Conversationsanticipated hero/heroine / Cliffhanger / Contemporary romance / Easter eggs / families / Friends / historical romance / m/m / mystery / paranormal romance / sequel / Series / series conclusion / SFR / shared world / standalones / Urban-Fantasy33 Comments
DISCLOSURE: In addition to reviewing for DA, I am a writer of romance manuscripts. I wrote a standalone in the past and my current project is part of a series. -Janine Janine: A while back Rose, who was once a reviewer here at DA, suggested that “series vs. standalones” might ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsJamaica / marriage / marriage on the rocks / novella / sequel13 Comments
Dear Ms. Knox: If I’d read this a few weeks ago, news about the NSA would have come as no shock to me, since it’s obvious that someone has been spying on my marriage. “Spot-on” is a phrase that comes to mind for this novella — also, considering it’s a ... more >
C- Reviewsroad-romance / sequel18 Comments
Dear Ms. Elliott, It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than fifteen years since your popular medieval romance Betrothed was released. That book featured a secondary character, the brother of the heroine, who caught the attention of many readers. Dante Chiavari was a dangerous and deadly assassin who had ... more >
A- Reviews18th-century / 20th century / Diana-Gabaldon / sequel / Time-Travel / War / Military20 Comments
Dear Ms. Gabaldon, Though the classification of your first book, Outlander, as a romance has apparently been a bone of contention for you, I have to say that it was Outlander that started me on romance reading 15 years ago. I had joined a mail-order book club, one of those ... more >
Publishing Newssequel3 Comments
St. Martin’s Press is publishing Rhett Butler’s People in the fall. SMP paid over $4 M for the rights to publish a sequel. The book has had three authors and extensive involvement by the estate of Margaret Mitchell. The estate demanded that the book contain no “acts or references to ... more >