Dear Ms. Briggs: So where have you been all my reading life? Oh, hanging out in the sci/fantasy aisle? Well, get your pub to move you to the romance aisle. You get tons more traffic. And paranormal romance right now? Very very hot. I bought your book based on the ... more >
Dear Ms. Archer: I am pleasantly pleased with your debut novel. The setting isn’t Regency (though it is English), the heroine is intelligent and thoughtful, the hero is honorable and hardworking. The villain isn’t quite perfect but is better than the average 2 dimensional, foaming at the mouth type usually ... more >
Dear. Ms. Howell, You wrote a really good story here but had to fling in so many dinnae, cannae, willnae, lassies that my head was spinning from all the faux Scots. DIALECT WARNING FOR READERS: If ye nae can stand reading every spoken exchange in Howell’s version of a Highland ... more >
Dear Ms. Cole: I am going to be worthless today and it is all your fault. You see, last night I picked up your book on a whim. It was 11:30 pm when I started to read. I had a big day today with an important meeting. I figured I ... more >
Update: Since this post which was originally written in April 6, 2006, Simon & Schuster has reversed almost all the policies that made it so digitally advanced. They no longer offer early looks at their books via digital sale. The digital format of a print book is released late. Further, ... more >
Dear Ms. Clare, This one is a definite improvement over last year’s Ride the Fire. Yes, by today’s standards, the hero is a bit overbearing but a) he knows when he’s f*cked up and b) most of the time he’s just trying to keep the heroine safe. And the heroine, ... more >