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Letters of Opinion

January 4, 2021

On Susanna Kearsley: gleanings and the value of them

KaetrinLetters of Opinion / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Fantasy / Historical / time slip15 Comments

Recommended Read

Earlier this year, I read The Deadly Hours – well 2 of the stories in it anyway – which featured Weapon of Choice by Susanna Kearsley. The POV character is Hugh, who was the male lead in A Desperate Fortune. Hugh and Mary are most prominently featured but there are ... more >

October 5, 2020

GUEST POST: The Journey Home: Reading Romance While Sheltering in Place by Pam Rosenthal

Guest ReviewerBook Reviews / Letters of Opinionhome / private and public spaces19 Comments

Note from Janine: Guest poster and romance author Pam Rosenthal, whose novella A House East of Regent Street is being published in digital format for the first time tomorrow, has contributed the lovely essay below. How do you read during a pandemic? For facts or for escape? Survival information in ... more >

April 15, 2019

These are a few of my favorite covers

JaneLetters of Opinion8 Comments

During the New Release post of January 29, 2019, readers were arrested by the ANTON cover. Darlynne admitted that it was out of character for her to purchase a book solely on the cover. I *think* it’s because there is so much power in that body as it’s posed and–completely ... more >

June 13, 2017

The Security Blanket of Romance by Mary Lynne Nielsen

Guest ReviewerLetters of OpinionBillionaire Hero / Dukes / security32 Comments

In spite of its 140-character limitations, Twitter can lead to some interesting conversations. I had one recently that included author Camille Hadley-Jones and Dear Author’s own Janine Ballard, who encouraged me to express my thoughts about it in longer form. That conversation? That one of the goals of romance novels ... more >

Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
January 13, 2016

Love and freedom in the Jane Yellowrock series

JanetLetters of OpinionCherokee / colonization / Faith Hunter / genre critique / Jane Yellowrock / Urban-Fantasy19 Comments

Recent conversation with a good friend about Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series led to this question: What do you think Jane values above everything else? My answer: independence. My friend’s: freedom. Not precisely the same, but certainly related, and the obvious connections elicited a brief but thought-provoking exchange about how Jane is consistently resisting ... more >

November 22, 2015

Price, Value, eBooks, and Kindle Unlimited

JaneLetters of Opinionbook prices21 Comments

   There have been many discussions on social media of late regarding the price of books. Some authors are very frustrated by Kindle Unlimited and what they perceive as the devaluation of digital books. I find these arguments a little amusing as that was the exact argument that traditional publishers ... more >

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