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Posts Tagged ‘Nocturne Bites’

REVIEW: Wilderness by Barbara J. Hancock

By Jia • Oct 1st, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms. Hancock,
If I recall correctly from the email Harlequin/Silhouette sent Dear Author, you’re a new author they discovered via email submission.  I always look forward to reading new authors in the hope of finding someone I’ll love.  And at these short fiction lengths, it’s a minimal time commitment, which means less risk for me.  [...]



REVIEW: Mahina’s Storm by Vivi Anna

By Jia • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: C Reviews Category, C+ Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms. Anna,
While I’ve heard of you before, this is the first story of yours I’ve read.  I know some of my fellow Dear Author reviewers don’t care for shorter fiction.  The compressed length doesn’t allow for as much development as you’d find in a full-length novel and as a result, something (plot, characterization, worldbuilding) [...]



Heredity Enemy Poll

By Jane • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Poll

Here’s the blurb:
Mortal Enemy, Immortal Lover, Throne of Judar and The Castaldini Crown author Olivia Gates’s A NOCTURNE BITE, featuring a half-vampire, half-demon hero and a heroine who belongs to a group of super-powered humans pledged to eradicate all inhuman monsters and the explosive encounter when they discover they’ve fallen in love with their hereditary [...]



REVIEW: Son of the Sea by Nancy Holder

By Jia • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: D Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms. Holder,
/>I’m afraid the merfolk romance is not for me. I’ve never been enchanted by merpeople and honestly, the thought of getting up close and personal with someone who has a fishtail weirds me out. It also makes me crave sushi, which weirds me out even more. [...]



Nocturne Bites Debuts Today: Get 1 Free Nocturne Bite Today

By Jane • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Misc, Publishing News

Harlequin is the leader, in my opinion, in major publisher e-initiatives. They are the first to put out their entire front list in digital format every month. They allow readers to buy series books one month in advance of the book’s in store release dates which means if you went to e-harlequin right [...]