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April 6, 2016

REVIEW: Lost Among the Living by Simone St. James

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / England / Ghost / Gothic / historical mystery / murder-investigation / Paranormal lite / post WWI / War / Military / World War I5 Comments

Recommended Read

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 >

March 4, 2013

REVIEW: Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James

JaneB- 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 >

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January 23, 2013

What Janine was Reading in October, November, and December of 2012

JanineBook 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 >

May 16, 2012

Debut Print Book: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

Guest ReviewerInterviewsDebut-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 >

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