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May 11, 2012

JOINT REVIEW: Sheltered by Charlotte Stein

JaneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C ReviewsErotic-Romance / joint review14 Comments

Dear Ms. Stein: I’ve always been fond of your voice but often found the narrative running away. In Sheltered, the balance between the deep point of view and the emotional arc of the characters was better tuned here and for the most part this emotional journey was engaging. DA January ... more >

August 7, 2011

JOINT REVIEW & Giveaway: The Rifter Parts 1-5 by Ginn Hale

JanineA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsepic fantasy / Fantasy Romance / graduate student / joint review / LGBTQIAP+ / m/m romance / Recommended Reads47 Comments

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UPDATE: The winner of our giveaway of a full subscription to The Rifter is Stephanie M. Lorée. Congratulations, Stephanie, and thanks to Nicole Kimberling at Blind Eye Books for providing it to Dear Author. And thanks also to all the commenters for their great reading suggestions! Sunita: I’ve heard so many ... more >

April 18, 2011

JOINT REVIEW: Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschangeling / joint review / POC author / psy / Psy-Changeling Series / psychic powers / war / wolf36 Comments

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Janine: I’ve been hankering for Nalini Singh’s Kiss of Snow ever since I realized Hawke would be paired with Sienna, and was so excited to receive the ARC that even though I was in the middle of two other books, I dropped them to read this one the day I ... more >

April 13, 2011

JOINT REVIEW: A Marriage of Inconvenience by Susanna Fraser

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsclass-difference / forced-marriage / joint review / Regency England8 Comments

Janine: This regency-set historical romance begins with the heroine, eighteen year old Lucy Jones, receiving a proposal from her cousin, Sebastian Arrington. Sebastian is the second son of a baron and a cavalry lieutenant and Lucy is a poor relation who has loved him from afar from years, so the ... more >

November 15, 2010

JOINT REVIEW: A Christmas Promise by Mary Balogh

JanineA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas Stories / class-difference / Earl / grief / grieving / holiday setting / joint review / marriage-of-convenience / Regency England30 Comments

Janine: It's been roughly four years since the first time I read Mary Balogh's A Christmas Promise. At the time, I loved the book, so when I heard it was being reissued, I thought this would be a great time to review it. I felt a little trepidation though, because ... more >

November 14, 2007

DUELING REVIEW: Black Ice by Anne Stuart

JanineA Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / France / good-description / Good-Dialogue / good-narration / joint review / Paris / romantic-suspense / Sherry Thomas / Violence16 Comments

Dear Ms. Stuart, Black Ice is my favorite of all your books — the ones I’ve read, that is. You have a huge backlist and I have not come anywhere near reading them all, but I’ve read several of your most popular titles, including A Rose at Midnight, To Love ... more >

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