Apr 18 2013
I was curious how the authors of this anthology came up with the idea for it so I queried Ruthie Knox. Here’s her answer: Strangers on a Train started on Twitter, of all places. I ran across a Tumblr called “Hot Guys on the Train,” which consists entirely of Instagram-style cell phone pictures taken (presumably)(…)
Mar 2 2013
Dear Ms. Stone: This is the first book in a series involving three childhood friends who reunite upon the death of one of their members. Cain Black is a former star high school quarterback turned down a full ride scholarship to Michigan State University to pursue his dream of music. He and his band are(…)
Feb 25 2013
Dear Ms. Beckett: This book had me smiling up until about Chapter Nine when I started feeling uncomfortable by some serious misogynistic overtones wrapped up in a “I’m so cute” package. It was insidious and likely unintentional but I ended up having rage face for much of the latter half of the book. The hero,(…)
Jan 27 2013
Dear Ms. Novak: I read the first in the Whiskey Creek series. It introduced us to a small town in California and a group of friends who have been connected since high school. They are close friends, up in your business, friends. They have conference calls and phone trees and none of your personal stuff(…)
Jan 9 2013
Dear Ms. Essex: I’m always looking for books with unusual settings, and as soon as I saw the cover and title of your book at Harlequin, I put it into my cart. Back to the Good Fortune Diner is aptly named: Tiffany Cheung escaped Everville, New York and her parents’ Chinese restaurant for New York(…)
Dec 20 2012
Dear Macy Beckett: I stayed away from this book initially because of the heroine’s name, Mae-June July Augustine, made me think the book would be full of Southern homilies and hijinks. There is Southern flavor such as the heroine’s favorite epithet being “Sugar” but it’s not overwhelming. Mae-June July, called June, is a month away(…)
Dec 4 2012
Dear HelenKay Dimon: Your Harlequin Intrigue books are autobuys for me, so when I saw that you had a straight contemporary romance coming out I snagged it right away without paying attention to what it was about. When I discovered one of the main characters was a professional climber, I was even happier, especially when(…)
Nov 18 2012
Dear Ms. Benjamin: Jayne’s love for your Konigsburg series piqued my interest. Konigsburg is a small town in Texas and one commenter suggested it might be patterned after Fredericksburg, Texas. It’s far enough outside the city (I think the nearest one is Austin) that it feels like a small town but it is close enough(…)
Nov 14 2012
Dear Ms. Stacey I’m not one who really loves big family stories but you make the Kowalski clan so appealing that even I, the curmudgeon, look forward to spending a few hours with them. This story features Ryan Kowalksi, an owner of a custom home building business in Massachusetts. He is spending a month in(…)
Sep 30 2012
Dear Ms. Atkins: Apparently you wrote for Blaze and your bio says that you are known for your funny, touching stories. There isn’t much Blaze in this book but that’s not a bad thing. The story of an abused woman falling in love with the strong, silent type and being embraced by the small town(…)
Sep 13 2012
Dear Ms. Stacey Your contemporary romances have become part of my “can’t wait to read” and my “don’t talk to me, I’m reading” lists. The story follows the eldest Kowalski brother Mitch, a demolitions expert, who returns to his hometown to help his youngest brother Joe out with the family lodge after Joe breaks his leg.(…)
Aug 30 2012
Dear Ms. Novak: When I first received your book for review, I had some concern that the hero is going to be a jerk. I’ve been reading a lot of mean heroes and I wasn’t in the mood for that archetype again. I was assured that famous movie star Simon O’Neal was not a jerk(…)
Aug 23 2012
Dear Ms. Neggers: I confess that I am not a devoted reader but it’s not because your books aren’t pleasurable reads. They are but I tend to think that now the books are published in hardcover that they aren’t likely to be geared toward the romance reader. Heron’s Cove, however, provides a good dose of(…)
Aug 13 2012
Dear Ms. Shalvis: I think the first book of yours that I read was Instant Attraction, and I remember being so taken by the smart, capable heroine, the realistic relationship issues in the romance, and the interesting Sierra Nevada setting. It was small town Romance that didn’t read kitschy or cutesy to me, and I(…)
Jul 12 2012
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. I didn’t really like either of them enough to feel invested in the story. I(…)
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