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

The UK focused publishing site, The Bookseller, had an article that suggests the delay of ebooks could only strengthen Amazon instead of weakening it.
UK trade insider warned deferral was dangerous. “It is never a good response to say to a consumer: ‘We know you want this but we are not going to let you have [...]

First DA Request
You guys are killing me here
Haiku seppuku
Cover made me think
That Passion was Spanish gal.
Nope. English Redhead.
Story starts with bang
No really, hero bangs her
After public grope
Valdez likes words that
Make me cringe: quim & cunt. I
Titter like schoolgirl
Hero talks dirty
They have nasty public sex
I am on page…ten?
Her: Call me Passion
Him: I’m Mark, like the Bible
Me: [...]

Lisa Valdez shocked the romance community with her provocative tale Passion. The book was considered quite controversial for its subject matter. Long, passionate discussions were had on many an email loop and public message board. Readers anxiously awaited the release of Patience. In November, Valdez gave [...]