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 >
A- Reviewsdoctor hero / Eloisa-James / Wales21 Comments
Dear Ms. James, I was under the impression that I had previously only read one book by you. A trip down memory lane, via my book log, proved me wrong. (BTW, my log is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Thanks for the memories, Microsoft Excel! I can barely remember what I ... more >
Publishing NewsBacklist / Blio / conferences / digital publishing / Eloisa-James / ereader device / julia-quinn / social media27 Comments
I’m not sure if I blogged about this or not but Best Buy will be ereader central. The Kindle, nook, Sony eink devices will be sold in store as well as iPads. If you have a Best Buy close, this is a great opportunity to take a look at these ... more >
B Reviewscinderella / Eloisa-James / Fairy-Tales / Historical Romances8 Comments
Dear Ms. James, When Jane sent me a batch of books for review, I was particularly excited to find A Kiss at Midnight in the pile. Over the years, I have come to expect interesting and realistically rendered characters from you; characters who often defy the clichés their roles in ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviewsdisguise / Eloisa-James14 Comments
Dear Ms. James: It is tempting to compare Duchess By Night with those Shakespearean cross-dressing comedies, and indeed, there are some superficial similarities among the novel, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It. But it is not fair to push the comparison too far, because Duchess By Night is a ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews CategoryEloisa-James / Georgian / Historical Romances / Marriage-in-Trouble12 Comments
Dear Ms. James: An Affair Before Christmas is the first book of yours I read, and I did so without knowing where it is in your canon or how it relates to any other books (now I know that is it second in your Desperate Duchesses series). The title of ... more >