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

Black Silk was one of the first two Romance novels I read, and to this day it remains one of my absolute favorites. Submit Channing-Downs, the woman who deeply mourns the husband who was almost three times her age, is so unlike most Romance heroines. Her hair has the quality of thick yarn, her teeth [...]

On rare occasion, I come across a novel that seems so rich, so sumptuous, and so sublime, that I am afraid to reread it. The first reading experience is so close to perfect that I don’t think anything can equal it. Such was the case with Judith Ivory’s Black Silk.
When I first read the book [...]

Dear Ms. Carriger:
Orbit kindly sent me a copy of your book for review. (Thanks Orbit). I became interested in this book, not because of a blurb or someone else’s review or anything like that. No, I became interested in the book after spending far too long playing with the Soulless digital paper doll. [...]

Welcome to a new feature at Dear Author: the Intro Interview. Alyson H. will bring us occasional interviews with newly-published authors. If you are an author with your first (or perhaps second) novel coming out, and you’d like to be considered for an interview, send your name, web information, and release date [...]

Dear Ms. Dahl:
I have struggled to come to terms with my reactions to One Week as Lovers for a while now. Before I get to that, though, let me say that I really enjoyed Lancaster and Cynthia, a couple with a compelling, touching story and a connection that registered powerfully with me on several levels.  [...]

Dear Ms. Chase:
After I read last year’s book, Your Scandalous Ways, I knew my expectations were going to be set incredibly high for anything that came after.  And thankfully, Don’t Tempt Me is not a book in the same vein, but instead hearkens back to the Carsington series, especially Miss Wonderful and Mr. Impossible.  A [...]

In which Jennie and Janine discuss Lydia Joyce’s newest historical romance, Wicked Intentions.
Jennie: I have read all five of Lydia Joyce’s previous books; my grades for them have ranged from B+ to C-. This range sort of encapsulates my experience with her work none of her books has been so bad as to be unacceptable, [...]