B- Reviewsaliens / Science-Fiction-Romance / Tor11 Comments
Dear Ms. Fisher, Science fiction romance is one of those subgenres I hear so much about but have never really gotten into myself. Since I’m in one of those reading kicks where I want to try everything new (to me), I figured now would be as good a time as ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsBarbara J. Hancock / novella / post-apocalyptic / Science-Fiction-Romance31 Comments
Dear Ms. Hancock, Your 88 page post-apocalyptic romance novella, Ghost in the Machine, published by Samhain, was unlike any other romance I’ve read before. As I was reading it, I kept thinking of movies like the original “Terminator” and “28 Days Later” – dark yet ultimately uplifting stories about human ... more >
C- Reviewsaliens / law-enforcement / opposites attract / Science-Fiction-Romance / shapeshifters9 Comments
Dear Ms. Barry: In my hunt for more shifter books, I came across your November title. I had heard good things about you in the past. Your book, Body Master, won the 2011 Winner of RomCon’s 2011 Reader’s Crown for Best Sci-Fi, Futuristic or Time Travel. Reader’s Crown was a ... more >
Contests/Giveaways / Interviewsconferences / Debut-book / Paranormal / RITA / Science-Fiction-Romance / Young-Adult77 Comments
This week Romance Writers of America hands out the RITAs, its highest awards in eleven romance sub-genres, plus a special category for debut authors. As an occasional contributor to Dear Author, I’m delighted to host again the nominees for Best First Book as part of the Intro Interview series. And ... more >
B ReviewsCarina Press / Fantasy Romance / Science-Fiction-Romance / SFR11 Comments
Dear Ms. Archer, My track record with space sci-fi romance (SSFR) has been terrible of late. There are moments when I wonder why I continually punish myself with middling (at best) SSFR when there is so much incredible romance reading available out there. But I do it because I’m hunting ... more >
B ReviewsFantasy Romance / Science-Fiction-Romance13 Comments
Dear Ms. Creasy This is the sequel to Song of Scarabaeus and I definitely think that readers should read Song first. Children starts where the cliffhanger ending of Song stopped: our bio tech heroine, Edie Sha'nim, in desperate need of neuroxin, a toxic drug that her half Talasese heritage needs ... more >