Book Reviews / Letters of OpinionAlpha & Omega / bonded-mates / estranged marriage / Mercyverse / reframing / UF / werewolves54 Comments
PLEASE NOTE: This post contains SPOILERS and I am opening the comment thread to spoilers as well. There may be triggers in the comment thread, too. Dear Readers, There’s a lot to talk about in Wild Sign, Patricia Briggs’s most recent book, and in addition to my review I wanted ... more >
Letters of Opinion / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Fantasy / Historical / time slip15 Comments
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 >
Book 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 >
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 >
Letters 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 >
Letters 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 >