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December 13, 2009

Top Romances of 2009 by Janet

JanetRecommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2009 / best 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 >

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 >

May 7, 2008

REVIEW: The Courtesan’s Secret by Claudia Dain

JaneB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsClaudia-Dain / courtesan / Regency England2 Comments

Dear Ms. Dain: Women in the Regency period had but few choices in life. A society woman had only one: be married. I see these books as showing how women in society flirted and schemed to achieve the best result possible which was marriage to a well favored man that ... more >

October 4, 2007

REVIEW: The Courtesan’s Daughter by Claudia Dain

JaneB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsClaudia-Dain / Neds-Reading-Journal / video-review1 Comments

Dear Ms. Dain: Ned and I read your book a while back and decided to create some lego stop motion animation videos to reinterpret our thoughts. I know, we took some heavy license with the story so here’s our proper review. Lady Caroline Trevelyan is the daughter of the late ... more >

April 27, 2006

REVIEW: A Kiss to Die For by Claudia Dain

JaneA Review Category / Book ReviewsClaudia-Dain / Historical Romances / western3 Comments

Dear Ms. Dain: I am not sure where you are today in your writing career, but in 2003, you wrote one of my favorite westerns ever published. It is an oft overlooked gem and I am glad to have this forum to bring it to a few people’s attention. I ... more >

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