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

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Kaylin McFarren is a debut author and her first book, Flaherty’s Crossing, is in stores now.
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My journey to publication has been an enlightening experience, to say the least. Exactly one [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Zoe Archer gave up her pursuit of a Ph.D. in literature to seek her fortunes in fiction writing. She left UC San Diego with a Master’s degree in literature [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Pam Jenoff is our guest today.  Her latest book, Almost Home, is in stores now.
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“Are you firing me? I asked my agent.
It was late one Friday afternoon in April 2005, [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Cathy Maxwell is the NY Times bestselling author of a host of fun historical romances. Her latest, The Marriage Ring, is in stores on February 23, 2010.
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I was sitting at [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Laura Kinsale writes historical romances and her latest release, Lessons in French, is in stores now.
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First sale, huh?  It was a looong time ago.  But one doesn’t forget that sort [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Larissa Ione is currently working on the bestselling Demonica series, an over the top, crazy, action filled and sexy take on paranormal romance. Her latest entry in the series, [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between.  Monica Burns started publishing in the epublishing realm beginning in 2006.  Kismet is her first traditionally published novel.
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I’m proud of my ePublishing roots, but I’ve always hungered for that Holy [...]