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

We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Janet (aka Robin). The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here.
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I hesitated about making a list this year, since my reading was largely dictated by what I volunteered to review. Consequently, [...]

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. [...]

Dear Ms. Ashley:
As a satisfied reader of your Regency pirate series, I was definitely on board to try your new late Victorian book about a hero who suffers from Asperger’s.  The barbaric aspects of a growing medical tradition and the increasing urbanization and complexity of British society are a perfect fit for a story [...]

Dear Ms. Ashley:
The premise is that Brenda, our heroine, wakes up on New Years’ Eve, naked and in bed with a buff naked man. He jumps up, covers himself and runs out. Brenda has just been dumped by her boyfriend Larry, one of the richest men in Southern California. Being in bed with a stranger somehow awakens a new [...]

Jennifer Ashley, wows readers in two different genres. Not only does she write romances – historical, contemporary and now paranormal, but she also pens historical mystery novels under the name Ashley Gardner. We’re happy to let her tell us all about her favorite dinner and how long it took to break into this business! [...]