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REVIEW: Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran

By Jane • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: Reviews

Dear Ms. Duran:
Your path to publication is fairly well known to the readers of Dear Author. We posted updates about the Gather contest, had the opportunity to read your first two chapters online, and celebrated your victory in winning the first ever Gathers.com romance writing contest. A little while later, Janine shared with [...]



REVIEW: Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley

By Jane • Mar 8th, 2008 • Category: C Reviews Category, C- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Bradley:
I admit that this is my first experience with you so despite your big backlist, it’s like a debut for me. Unfortunately, the book is like it’s title–trite and predictable. I suppose for fans of the regular regency historical, this book will fulfill that jones. The one good thing about [...]



REVIEW: Almost a Bride by Jane Feather

By Jane • Jun 2nd, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Feather:
I admit to being totally befuddled at the title as it appears to have nothing to do with the book at all. After all, the heroine becomes a bride and a wife and is never an “almost” anything.
Jack Fortescu, Duke of St. Jules, ruins Frederick Lacey, Earl of Dunston, in a game [...]



REVIEW: Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell

By Janine • May 9th, 2007 • Category: C Reviews, C Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms. Campbell,
Much has been said about your debut, Claiming the Courtesan. Arguments raced round and round the blogosphere; discussions sprouted from here to Jennifer Crusie's blog. After reading comments from people who reviled the book to comments from people who adored it, I decided to read it and see for myself what [...]



REVIEW: What a Gentleman Wants by Caroline Linden

By Janine • Apr 27th, 2007 • Category: C Reviews Category, C+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Linden,
A while back, Jane reviewed your second novel, What a Gentleman Wants, and gave it a B. After enjoying your debut, What a Woman Needs (a B- for me), I thought I'd give your second book a try. I wish I liked it as much as Jane did, but for me, [...]