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Contests/Giveaways / Features / Interviews / MiscContemporary romance / historical romance / inspirational romance / western21 Comments
The school year isn’t fresh and new everywhere at the beginning of September, but it’s a good excuse to bring you some books with peeks inside the classroom. These stories also share the theme of communities facing conflicts of values and culture: In Merry Farmer’s historical In Your Arms, a ... more >
Contests/Giveaways / InterviewsContemporary / Erotic-Romance / inspirational / RITA / RWA34 Comments
Welcome to this year’s interview with the finalists in the Best First Book category of the RWA Rita Awards. Changes in the contest scoring this year mean that (among other things) all five novels are double finalists: Elizabeth Byler Younts’ Promise to Return and Carla Laureano’s Five Days in Skye in ... more >
Conventions / Features / Interviews19th century / Category / Cathryn Parry / Contemporary / Courtney Milan / Dani Collins / Grace Burrowes / Historical / Historical Romances / RWA8 Comments
With reader and writer “conference season” upon us, I thought I’d bring to Dear Author a few authors who also make great presenters on panels and workshops. Grace Burrowes was a wonderful discovery to me last year–I didn’t know her when I went to see a panel of headliner historical ... more >
This past spring, I enjoyed offering a DA interview on Brenda Novak’s annual auction to benefit diabetes research. Lauren Hawkeye (who also writes as Lauren Jameson) submitted the winning bid (thank you!), and I’m happy to host her here today with Unraveled, a box set released this week. Joining Lauren ... more >
Contests/Giveaways / Interviews1 Comments
Congratulations to Simone St. James, whose 1920’s gothic The Haunting of Maddy Clare won not only the Best First Book RITA, but also the Novel With Strong Romantic Elements category. And congratulations to Dear Author’s reader-winners from the Best First Book Interview & Giveaway! Check your email for further info: Faye: The ... more >
Contests/Giveaways / Interviewsdebut novel / first-sale / giveaway53 Comments
Come July 20, the Romance Writers of America will honor novels in eleven categories with the RITA award. Once again, Dear Author welcomes the Best First Book finalists. This year, I’ve asked the authors to offer readalikes, so you might just find a good match with a new author. At ... more >