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December 13, 2009

Top Romances of 2009 by Janet

JanetRecommended Readsbest of list / Carolyn Jewel / Claudia-Dain / Jennifer-Ashley / Jo-Goodman / Judith James / Lisa-Kleypas / Meredith Duran9 Comments

Recommended Read

We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Janet (aka Robin). The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here. **** I hesitated about making a list this year, since my reading was largely dictated by what I volunteered ... more >

September 14, 2009

My First Sale by Claudia Dain

JaneFirst Sale / InterviewsClaudia-Dain / first-sale32 Comments

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Claudia Dain writes romance stories about the woman getting everything she wants. Her latest book, To Dazzle a Duke, is in stores now with her ... more >

February 14, 2009

REVIEW: The Courtesan’s Wager by Claudia Dain

JanetB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsClaudia-Dain / courtesan / matchmakers3 Comments

Dear Ms. Dain: Jane has been trying to get me to read the Courtesan Chronicles for the longest time, but for whatever reason, I just didn’t get around to it.   Until now, that is, with The Courtesan’s Wager, the third book in the series.   Even though I skipped to this ... more >

February 11, 2009

Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast with Claudia Dain

JaneFeatures / PodcastClaudia-Dain / podcast5 Comments

Author Claudia Dain joins us to talk about The Courtesan Chronicles and the role of empowered women in historical romance.Dain also discusses the challenge of creating a powerful female character – who is not your 11pm bootycall. Jane and I also ruminate on the rarity of the empowered, clever heroine ... more >

February 5, 2009

February Recommended Reads

JaneRecommended ReadsAbout-Us / Carolyn Jewel / Claudia-Dain / Josh Lanyon / Justina Chen Headley / Patricia-Briggs / Recommended Reads / Suzanne Brockmann14 Comments

Recommended Read

Got your credit card ready? Okay, then let’s go shopping. This month, we’ve got some hardcover and trade paperback books that we are recommending but given that we had slim recommendations in past months, we hope you won’t mind. If money’s tight, try the library or the used bookstore. Courtesan’s ... more >

February 3, 2009

Women and Power in Historical Romances

JaneLetters of OpinionCarolyn Jewel / Claudia-Dain30 Comments

more animals Two February releases present the interesting struggle of women and power in historical romances. A woman during the Regency romance period had virtually no rights, particularly a married woman. A married woman ceased to even have a legally cognizable existence. Her husband was immediately conferred the property of ... more >

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