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

Dear Ms. McCarthy:
You are fast becoming one of my go to authors. This was a fun, sweet, and very sexy romance. I want more of these. Russ Evans has been trying to track down a fraudster, Trevor Dean, who is preying on women in online dating forums. He romances them, takes their [...]

I’m sorry for my delinquency in posting this.  My lame is excuse is real world things interfering with my online fun.  Without further ado, here is our May recommendations.

To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt.  A beautiful courtesan falls in love with a scarred, tormented lord. Recommended by Jayne.  
Gift from the Sea by Anna Schmidt. [...]

The winners of the Hard & Fast Giveaway sponsored by Berkley, a division of Penguin publishing, are below. Special thanks to Berkley for giving away these books. We all appreciate it. If you are curious about the book, there is a review written here. This book can be purchased in mass market [...]

UPDATE: I’ve closed the comments and will announce the winners later tonight.
Dear Readers:
As you know, Sarah of SmartBitches and I have been making an effort to read and promote the straight contemporary. We’ve taken May off to recover from our DABWAHA tournament and we’ll have another STC candidate coming soon. In the [...]

In a contemp mood
SBs say your book is good
I am won over.
McCarthy virgin
No vamps or angels. Nascar?
Oh boy. Could be bad.
One night stand with guy
In Chapter One. Way to give
the milk for free, cow.
No hate for Tammy
BUT that is kind of cliché
Happens too often
Despite rocky start
(and the Nascar – not a fan)
This is a fun [...]

September and October were bare for recommended reads from the crew here at Dear Author so hopefully you saved up your money for this month because we’ve got 7 8! recommendations.
Demon Bound by Meljean Brook. This will not be my favorite Brook book, but her writing is consistently strong with excellent visuals and a [...]

For Dear Author, here are the ten readers who won a copy of Erin McCarthy’s book, Flat Out Sexy, the first book in the Smart Bitch/Dear Author “Save the Contemporary” Campaign.

Moth
Allison
ArkansasCyndi
Darby
Heidi
Kay Sisk
Lori
Sara Andrade
Sarai
Zoe Archer

I’ve emailed you, I think.  If not, please send me your snail mail address.  Since we are going to be running this [...]