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 Janine. The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here.

On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran* (review by Jennie)
Written on Your Skin by Meredith Duran* (review by Jennie)
Stillness [...]

We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Jennie. The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (review by Jia)
Bound By Your Touch by Meredith Duran
Written On Your Skin by Meredith Duran
Pleasure And [...]

Each year, RWA recognizes excellence in romance writing through the RITAs, considered the top honor in the genre.  Though awards are presented in a dozen categories, a writer has just one shot in her career to win the Best First Book award.  This interview series focuses on the debut authors nominated in that category.  Alyson [...]

Dear Ms. Thomas:
I read 18 A-level romances in 2008, an unusually rich year for me. Two of those 18 books were your first two romances, Private Arrangements and Delicious. Needless to say, your books have vaulted to the top of my “most anticipated” list. So I settled down to read Not Quite a Husband with [...]

Dear Ms. Thomas:
Thank you for sending me a copy of your third book. Not Quite a Husband treats the reader to the same rich and evocative prose that filled the pages of your previous two works. In mentioning new historical authors to be excited about, your name should always mentioned.
Bryony Asquith, the [...]

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. [...]

Janine was our third “Ja(y)ne” here at Dear Author. She provides beautifully written, well articulated reviews. She has varied tastes and puts an emphasis on well written prose. Janine is a slow, but careful reader:

DELICIOUS by Sherry Thomas*, Grade A
CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs, Grade A