Dear Courtney Milan: It cracked me up to read the GoodReads comments of people who are waiting for this, because most of them follow exactly my own thought processes: “New Courtney Milan, yay! Billionaire hero New Adult novel…. err…” I don’t think most of those readers will be sorry they ... more >
Dear Ms. Milan: I’ve had an odd pattern with the “Brothers Sinister” series — I’ve loved every other book. Which means three books I loved in one series — not a bad record at all. This novella falls in the “like” zone. Parts of it are delightful, but it never ... more >
Dear Ms. Milan: It seems very apt that the last book in the Brothers Sinister series is being promoted with a funny tumblr written by one of its characters, because it feels like a book that sprang from the Internet. I’m honestly not sure if that’s a complaint or a ... more >
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 >
Dear Courtney Milan: It’s not often I find a book, of any genre, that makes me want to cheer – let alone a book in the wonderful, yet somewhat repetitive Regency / Regency-feel romance field. The character choices and plots tend to be a little limited. Rakish bad boy meets ... more >
Dear Ms. Milan, I believe I’m not alone in being in a serious historical romance funk. Among the readers I talk to, it seems that many of us who have been primarily historical romance fans for years are finding it hard to get excited about the current crop of books. ... more >