December 16, 2011

REVIEW: Angel of Darkness by Cynthia Eden

JaneC ReviewsAction/Adventure / angels / shapeshifters / vampires6 Comments

Dear Ms. Eden: The opening scene of the book is intriguing because it doomed a character to a horrible fate, or so he believes.  Keenan is an angel of death and he has been dispatched to harvest the soul of Nicole St. James.  He finds her suffering a horrific attack at ... more >

October 31, 2011

Monday Midday Links: Waterstone’s Vampire Timeline

JanePublishing Newsdigital lending / self-published / vampires21 Comments

Waterstone’s developed a very cool graphic timeline (scroll to the left/right) of vampire books.  I’ve been told an updated version will appear with Anne Rice on it.   It includes classics and modern favorites. We had a discussion here at Dear Author about the mother of modern paranormal romances.  Christine ... more >

October 24, 2011

Review: Bound by Night by Amanda Ashley

DA_JanuaryBook Reviews / C- Reviewskensington / paranormal romance / vampires28 Comments

Dear Ms. Ashley. I have no idea where to start with this review. My reactions to this book ranged from glee to boredom. The heroine is a personality-free wimp. The hero is an ass. The story brings nothing new to the table and reads like fanfiction. And yet every time ... more >

October 11, 2011

REVIEW: Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter

DA_JanuaryC- ReviewsFantasy Romance / Gena-Showalter / Nocturne / Paranormal / vampires19 Comments

Dear Ms. Showalter, You’re one of those authors I feel I should love. Your story ideas are creative and inventive. You’re prolific – one of my favorite traits in an author. Your online personality is sweet and easygoing.  And yet for some reason, your books and I never seem to ... more >

October 8, 2011

REVIEW: Isle of Night by Veronica Wolff

JaclynA Reviews / A- ReviewsAssassin / coming-of-age / Scotland / vampires / Young-Adult9 Comments

Dear Ms. Wolff,  Jaclyn says: When I opened to page one of Isle of Night I was expecting a historical romance set in Scotland—presumably on the Isle of Night. The ARC I had didn’t have a cover image and because I have enjoyed your books in the past I did ... more >

October 3, 2011

REVIEW: Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day

JaneD Reviewsangels / demons / No Paranormal Left Behind / reincarnation / shapeshifters / Sylvia Day / vampires36 Comments

Dear Ms. Day: I felt like that there was a kernel of a really great story here but the story I wanted to read and the story I read were at such odds with each other. The story that I felt was trying to be told was of a man ... more >