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

Dear Ms. Ward,
I was a relative latecomer to your Black Dagger Brotherhood Series, joining it in progress at, I believe, book three (or was it four?). Anyway, I remember reading online discussions about the series well before starting the first book, mostly related to the unusual names of the heroes (debate, IIRC, raged [...]

You are Chris Brown to
my Rihanna – it hurts but
here I come again
I keep saying that
I am off the wagon, and
Yet I read this book
‘Read’ is not correct
More like ‘devoured it whole’ or
‘inhaled’ or ‘wolfed down’
This book’s not a fave
But I liked it far better
Than poor Phury’s book
Ehlena is the
Love interest to Rehvenge.
Nurse [...]

I still remember, vividly, the first time I picked up a JR Ward book. It was in my mall Waldenbooks store. I was just browsing along the aisles when I saw this glossy red cover with a black dagger in the middle. The cover said that it was “A Novel of the [...]

Dear Ms. Ward,
It might be an understatement to say your previous novel, Lover Unbound, elicited some very passionate reactions from readers. I can’t say I disagree with those criticisms. Even though I ended up liking the book because it developed John Matthew’s storyline, the main romance drove me insane for so [...]

Dear Ms. Ward:
I’ve referred to you as romance crack before. Your books are addictive, like a pharmaceutical grade narcotic, that makes a reader hot for the next book before the current book is even concluded. Unfortunately, I think I got a bad batch and wonder what I should do about it. On [...]

According to the readers at Romantic Times, JR Ward is moving to hardcover in 2009 with Rhevenge’s story. The print schedule looks like this:

October 2007, Lover Unbound (Vishous)
April 2008, Phury’s book
January 2009, Rhevenge’s book, in hardcover

Thanks Sybil.

There is an infamous vampire romance series called the Black Dagger Brotherhood penned by author, JR Ward. This series propelled Ward to top spots on the New York Times bestseller list. The series is about a race of vampires struggling for power against soulless “lessors”. It’s a full of ridiculous names: Phury, [...]