Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

Dear Ms. Collins,
The Hunger Games was my favorite novel of 2008.  For me it had the perfect combination of a great heroine, fast-paced plotting, and gripping tension.  And considering the cliffhanger ending, I’ve been looking forward to Catching Fire since I finished last page of that book.
To refresh readers, and to bring people new to [...]

Story & Art: Fumi Yoshinaga
Publisher: Viz Signature
Rating: M for mature
Retail: $12.99
Length: 1/4+ volumes
I first heard of Ōoku about a year ago from a friend.  The premise, she said, was that due to a disease that targets only men, the power hierarchy in Japan was genderflipped.  Women filled roles that had, up until the disease struck [...]

Dear Ms. Van Diepen,
I can’t remember exactly where I first stumbled across your work. I think it might have been through a string of random link hopping that originated from a list of future Harlequin Teen authors. While your first book from Harlequin Teen won’t be coming out until next year, it turns [...]

Dear Ms. Vincent,
While it’s true that your Faythe Saunders werecat books don’t work well for me, I’ve been watching the soon-to-be-launched Harlequin Teen imprint with interest. It’s no secret that YA novels have been experiencing a sort of renaissance in recent years. The genre is large, diverse and continually growing, so I was interested [...]

Dear Ms. Carey,
I think it’s no secret that you’re one of my favorite authors.  Even though the Sundering duology didn’t do much for me, I loved the original Kushiel trilogy featuring Phedre and Joscelin.  I’ve also been in something of a reading funk, finding myself unable to finish any book at all.  I don’t think [...]

Dear Ms. Kittredge,
I think most readers who’ve heard of you are more familiar with your Luna Wilder series.  While I have my reservations about the titular character of those books, I do think they’re a good way to pass the time.  But I’ll confess: the series I’ve really been waiting for are [...]

Dear Ms. St. Crow,
I’m familiar the urban fantasy novels you write under the similar name, Lilith Saintcrow.  I enjoyed your Dante Valentine series but wasn’t as keen on your next venture, the Jill Kismet books.  But I’m always on the hunt for new young adult novels to read so when I heard [...]