Dear Ms. Stacey: Your books generally work very well for me, and in the interest of full disclosure, I should say that we are friendly on Twitter. When I realized you were writing a book that is my personal catnip: Boston-set, about firefighters, and the trope “in love with my best ... more >
Dear Ms. Bernard: Maribel Boone is the subject of fireman Kirk’s unrequited longing. The big guy, known as Thor for his size and blonde good looks, is tongue tied around his crush, barely able to speak more than a few words to her. It’s hard to court someone when you ... more >
Seven Sexy Sins A few weeks ago, Ruthie Knox was raving about this book on Twitter so I decided to give it a whirl. I’m glad I did. Seven Sexy Sins is a bawdy, diverting read that skims the surface of real emotion just enough to make one care for its ... more >
Dear Ms. Bernard: The romance of this story was enjoyable but the sweet and sometimes serious nature of the romance was offset by over the top descriptions of the “villains” of the story creating a cacophonous tone mismatch. A late conflict arose in the book and while it could have provided ... more >
“She has two words for love. “Make me.” Then love changes the rules… As far as hairstylist Celia Occam is concerned, she’s struck out at marriage twice, and there will be no “third time’s a charm”. So what if one salon employee and the town gossip seem dead set on ... more >
Dear Ms.Shay: We choose this book for our Dear Author bundle on the basis of a couple of things. First, the writing was good; but second, because it featured a female firefighter and part of the conflict is dependent on the issue of integrating a woman into a traditionally male ... more >