“Tang Dynasty China, 759 A.D. Yao Ru Jiang, known as River, has woven many romantic dreams of honorable swordsman Wei Chen from her brother’s stories. Their meeting should have been a happy event; instead, Chen arrives to tell River he is duty bound to kill her brother for rebelling against ... more >
Dear Ms. Lin: I’m thrilled that you are writing this series and thrilled that Harlequin is publishing it and giving us such in-your-face Asian covers instead headless bodies that hint at its Eastern origins. I am not super familiar with this area of history and I read this story more ... more >
Like my previous post, this is actually a retrospective list of what I had read the past couple of weeks: Mistress Bride by Michelle Reid – A discussion of Reid’s books prompted me to pull out this favorite of mine. I really like how Reid uses societal constraints to keep ... more >
RWA is coming up and even though I have been degowned (as opposed to defrocked) I am going to meet up with editors, authors, publicists, and other bloggers and readers. As part of the TBR newsletter, I’ve offered some tips on packing. I’m a big believer in carry on only ... more >
Butterfly Swords Chat Don’t forget that on Today from 6 pm to 8 pm CST, Dear Author will be hosting a bookchat for Butterfly Swords. Kobo Books will give away one Kobo Reader to a random customer who buys Butterfly Swords during the month of October. So from October 1 ... more >
Here is our October recommends for the month. The Iron Duke is the big recommended book here at Dear Author. Robin, Janine (review), Shuzluva (review) and I all think it is a B+/A book. Others you might want to check out include (reviews will be forthcoming): Recommended by Jayne: Dark ... more >