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

Dear Ms Benjamin,
After I enjoyed the previous book in this series, “Wedding Bell Blues,” so much I was excited to see that the next book, about brother Lars, was available. From what went on in WBB, I knew that Lars’ bitch of an ex-wife, Sherice, would be there along with all the other crew [...]

Dear Ms. Smith,
When I told some friends I was reading your YA novel, Flygirl, and what it was about, one of them directed me to this article at The New York Times. It’s about the awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), who provided the United States Army with [...]

Dear Ms. Kenner:
I haven’t tried many of your non-paranormal contemporaries so when Harlequin had this back-to-backer, I thought, “why not?”. Let’s see how you do with no demons or Greek Gods. This will be just plain, ol’ normal people from Texas.
Alyssa Chambers has visions of sweet temptation dancing in her head. Should she choose the [...]

Readers: If you are bothered by period nomenclature (Japs, Krauts, wetbacks), I would advise you to read this book with caution.
Dear Mr. London,
I am so glad that someone from Vire Press contacted Dear Author about reading this book. As one of the blurbs printed in the front said, I was hooked from the prologue. This [...]

Dear Ms. Griffin,
I don’t think readers need to worry that “Untraceable” is a sequel to your last book “Whisper of Warning.” There’s enough background information about the characters to bring newbies up to speed but – and I’m really impressed by this – they can still go back and read that book without fear [...]

Dear Ms. Benjamin,
I’ve been in several weddings myself, including one that was almost to the “can one more thing go wrong” stage before we finally pulled it off. So I enjoy reading about bad bridesmaid dresses, snooty in-laws and other near misses and disasters on the way to the alter.
Sometimes I feel like writing my [...]

Dear Ms. Cote,
After enjoying your novel “Her Captain’s Heart,” I was psyched when your publicist sent me an advanced copy of “Her Inheritance Forever.” And even more excited when I realized that it would tell part of the story of Texas independence that isn’t usually seen in romance novels – what happened after the Alamo.
The [...]