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REVIEW:  Home to Laura by Mary Sullivan

REVIEW: Home to Laura by Mary Sullivan

Dear Ms. Sullivan: Let’s file this under “setups matter” or at least they do to me.  Nick was an absent husband and absent father, doing all he can to make more and more money. His ex father in law and owner of the business that Nick runs comes to him and tells him that Emily,(…)

REVIEW: More Than One Night by Sarah Mayberry

REVIEW: More Than One Night by Sarah Mayberry

Dear Ms. Mayberry, It’s always a delight to read your books. Your characters are interesting, multifaceted, (reasonably) ordinary men and women; your plots are touching without being tawdry; your love stories convincing and sexy. More Than One Night isn’t my favorite of your books—I had trouble with the heroine—but was an enjoyable novel and one(…)

REVIEW: Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen

REVIEW: Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen

Dear Ms. Bullen, You’re a new-to-me author who was included in the last batch of books Jane sent to me. I actually thought this novel was your debut until I went to your author site and discovered this was your second novel and it was the second in a series! Not once did I ever(…)

REVIEW: Twilight’s Dawn by Anne Bishop

REVIEW: Twilight’s Dawn by Anne Bishop

Breaking from our usual procedure at Dear Author, this is an early review. Twilight’s Dawn doesn’t come out until next March but Jane and I believe that readers should be forewarned. The first half of the review is spoiler-free. The second half, however, is not. I’ve clearly marked where that section begins so readers can(…)

REVIEW: Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey

REVIEW: Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey

Dear Ms. Stacey: Earlier this year, on Smart Bitch Sarah's recommendation, I read and enjoyed your first Kowalski book, Exclusively Yours. Your new release, Undeniably Yours, continues the adventures of the dynamic Kowalski family with Kevin's story, an entertaining chronicle of the handsome young Kowalski's unexpected leap into family responsibility. The youngest of a close,(…)

REVIEW: Scandalizing the Ton by Diane Gaston

Dear Ms. Gaston, Several years ago, I read your American debut, The Mysterious Miss M, and enjoyed it quite a bit. Unfortunately, its follow-up, The Wagering Widow, did not work quite as well for me, and I’ve not had the opportunity to read any of your other books until this one. Scandalizing the Ton starts(…)

REVIEW: Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halladay

Dear Ms. Halladay: I know this letter isn’t fair because I picked up your book thinking you were another author, Gemma Bruce. In my defense, you were in the romance section, but I think your book is better classified as a chick lit whodunit with all the accoutrements of the chick lit book. All the(…)