Reading ListsAbout-Us / Carolyn Crane / Christina-Dodd / Jill Myles / Jill-Shalvis / Lila-Dubois / Nalini-Singh / Reading lists28 Comments
I may be the slowest writer and least frequent reviewer of the DA crew, but I surely do read a lot. I have this funny (at least it’s funny to my husband) habit of buying more than one ebook at a time. If I’m going to go to the effort ... more >
Letters of OpinionChristina-Dodd / genre critique / Jayne-Ann-Krentz / Mary-Jo-Putney / Reader Opinions109 Comments
Note: I know this is a bit long, but it’s already a drastically shortened version of this argument. Consent at your own risk. When I first started reading Romance, I was stunned by the genre's apparent comfort with sexual force against female characters and uncomfortable with both the contention that ... more >
Publishing NewsAuthorTalk / book business / Christina-Dodd / Ebooks / Gena-Showalter / Jill Monroe / Roxanne-St.-Claire / Shannon Stacey / Sony Reader / Tor12 Comments
Author Talk features nudity and PC and Kristin Cast. Roxanne St. Claire is at the Borders True Romance blog talking about her latest book (a recommended read by Robin) and giving away three free copies of Hunt Her Down. Huffington Post writes about the efforts of DirecTV to put cable ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / bloggers / book business / Carolyn Jewel / Christina-Dodd / viral-blogging12 Comments
Barnes and Noble will offer free ATT wifi access in all its retail stores. Once on the wifi access, you’ll be able to get access to instore promotions and the ability to buy your ebooks. Wendy, the SuperLibrarian, wonders if bloggers can actually make a book. Wendy says that publicists ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsAction/Adventure / Christina-Dodd / Paranormal / shapeshifters16 Comments
Dear Ms. Dodd: You are a very polished and talented writer and this entry into the Darkness Chosen series is as fast paced and readable as the others. Adrik Wilder left his family at age 17, became one of the most feared mercenaries in the world, leading a tribe of ... more >
B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooksacross the tracks / Christina-Dodd / Contemporary / New-Orleans6 Comments
Dear Mrs. Dodd, Despite the promise of eccentric aunts and zany robberies, I decided to try this contemporary novel. The conflict between sensible Nessa Dahl and undercover bank investigator Jeremiah MacNaught sounded intriguing, especially with the implied show down once the truth was revealed. And at first, things worked great ... more >