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. 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 [...]

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. Ash is Malinda Lo’s first book, her debut, even if she began working on the story over eight years ago. You can find out more information regarding the [...]

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. Karen Harper’s latest work, Mistress Shakespeare, is in stores now.
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Although I was actually published for the first time in the spring of 1982 and have written almost fifty novels, the [...]

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. Elisabeth Naughton has a romantic suspense series under her belt and will be debuting a paranormal series this summer. Her latest work, Stolen Seduction, is in stores now.
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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. Jill Myles debut book, Gentlemen Prefer Succubi, is in stores now. You can read an excerpt here or visit her at OddShots.com.
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First Sale: Try, Fail, Try Again, Fail [...]