only a few options for a life of independence. Almost all of those choices depended on the use of one’s own person as the form of currency, whether the transaction was(…)
Apr 25 2011
Dear Ms. MacLean: I read this book back in February of 2011. I remember the date clearly because I started reading it the night I got to the Tools of Change convention. Angela James, Jenny Bullough (of Harlequin) and Sarah Wendell and I went shoe shopping the following day at what is seems to have(…)
Oct 20 2010
Note: Liz won a copy of this book in our Pocket Preview giveaway and offered up a review. I could not say no to good content. Thanks Liz. Dear Miss Jeffries, A Hellion in Her Bed is the second in your Hellions of Halstead Hall series; the hellion of the title is book's hero, Lord(…)
Sep 24 2009
Dear Ms. Kleypas: Tempt Me at Twilight brings readers closer to the end of the Hathaway family romances. We have only Leo and Beatrix left. Poppy and her family are staying at the Rutledge Hotel for the London season. Poppy is convinced that she is in love with Lord Michael Bayning, the heir to a(…)
Aug 28 2008
Dear Ms. London: I can’t remember the last time I read a Julia London book. I thought that your books were more, well, flighty or frivolous. Maybe I got your name confused in my head with another author which happens not infrequently for me. In any event, I liked the plot of this story even(…)
Mar 25 2008
Dear Ms. Callen: I really liked Viscount in Her Bedroom. I appreciate that you try to tackle some serious problems. Viscount featured a blind hero. This one tried to tackle too many issues: gambling, blackmail, a girl who flirts too much, the devastated mother who shuns society, grief, etc. Ultimately, my real problem was the(…)
Apr 17 2007
It seems pretty innocuous but to those in the business, doing a little photoshop editing of a journalism photo is pretty egregious. Allan Detrich, formerly of the Toledo Blade, was found to have photoshopped prints submitted for publication. Most of the editing was done to remove backgrounds according to Detrich. Two Pulitzer Prizes are awarded(…)
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