Jan 14 2010
Dear Ms. Smith, When I told some friends I was reading your YA novel, Flygirl, and what it was about, one of them directed me to this article at The New York Times. It’s about the awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), who provided the United States Army with(…)
Dec 9 2009
Readers: If you are bothered by period nomenclature (Japs, Krauts, wetbacks), I would advise you to read this book with caution. Dear Mr. London, I am so glad that someone from Vire Press contacted Dear Author about reading this book. As one of the blurbs printed in the front said, I was hooked from the(…)
Nov 3 2009
Dear Authors and Readers. If you will excuse a personal history, you will see its relevance to my review. I enlisted in the Army National Guard after 9/11. I became a US citizen and commissioned (became an officer) in 2003. I accepted a medical retirement in May of this year, at the rank of Captain,(…)
Mar 18 2009
Dear Ms. Rutland, Your book, No Crystal Stair, came to my attention a couple of years ago when I was perusing Library Journal’s best books of the year lists from previous years. Back in 2001, Library Journal designated No Crystal Stair one of the five best romances of 2000. I was intrigued enough by that(…)
Aug 26 2008
Dear Ms. Kring, Jane often sends me packages of arcs and free books we receive at Dear Author. I think sometimes it’s just to get them out of her house as I’m sure she’s swimming in them. Many times I’ll read the back blurb and think, “Oh, no thank you Jane.” But every once in(…)
Aug 20 2008
Dear Mr. Bohjalian: When I first got a copy of this and read the dust jacket, I thought “A story of the end of WWII. A book about a family’s flight through the horror that was the collapse of the thousand year Reich. I bet that’ll be uplifting.” And though I didn’t immediately put this(…)
May 26 2008
Dear Ms. Brand, I’ve been on a WWII kick the last few weeks which is what made me focus on the blurb for “Blind Instinct.” The heroine obtains a Nazi codebook that’s going to lead to all kinds of secrets and threats to her life. This is what brings her together with the hero as(…)
Oct 31 2007
Dear Ms Bostwick, I’m so glad that your publisher offered us a chance to review your latest novel. “On Wings of the Morning” took me back to a simpler time in American history but one in which people loved as much, still made mistakes but had a common purpose. So much of it reflected what(…)
Oct 23 2007
Dear Ms Harris, I’d seen your books available in a few other catalogues but it took one of the 100% rebates from Fictionwise to spur me into action. As Jane says, what’s to lose? Watching the new Ken Burns PBS series on WWII had me in the mood so I took the plunge. The book(…)
Sep 26 2007
Dear Mr. Capella, I’m so glad your editor persuaded you to write this book. And for the positive buzz at various other romance review sites that brought it to my attention. I’ve also heard that it’s already been optioned for a movie and after reading it, I can see why. The descriptions of Italy and(…)
Sep 10 2007
Dear Ms. McKendrick, I’ve been delighted with your previous books (written as Morag McKendrick Pippin) set in and right before WWII, such a little used era of history. Your integration of historical facts with plots different from almost any others I’ve read stand out the mass of generic regencies that the Powers that Be seem(…)
Jul 18 2007
Dear Ms Gaia, I love books set during WWII. There’s so much scope for drama, heartbreak, courage and bravery. Your book appealed to me because of the setting and the fact that from the blurb, the heroine looked like she is more in charge of her own sexuality than in most historicals and that it(…)
May 3 2007
Dear Ms Green, When you offered us an ebook copy of your WWII paranormal buttsecks novel, my blogmates unanimously elected me to read it. I’m still pondering what that might imply. I hate to admit it but I’m also still pondering and trying to figure out just what the heck went on in this book.(…)
Apr 12 2007
Dear Ms. Markham, I had seen a review of your book at another site which whet my appetite to read it. Imagine my surprise and delight when Jane sent me the copy we received from your publisher. I do wonder why the cover depicts a blue eyed blonde when the heroine is a green eyed(…)
Mar 23 2007
Dear Mrs Munro, While I’m not a recent Ellora’s Cave virgin like Janine, I’m still not a “rode hard and put up wet” veteran either. Since my tastes don’t run to BDSM, a lot of EC offerings leave me less than enthused about trying them. But your book with its mix of history and tenderness(…)
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