B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / 1990s / Contemporary / dual-timeline / journalist / murder mystery / police3 Comments
Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Historical / mental health / nurse / Paranormal / post WWI / PTSD / retired military / turn of the 20th century / War / Military7 Comments
In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for soldiers left shell-shocked by the horrors of the Great War. Hiding the shame of their mental instability in what was once a magnificent private estate, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / England / Ghost / Gothic / historical mystery / murder-investigation / Paranormal lite / post WWI / War / Military / World War I5 Comments
England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex’s wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to the family’s estate in the Sussex countryside. But there is much she never knew about her ... more >
B- Reviewsghosts / mystery / Nineteenth Century / romantic-elements / Scotland Yard8 Comments
Dear Ms. St. James: I didn’t read, although I always intended to, your first book The Haunting of Maddy Clare. Janine included it in a reading roundup. Janine commented that one of the stand out parts of the book was how atmospheric it is. I found the same to be ... more >
Book Reviews / Reading ListsReading lists12 Comments
It’s been forever since I did one of these columns, so this will cover a lot of books: Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox Ruthie Knox’s About Last Night was my favorite contemporary of 2012. I don’t read many straight contemporaries, because I typically enjoy them more mildly than other ... more >
InterviewsDebut-book / Interviews / New Author Interviews11 Comments
I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a ... more >