Dear Ms. Forster, Several things about the back blurb for your book grabbed my attention. After a bitter divorce, all cookbook author Allison Sawyer needs is some peace–and to lose herself in a kitchen, whipping up delectable meals. But the rustic retreat in the mountains offers more than seclusion. It ... more >
Dear Ms. Rutland, Your book, No Crystal Stair, came to my attention a couple of years ago when I was perusing Library Journal’s best books of the year lists from previous years. Back in 2001, Library Journal designated No Crystal Stair one of the five best romances of 2000. I ... more >
Dear Ms. Chen Headley, I loved your previous novel, Girl Overboard, and after going back to read your debut, Nothing But The Truth (and a few white lies), I’ve decided that you’re one of my favorite contemporary young adult novelists in recent years. I wasn’t sure if North of Beautiful ... more >
Dear Ms. Lee, Like Jane, I’m biased towards books featuring Asian heroines. So imagine how excited I was to discover a book that not only featured an Asian heroine but an Asian hero too! And in historical China! Even better, the cover depicted them as both distinctly Asian. That last ... more >
Dear Ms. Taylor, Wow, you have packed a lot of story into this book. From the blurb Raised in a strict household, sixteen-year-old Courtland Murphy never had a date. But that was before the guy of her every dream-‘basketball star Allen Benson-‘asked her out. She’s gone from never-been-kissed to dating ... more >
Dear Ladies, I’m often leery of trying anthologies. Generally there’s one author I want to read, a few I’ll deal with and at least one I automatically skip. Or, behind door number two, there’s one story I’ll love, one or two that are readable and one that’s just awful. So, ... more >