November 19, 2011

REVIEW: Craving the Forbidden by India Grey

JaneB+ ReviewsContemporary / forbidden-love / Harlequin / Harlequin-Presents / India Grey11 Comments

Dear Ms. Grey: Right before I received your book for review, a friend of mine told me she had a “meet cute” on a train. She ran into a guy who dropped a tux he was carrying. She later found out he was the best man and the tux was ... more >

October 21, 2011

REVIEW: The Mistress Deception by Susan Napier

JanetB ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin-Presents / New Zealand / romantic-suspense / Susan Napier12 Comments

Dear Ms. Napier: When someone on Twitter mentioned that your older book, The Mistress Deception, features a virgin widower, I bolted right over to Amazon to purchase a digital copy, excited at the idea of a Harlequin Presents playing against type in this way. That was not the only pleasant ... more >

October 7, 2011

REVIEW: The S Before the Ex by Mira Lyn Kelly

JaneB ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin-Presents / reunited-lovers3 Comments

Dear Ms. Kelly: I believe that someone told me to read this book but I can’t remember who but I would have read it anyway. It’s part of my HP subscription! The S Before the Ex is a reunited lovers story. Claire Brady married one of the wealthiest financier’s in ... more >

September 29, 2011

REVIEW: Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan

JaneB ReviewsBoss-Secretary / Harlequin-Presents / opposites attract / Sarah Morgan20 Comments

Dear Ms. Morgan: You have your share of fans here at Dear Author. Sunita loves your medical romances. Sarah Wendell talked this book up in our podcast so I had to give it a try. Thank goodness this book lived up to its billing else I might not be allowed ... more >

August 26, 2011

GUEST REVIEW: Harlequin Treasury Marriage on the Rebound by Michelle Reid

Guest ReviewerC ReviewsHarlequin / Harlequin Treasury / Harlequin-Presents / marriage-of-convenience / Michelle-Reid7 Comments

I read Ried’s Gold Ring of Betrayal and The Bellini Bride after Dear Author’s recommendation several months ago and enjoyed them.  When I saw that some of Ried’s backlist was being republished I purchased Marriage on the Rebound.  I enjoyed the angst and the occasional humor in the story.  I even liked Rafe once some of the back-story was revealed.  What annoyed me ... more >

August 26, 2011

GUEST REVIEW: Harlequin Treasury Crime of Passion by Lynne Graham

Guest ReviewerC- ReviewsHarlequin / Harlequin Treasury / Harlequin-Presents / Lynne Graham / revenge2 Comments

Fifteen years ago, I wasn’t reading category romances, so all the books that have recently been released in the Harlequin Treasury are new to me. I’m not reading with the rose-tinted spectacles of nostalgia. What I am doing is glomming backlists for some of my current favourite authors. Or, I ... more >