January 30, 2018

REVIEW x 1: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCalifornia / commitment issues / Contemporary / doctor hero / fake girlfriend / long distance relationship / plus-size heroine / POC / POC author / politicians / politics / Romance/Multicultural Romance1 Comments

Dear Ms. Guillory, Roxane Gay’s rave review of your debut novel, a contemporary romance, caught my attention on Goodreads, so when your publicist at Penguin Random House contacted Dear Author to offer us an ARC of The Wedding Date, I jumped on it. Alexa Monroe and Drew Nichols meet cute ... more >

October 16, 2013

REVIEW: Flirting with the Camera by Ros Clarke

WillafulB- ReviewsContemporary romance / Model / novella / Photographer / plus-size heroine3 Comments

Dear Ms Clarke: Karen of “Karen Knows Best” piqued my interest in this novella by saying the plus-size heroine has a great body image and is “an absolute breath of fresh air.” Then Jackie of “Romance Novels for Feminists” posted about the heroine’s rare backstory (she’s not only had an ... more >