• 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
December 5, 2019

REVIEW: The Lobsters’ Night Before Christmas by Christina Laurie Illustrated by Elizabeth Moisan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildrens-books / Christmas Stories / literary adaptation / picture booksNo Comments

Creatures of the ocean celebrate Christmas Eve in an undersea retelling of “A Visit by St. Nicholas” by Rev. Clement C. Moore. Under the waves and surrounded by swaying ocean eel grass, Sea Santa makes his yearly Christmas journey. Pulled in his clamshell sleigh by his eight faithful minnows, beautiful ... more >

December 24, 2018

REVIEW: A Pirate for Christmas: A Regency Novella by Anna Campbell

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas Stories / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / holiday novella / novellaComments Off on REVIEW: A Pirate for Christmas: A Regency Novella by Anna Campbell

There’s a pirate in the manor house! What is vicar’s daughter Bess Farrar to do when the dashing new earl, the man gossip paints as a ruthless pirate, kisses her the day they meet? Why, kiss him right back, of course! Now Lord Channing vows to claim the lovely firebrand, ... more >

December 17, 2013

Bring on the holiday romances

SunitaLetters of Opinion / Recommended ReadsAnthology / Christmas Stories / Hanukkah / m/m romance / Regency Romance34 Comments

Recommended Read

I’m not a huge fan of a lot of aspects of the Halloween-to-New-Year’s marketing and consumption extravaganza. I think Halloween costumes should be left to the under-12 crowd, I prefer to leave the country for Thanksgiving, I haven’t put up a Christmas tree in nearly two decades, and I’m usually ... more >

January 1, 2013

REVIEW: The Christmas Carrolls by Barbara Metzger

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAnthology / Christmas Stories / Regency5 Comments

Dear Ms. Metzger, When I was scanning my memory for good Christmas stories to recommend here, I remembered reading two of your other holiday theme books but this one didn’t ring bells for me. Turns out that’s because though I have an older OOP paper copy, I’d never read it. ... more >

December 24, 2012

REVIEW: Second Chance Christmas by Dahlia DeWinters

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAfrican American / Christmas Stories / friends-to-lovers / Interracial / multicultural / novella / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: Second Chance Christmas by Dahlia DeWinters

Dear Ms. DeWinters, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to get based on the blurb and excerpt. It sounded like there’s some dark past event that heroine Naomi is trying to face down but you kept it hidden through the into chapter that sets up Naomi and Zach ... more >

December 23, 2012

JOINT REVIEW: A Christmas Bride by Mary Balogh

JanineB Reviews / B- ReviewsChristmas Stories / class-difference / country house party / holiday setting / London / Regency England20 Comments

Janine: We’ve all read Christmas stories which feature cynics whose hardened hearts soften during the holiday season. From Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to the Grinch in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, such figures are not uncommon in holiday stories in or out of the romance ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 9
  • Next Page »

Recent Comments

  • Janine on JOINT REVIEW: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor@Abigail: Done.
  • Sirius on Sirius’ Best of 2020 list@Mikou: I am usually very nervous about overselling a book t...
  • Abigail on JOINT REVIEW: Remote Control by Nnedi OkoraforThe author is very clear that she doesn't use the term Afrof...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021I am reading the Touchstone series by Andrea Höst which a li...
  • Mikou on Sirius’ Best of 2020 listI own and intend to read (eventually) the 1st 3 books, but y...

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