Dear Ms. Thomas-Sundstrom, I read your offering for last month’s offering of Nocturne Bites. Although I was disappointed by what I felt was an unresolved plot thread, I later discovered that it had been intended to be the first of a series, in which the various installments were connected by ... more >
For readers not familiar with Harlequin/Silhouette’s various imprints (completely understandable because I confuse them myself), the Nocturne Bites are the paranormal novella line. Often times, they’re related to full-length Nocturne novels released around the same time. That’s not always the case, but it’s something to keep in mind if you ... more >
Dear Ms. Hancock, If I recall correctly from the email Harlequin/Silhouette sent Dear Author, you’re a new author they discovered via email submission. I always look forward to reading new authors in the hope of finding someone I’ll love. And at these short fiction lengths, it’s a minimal time commitment, ... more >
Dear Ms. Anna, While I’ve heard of you before, this is the first story of yours I’ve read. I know some of my fellow Dear Author reviewers don’t care for shorter fiction. The compressed length doesn’t allow for as much development as you’d find in a full-length novel and as ... more >
Here’s the blurb: Mortal Enemy, Immortal Lover, Throne of Judar and The Castaldini Crown author Olivia Gates’s A NOCTURNE BITE, featuring a half-vampire, half-demon hero and a heroine who belongs to a group of super-powered humans pledged to eradicate all inhuman monsters and the explosive encounter when they discover they’ve ... more >
Dear Ms. Holder, />I’m afraid the merfolk romance is not for me. I’ve never been enchanted by merpeople and honestly, the thought of getting up close and personal with someone who has a fishtail weirds me out. It also makes me crave sushi, which weirds me out even more. I ... more >