Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary

Meljean Brook follows up her debut effort with Demon Moon, another smart take on the vampire mythology. Colin is a vampire without compare. Made from Nosferatu blood, he is powerful but cursed. He cannot drink from someone without driving them to madness. And he must drink to survive. When the bloodlust is upon him, drinking is inextricably intertwined with sex. Savitri is a women whose endless search for knowledge has no answer for Colin’s dilemna. They cannot resist each other but neither can survive together for long if Colin must drink from other women. Their personal dilemna is compounded by a hoard of nosferatus coming into the earthy realm to take possession. Recommended by Jane.

If you only know Susan Kay Law for her excellent western historicals, why not try her new contemporary “Just Sex?” Ellen is horrified to hear her husband (her caught in the act cheating husband) suggest during a marital counseling session that his affairs are nothing more than just sex and that she should probably try it herself to see. Ellen’s not quite ready to toss twenty years of marriage but she is willing to cautiously venture out into the dating world again. And maybe, find something better the second time around. Recommended by Jayne.

Sarah Strohmeyer’s built a reputation for her “Bubbles” books and now she’s trying American style Chick Lit with the Cinderella Pact. Nola Devlin decides to invent a new persona when she’s turned down for a columnist position at her third rate woman’s mag, SASS!. Belinda Apple is sleek, British, hip and thin and hired almost immediately. But when the mag decides to check out Belinda’s credentials, Nola’s problems begin to increase even as her weight decreases, thanks to a weight loss pact formed with her best friends. Will she find her Prince Charming or will he find out who she really is? Recommended by Jayne.