Top Ten ListsBest of 2011 / best of list / Bettie Sharpe / Eloisa-James / Janet-Mullany / Julie Ann Long / Loretta-Chase / Meredith Duran / Recommended Reads7 Comments
2011 does not stand out as one of my more memorable reading years; many books fell in the okay/mediocre range, with a whole lot of B range books and a handful of C range books. Only one D, and no Fs! – which I guess is a good thing, though ... more >
Agony/Ecstasy AnthologyAgony/Ecstasy / Bettie Sharpe5 Comments
Bettie Sharpe is re-imagining faery tales of old for the romance crowd. Ember took on Cinderella and Cat’s Tale is a Puss ‘n’ Boots retelling. Given the rise of darker faery tales in the form of the television series, “Once Upon a Time“, and the two Snow White movies (Snow White ... more >
B+ Reviews / B- ReviewsBettie Sharpe / cats / Fairy-Tales / Magic14 Comments
Dear Ms. Sharpe, I was a big fan of your previous reworking of the story of Cinderella, Ember, so when I heard you had another novella out based on a fairy tale, I was intrigued. I was slightly dismayed to discover that Cat’s Tale was based on Puss in Boots, ... more >
Book Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Bettie Sharpe / Ginn Hale / Loretta-Chase / Lydia-Joyce / Meredith Duran / Nalini-Singh / Pam Rosenthal / Patricia-Briggs / Shana-Abe / Sherry Thomas20 Comments
Janine was our third “Ja(y)ne” here at Dear Author. She provides beautifully written, well articulated reviews. She has varied tastes and puts an emphasis on well written prose. Janine is a slow, but careful reader: DELICIOUS by Sherry Thomas*, Grade A CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs, Grade A
Publishing NewsBettie Sharpe / Dionne-Galace / giveaway / Promotion / Serials5 Comments
A little pimpage for my friends this morning. Keishon, at avidbookreader.com, is having a giveaway of the hardcover release by Julia Spencer Fleming, I Shall Not Want. This is the 6th book in the series and has a very strong romantic undercurrent so if you like romance and mystery, this ... more >
A Reviews / A- ReviewsAssassin / Bettie Sharpe / Dionne-Galace / free-book / Sherry Thomas74 Comments
This special guest review is from author Sherry Thomas. You’ll want to read the entire thing down to the end because Sherry and I are sponsoring a pay it forward Bettie Sharpe giveaway. You see, Bettie Sharpe gave away a fantastic retelling of the Cinderella story. Only we got it ... more >