• Home
  • Commenting Policy
  • Advanced Search
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Feed

Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

  • Blog
  • New Releases
  • Deals
  • Reviews
    • List of Authors Reviewed
    • Reading Lists
    • A Review Category
      • A Reviews
      • A- Reviews
    • B Reviews Category
      • B+ Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • B- Reviews
    • C Reviews Category
      • C+ Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • C- Reviews
    • D Reviews
    • F Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Guest Submitted Review
    • Haiku
  • Ebooks
    • 10 tips for your new ebook reader
    • Android Reading Apps
    • Using Calibre to Create a Print Book Library
    • Dear Jane
    • Ebooks Posts
  • Essays
    • Essays
    • First Sale
    • Interviews
    • Letters of Opinion
  • Need A Rec!
    • Top 100 Romances
    • Bestseller List
    • Book Club
    • If You Like
    • Recommended Reads
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • For Readers
July 14, 2015

REVIEW: A Virtuous Ruby by Piper Huguley

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / American historical / doctor hero / Historical / POC / POC author / turn of the 20th century5 Comments

An unexpected love in a small, Southern town. Migrations of the Heart, Book 1 After fifteen months of hiding from the shame of bearing an illegitimate child, two words drive Ruby Bledsoe to face the good citizens of Winslow, Georgia. Never again. She vows to speak out against injustice. For ... more >

June 25, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day by Kianna Alexander,Alyssa Cole,Lena Hart,Piper Huguley

JanineA Review Category / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / Anthology / civil rights / historical romance / interracial-romance / POC / POC author / slavery2 Comments

Dear Readers, I picked up this anthology because its concept sounded interesting and fresh – it celebrates Juneteenth. The four novellas in the anthology each contain a romance set in the United States at different eras ranging between 1866 and 1961, and each novella grapples with civil rights issues as ... more >

June 19, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology

JayneA Review Category / B Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / civil rights / Historical / interracial marriage / novella / POC author / Reconstruction / slavery10 Comments

The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, with a foreword by the inimitable Beverly Jenkins, brings you four novellas highlighting love, light, and hope set over a period of history that’s often left in the shadows. Ladies, I had been eyeing this upcoming anthology for months but still almost ... more >

March 21, 2015

REVIEW: Pumpkin: a Cindermama Story by Ines Johnson

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / cinderella / Contemporary / Paranormal lite / POC / POC author / single mother4 Comments

Single mother Malika “Pumpkin” Tavares lost faith in fairytales after she fell for a toad. Now she believes she’s not cut from the storybook, heroine cloth and searches for Mr. Good Enough amongst the sidekicks and supporting men of the town. Love at first sight isn’t a cliche for town ... more >

August 28, 2014

REVIEW: Glorious Sunset by Ava Bleu

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAfrica / African American / Contemporary / Fantasy / inspirational / POC / POC author10 Comments

African King Taka Olufemi has traveled over four hundred years to find the woman who holds the soul of his murdered queen and he’s a little cranky. With a ruby brooch as his vessel, the former king is forced to grant wishes to ungrateful mortals hoping to one day find, ... more >

August 3, 2014

REVIEW: The Preacher’s Promise by Piper Huguley

SunitaB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / African American / American historical / inspirational / POC / POC author / slavery12 Comments

Dear Piper Huguley: I first learned about your new historical romances when several readers in my Twitter feed raved about your lovely covers. When you posted in DA’s author open thread I decided I wanted to read and review the full length novel. Jayne had independently decided to read and ... more >

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 9
  • Next Page »

Recent Comments

  • Kareni on What Sirius Has Been Reading@sirius, thank you for the rescue from the spam folder. Unfo...
  • Christine on Bridgerton: A Discussion, Part IV@Janine- thanks for the thoughts on Raiders, I confess I nev...
  • Sirius on What Sirius Has Been Reading@Kareni: I just went to rescue your comments from spam and I...
  • Kareni on REVIEW: What Kind of Day (Six 32 Central Book 1) by Mina V. EsguerraVery odd! My comments do not show up on the board; however, ...
  • Kareni on REVIEW: What Kind of Day (Six 32 Central Book 1) by Mina V. EsguerraJust testing to see if I can post here. I've tried three tim...

Help DA Out

DA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.

Tweets

Tweets by @dearauthor

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login

Copyright © 2021 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy