My hot reading streak in February and March turned into a reading slump in April. For a little while there, I couldn’t get more than a few pages into anything I picked up. I couldn’t even tell you guys what I tried to read at that time, because I didn’t ... more >
Dear Ms. Hancock, After reading and reviewing your impressive novella, Ghost in the Machine, I was eager for more of your work and curious as to what your writing was like in other genres. Silent Surrender, your new Spice Brief, caught my attention and I decided to try it. Alexia ... more >
It’s been over three months (!) since my last “What Janine is Reading” post. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to do one of these – the holidays got in the way, but it’s been six weeks since they ended and for that I don’t have a ... more >
Dear Ms. Hancock, Your 88 page post-apocalyptic romance novella, Ghost in the Machine, published by Samhain, was unlike any other romance I’ve read before. As I was reading it, I kept thinking of movies like the original “Terminator” and “28 Days Later” – dark yet ultimately uplifting stories about human ... more >
Dear Ms. Hancock, If I recall correctly from the email Harlequin/Silhouette sent Dear Author, you’re a new author they discovered via email submission. I always look forward to reading new authors in the hope of finding someone I’ll love. And at these short fiction lengths, it’s a minimal time commitment, ... more >