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January 6, 2022

CONVERSATION: Enemies to Lovers

JanineConversationsContemporary / enemies to lovers / enemies with benefits / Fantasy / genre history / historical romance / mystery / Paranormal / recommendations / rivals to lovers / tropes22 Comments

Janine: In our conversation about our reading in 2021, the enemies-to-lovers trope came up. I loved some of what you said and thought we could have a wider and deeper conversation about it. Here are some questions to start us off: Do you enjoy the enemies-to-lovers trope? Why or why ... more >

May 2, 2014

CLASSIC REVIEW: Savage Thunder by Johanna Lindsey

Guest ReviewerB Reviews / Classic Romance Reviewsclassic fiction / historical romance / western54 Comments

Dear Ms. Lindsey, Colt Thunder was my first lover. My relationship to Savage Thunder is long and complicated, and intimately tied to my reading life, so this review is long, long, long; it also contains a good dose of nostalgia.   Part 1: The Memory   Sometime during my senior ... more >

April 10, 2012

First Reads by the Dear Author Crew

JaneEssaysAbout-Us71 Comments

I thought it would be fun if reminisced about our first romance read.  To prime the pump, so to speak, I asked the Dear Author crew to write up a small post about their first romance reads.  Share your own reading experiences in the comments. Janine (link to Janine’s posts) ... more >

That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey
June 10, 2010

REVIEW: That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey

lazaraspasteC- Reviewsenemies to lovers / England / pirates52 Comments

Dear Ms. Lindsey, Despite being one of the grand dames of romance, I haven't ever read one of your books before. I don't know why. It's just worked out that way. When I picked up  That Perfect Someone, I was going into it blind but excited about the story based on ... more >

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