February 29, 2012

REVIEW: The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsestranged family / Marquess / marriage-of-convenience / Recommended Reads / Regency England29 Comments

Dear Ms. Balogh, I first read The Temporary Wife, one of your most beloved trad regencies, several years ago. At the time, I liked it but was distracted by an initial similarity to another of your regencies, The Ideal Wife, which I had read first and liked even better. The ... more >

February 23, 2012

REVIEW: The Revenge of Lord Eberlin by Julia London

DabneyB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsRegency England20 Comments

Dear Ms. London— I really enjoyed your latest novel, The Revenge of Lord Eberlin. Recently, thanks to the many thoughtful and well-written reviews here at Dear Author, I’ve been reading books out of what I think of as my comfort zone. And it’s been great. I loved Heat, disliked Beautiful Disaster, ... more >

February 14, 2012

REVIEW: The Garden Intrigue by Lauren Willig

JayneB Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Dutton / France / Historical Romances / Lauren Willig / Pink Carnation6 Comments

As Napoleon pursues his plans for the invasion of England, English operative Augustus Whittlesby gets wind of a top secret device, to be demonstrated over the course of a house party at Malmaison. The catch? The only way in is to join forces with that annoying American socialite, Emma Morris ... more >

February 13, 2012

REVIEW: I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended Readschick-lit / Contemporary / England / First-Person / Random-House40 Comments

Dear Ms Kinsella, I’m sitting here shaking my head at the fact that I’ve some how, some way managed to have not read any of your books. Up til now that is. And this one I read with no blurb to lure me or lead me on. Just your rep ... more >

February 13, 2012

February Recommend Reads

JaneRecommended ReadsRecommended Reads10 Comments

We didn’t post any January Recommended Reads because we only really had one and that was Cecilia Grant’s A Lady Awakened. February isn’t as bare, but it isn’t as robust as previous months either: Historical: The Garden Intrigue by Lauren Willig, recommended by Jayne (review here – to be published on ... more >

February 10, 2012

REVIEW: Heat by R. Lee Smith

DA_JanuaryA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsnon-consensual sex / Rape / self-published65 Comments

Dear Ms. Smith, This book was not what I expected when I picked it up. In fact, I’d even venture so far as to offer a caption. Heat is probably the best independently published book I have read, and one of the best books I have read in a long ... more >