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

Dear Ms. Mallory:
I remember a number of people raving about your debut in the If You Like Debut books thread. I bought the debut book, Knight of Desire, but by the time I got around to reading it your second book, Knight of Pleasure, was out. So I read that one first. While [...]

Dear Ms. Hewitt:
Thank you for sending me a copy of your book. The thing that stuck out most in my mind at the end of the story was how apt the title was. The story really was about the sheikh’s forbidden virgin. This is part of The Royal House of Karedes miniseries.  These [...]

Dear Ms. Carlyle:
I have read you since your debut in 1999 with My False Heart. My False Heart remains high of my favorite romances of all time and it is the book against which I measure all of your other titles. The story was so fresh at the time. The heroine, Evie Artevalde, [...]

Dear Ms. Green:
This worked for me on most levels although I know that a non fan of Harlequin Presents would probably be turned off by the manufacturered angst and the constant barrage of distrust and misplaced accusations from the hero. Kate Lancaster, a beautiful young woman, has been unable to get over a [...]

Dear Ms. Long:
I took a small break from reading your books, albeit unintentionally, a couple of years ago. I think once a reader falls off the bandwagon of an author, you start hesitating to start reading her again, believing that you must have stopped for a very good reason. My reason for stopping, though, [...]

Paperback Hero (1999)
Genre: Romance
Grade: B
Recently my old VHS player bit the dust after years of faithful service. So when I was looking to replace it, because I have tons of movies recorded over the years on tape, it dawned on me that VHS is in its twilight and I’d better come up with some way [...]

Dear Ms. Wells:
This book was described to me as Indecent Proposal meets White’s but it really is an inspection of the meaning of love. Marquess of Vane has wanted Lady Sarah Cole for years. He met her too late, though, because she was married to Brinsley Cole at the time. Sarah’s [...]