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If You Like

November 25, 2013

If You Like Men in Uniform by Guest Melissa Van Dover

JaneIf You Likebest of list / If You Like / law-enforcement / Military8 Comments

Melissa contacted me out of the blue a few weeks ago asking if I would like to post an “If You Like” entry for our series. Of course I responded with a yes. (that’s a hint to all of you readers out there).  Melissa’s entry is about Military Heroes and ... more >

July 9, 2013

If You Like Mature Romances

JaneIf You Likebest of list / If You Like39 Comments

Sandra Antonelli’s “A Basic Renovation” ( A | BN | K | S | G ) was recommended by Dear Author readers. Upon further investigation, I learned that Sandra’s book was a mature romance meaning the protagonists were over forty. I asked her if she was interested in doing an ... more >

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May 8, 2013

Best of the Non Regency Historicals

JaneIf You Likebest of list / historical romance / If You Like101 Comments

In response to my article yesterday which I provocatively titled “We should let the historical genre die”, I received several emails saying how much they, too, loved the historical genre and still wanted to read it but they needed suggestions. We have a great body of readers here at Dear ... more >

A Christmas Promise by Mary Balogh
December 11, 2012

If You Like Holiday Stories…Recommended by the Dear Author crew

JaneIf You Like / Recommended Readsbest of list / Christmas Stories / holiday setting / Recommended Reads35 Comments

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Given that this is the holiday season, I thought it would be fun to gather a list of holiday recommended reads. Unfortunately the list is largely Christmas oriented, in part because there are so few non Christmas holiday stories out there. Leave your own recommendations in the comments so readers ... more >

The Zoya Factor by Anjua Chauhan
May 21, 2012

If You Like…Romances Set in South Asia or featuring South Asian characters

Guest ReviewerBook Reviews / If You Likebest of list / If You Like / India / multicultural53 Comments

Dear Author guest post by Kim T. A few years ago, I watched a Hindi language, historical epic film called Jodhaa Akbar, starring Bollywood superstars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.  As a librarian with a graduate degree in European history, I was intrigued by the 16th century historical detail ... more >

Flowers from the Storm
May 7, 2012

If You Like Books About Characters with Disabilities

Guest ReviewerIf You Likebest of list / If You Like133 Comments

As someone who uses a power wheelchair due to a neuromuscular disease, I have a personal interest in how authors use disability themes in their books. Over the past couple years I’ve read dozens of romances where one or both of the protagonists lives with some sort of disability. Unfortunately, ... more >

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