• Home
  • Commenting Policy
  • Advanced Search
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Feed

Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

  • Blog
  • New Releases
  • Deals
  • Reviews
    • List of Authors Reviewed
    • Reading Lists
    • A Review Category
      • A Reviews
      • A- Reviews
    • B Reviews Category
      • B+ Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • B- Reviews
    • C Reviews Category
      • C+ Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • C- Reviews
    • D Reviews
    • F Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Guest Submitted Review
    • Haiku
  • Ebooks
    • 10 tips for your new ebook reader
    • Android Reading Apps
    • Using Calibre to Create a Print Book Library
    • Dear Jane
    • Ebooks Posts
  • Essays
    • Essays
    • First Sale
    • Interviews
    • Letters of Opinion
  • Need A Rec!
    • Top 100 Romances
    • Bestseller List
    • Book Club
    • If You Like
    • Recommended Reads
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • For Readers
February 20, 2020

REVIEW: Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / HFN / LGBT characters / military hero / mystery / Paranormal / paranormal romance / perfumer / Serial-Killer7 Comments

Stephen’s god died on the longest day of the year… Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named Grace in an alley and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong. ... more >

December 2, 2019

REVIEW: Christmas Hope by Caroline Warfield

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / Christmas / France / Historical / military hero / War / Military / Widowed Heroine / World War I7 Comments

Recommended Read

When the Great War is over, will their love be enough? After two years at the mercy of the Canadian Expeditionary force and the German war machine, Harry ran out of metaphors for death, synonyms for brown, and images of darkness. When he encounters color among the floating islands of ... more >

November 18, 2019

REVIEW: Band of Brothers: Standalone Sequel to The Marine by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Marines / military hero / North-Carolina / War / Military2 Comments

Marine Sergeant Joshua Caven Josh finally has his shattered personal life in some kind of order. He has found the family he never knew he had, and thanks to them, he can do his duty and complete his deployment in Afghanistan, knowing his baby daughter is safe. It should be ... more >

November 11, 2019

REVIEW: The Marine by Cheryl Reavis

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadoption / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Marines / military hero / North-Carolina / older heroine and hero / retired military / single father / War / Military2 Comments

Semper Fi Newly widowed Grace James knows she’s at a crossroads. Raised by her aunt, she spent her life playing the role of the perpetual ‘good girl’–never rocking the boat, always fitting in. And where did that get her? She had an unhappy marriage, and now she’s singlehandedly raising two ... more >

August 1, 2019

REVIEW: The Whistle Stop Canteen by Barb Warner Deane

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAmerican historical / epistolary / Historical / librarian / military hero / older heroine and hero / War / Military / Womens-Fiction / World War IINo Comments

A wartime train station encounter changes a lifetime… After losing her fiancé in WW1, Margaret Parker settled into a quiet, lonely life as the town librarian in North Platte, NE. After the US enters WW2, Margaret volunteers as the historian for the Servicemen’s Canteen organized by the women of North ... more >

July 31, 2019

REVIEW: Dancer of the Nile (The Gods of Egypt) by Veronica Scott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / Historical / Historical Fantasy / historical paranormal / military hero / mythology / road-romance / The Gods of EgyptNo Comments

Egypt, 1500 BCE: Nima’s beauty and skill as a dancer leads an infatuated enemy to kidnap her after destroying an Egyptian border town. However, she’s not the only hostage in the enemy camp: Kamin, an Egyptian soldier on a secret mission for Pharaoh, has been taken as well. Working together ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 6
  • Next Page »

Recent Comments

  • Random Michelle on REVIEW: The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey@Jennie: That does, very much. :) Though I should probably r...
  • Random Michelle on Sirius’ Best of 2020 list@Sirius: Thank you! I came to romance by way of paranormal f...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021@Darlynne, some Star Trek favorites: Yesterday's Son and Tim...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021FYI: @Jayne, yesterday I checked the box below asking to be ...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021@Fiona, thanks for sharing those titles. I've been busily do...

Help DA Out

DA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.

Tweets

Tweets by @dearauthor

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login

Copyright © 2021 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy