Book ReviewsAgency pricing / Historical Romances / Recommended Reads / scholar14 Comments
Dear Ms. Noble, This is the story of a Duke and a Scholar. But you know that already. Winnifred Crane is an art historian. She is also female, as both her name and the attached pronoun would suggest. It doesn’t matter that she’s brilliant. It doesn’t matter that she’s turned ... more >
B Reviews19th century / Action/Adventure / Magic / Paranormal / scholar10 Comments
Dear Ms. Archer: This review is testimony to the strength of the second half of Scoundrel. A strong beginning plus a strong ending almost eclipses a somewhat muddled middle of this romantic adventure. Still, the unique and well-described setting (Greece), likeable characters, enjoyable and fun adventure tale, and the interesting ... more >
Letters of OpinionLiterary Criticism / scholar / Smart Bitches35 Comments
This past weekend, I was part of a small panel sponsored by International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) which was held during the Popular Culture Association conference in St. Louis. The panel that I sat on was about romances safe spaces. Dr. Pam Regis presented a paper ... more >
A- Reviews19th century / dysfunctional family / Historical Romances / Meredith Duran / redemption / revenge-plot / scholar16 Comments
Dear Ms. Duran, I was a big fan of your debut The Duke of Shadows, published last year. I can’t say how excited I was to learn that you had not one but two books scheduled for release in 2009, one in June and the other in July. Having now ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / dysfunctional family / Historical Romances / Meredith Duran / redemption / revenge-plot / scholar43 Comments
Dear Ms. Duran: I was probably the only member of the Dear Author reviewing team that didn’t love your freshman debut, DUKE OF SHADOWS. For me, it read like a love story between you and India and not so much a love story between the characters. I admit that despite ... more >
A Reviews / A- Reviews19th century / conversational review / Erotic-Romance / Historical Romances / illegitimate-child / novelist / older heroine and hero / Pam Rosenthal / scholar32 Comments
Janine: Since Pam Rosenthal’s previous book, The Slightest Provocation, provided us with some discussion fodder, we thought her newest, The Edge of Impropriety, might be fertile ground for a conversational review. Here is a description of the book, followed by Jennie’s thoughts and my own: The Edge of Impropriety begins ... more >