Film ReviewsAlaska / Friday Film Review / opposites attract / romantic comedy37 Comments
The Proposal (2009) Genre: romantic comedy Grade: B+ Movies which are specifically made to be romantic comedies are often a mixed bag for me and often don’t work well enough for me to even finish the film. I had been eyeing this one for a while and watching the star ... more >
C+ ReviewsAlaska / Harlequin Romance / War / Military6 Comments
Dear Ms. Lane, I am a long-time fan of the Harlequin Romance line, so when you offered Dear Author the opportunity to review your debut novel I was happy to volunteer. And when one of my favorite blogger-reviewers (and RWA Librarian of the Year!), SuperWendy, gave Soldier On Her Doorstep ... more >
B- ReviewsAlaska / chick-lit / Contemporary6 Comments
“When Los Angeles publicist Sydney Green convinces her boss to let her produce a documentary for the Save the Walrus Foundation, the only one Sydney Green is interested in saving is herself. The walruses are merely a means to improving her career and her love life, and not necessarily in ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsAlaska / Bantam Dell Ballantine / Ebooks / featured / Lara-Adrian / mystery / Review / vampires3 Comments
Dear Ms. Adrian: I’ve had an on again off again relationship with this series. I adored Midnight Awakening but struggled with Veil of Midnight. I liked Shades better than the last two but not as much as Midnight Awakening. One of the things that I enjoyed about Shades was that ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAlaska / Farmer / heiress / Kristin Hardy11 Comments
Dear Ms. Hardy: I generally don’t read many books from the Silhouette Special Edition line. I can’t say exactly why. I enjoy the Jessica Bird category books and those are SSE. I think I equate the blue and gold covers with babies and the red covers with career women? Whatever ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews CategoryAlaska / Chicago / FBI / journalist / Julie-Garwood / romantic-suspense14 Comments
Dear Ms. Garwood The lure of the 100% micropay rebate at Fictionwise was too great for me to overcome despite the fact my last few encounters with your books have not ended well. I’m happy to say that Fire and Ice is an improvement over recent publications but it doesn’t ... more >