B+ Reviews/ Featured/ Recommended Reads
Contemporary romance, Small-Town
Dear Ms. Calhoun: I’ve liked your erotica–your novella Breath on Embers was on my top ten list for 2012–and was excited to see you’re venturing into the realm of contemporary romance with your latest novel, Unforgiven. As you say on… more
D Reviews
Contemporary, disability, m/m romance, Riptide Publishing, Series, Small-Town
Dear Ms. Sexton: When Sarah Frantz stopped reviewing for Dear Author and took a new position as editor at Riptide Publishing (where she is now Acquisitions Editor), we instituted a one-year moratorium on reviewing books from Riptide. The moratorium ended… more
B- Reviews
Contemporary romance, Small-Town
Dear Ms. Blake: I thought I was destined to escape the quaint town of Destiny, Ohio, the setting for for your contemporary romance series. I disliked the last three entries which had lost the flair of the first two, One… more
Book Reviews
Anthology, Contemporary romance, mental illness, Samhain-publishing, Single Parent, Small-Town
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… more
C Reviews
Contemporary, Rock-Star, single mother, Small-Town
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… more
D Reviews
Contemporary, redemption, Small-Town
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… more