B Reviews / B- Reviewsbaby / Contemporary / Easter / faith / Holiday / Reunited Couple / self-published2 Comments
Dear Ms. Adams, About a year ago I read and enjoyed the first novel in your Willow Park series, Married for Christmas. Jessica and Daniel’s romance appealed to me in part because the characters were people of faith but the book was not an inspie and did not proselytize. Since ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / motorcycle club / self-published10 Comments
Dear Ms. Flynn: While it is not explicitly stated and I don’t see any acknowledgment of it, this appears to be a fictionalized version of “what happens next” after a true life abduction of Amy Billing that occurred in 1974. The similarities between the setup as well as when the story ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / novella / self-publishedComments Off on REVIEW: The Bad Boy of Bluebonnet by Jessica Clare
Dear Ms. Clare, I bought this self-published novella for 99c. It’s book 4.5 in the Bluebonnet series but can be easily read as a stand-alone. Emily Allard-Smith runs The Peppermint House, the only bed and breakfast in Bluebonnet. It doesn’t get many patrons but fortunately, she has enough money that ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Apple / bestseller lists / iTime / Kindle / Kindle Select / patent / self-published / selfies / smart watch / technology5 Comments
Daily Update: Influence of Kindle Unlimited on Amazon “Bestsellers” Grows – Since Kindle Unlimited began, everyone is watching the lists to see if they can discern the impact of the program on Big 5 and self-published books. Digital book World has an article based on this data from Publishers Lunch, ... more >
B+ ReviewsContemporary / Holiday / religion / self-published24 Comments
Dear Ms. Adams, Other readers might glance at the blurb and think, “A hero who’s a preacher? Really?” I, on the other hand, thought, “Sexy pastor, bring it on. A contemporary marriage of convenience? Yeah, right. Whatever. Good luck with that.” After years of dreaming, Jessica is finally getting married, ... more >
Publishing Newscensorship / editing-problems / self-published / Tablets19 Comments
Famous Writers Who Self-Published: Busting a Self-Publishing Myth – Peter Winkler takes on the false claims by “book promotion guru John Kremer” who compiled an inaccurate list of famous authors who once self published. Why Kremer does this when there are legitimate famous and successful authors who did self publish, ... more >