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December 2, 2021

CONVERSATION: On Series

JanineConversationsanticipated 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 >

August 4, 2013

REVIEW: Making It Last by Ruthie Knox

WillafulB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsJamaica / marriage / marriage on the rocks / novella / sequel13 Comments

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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 >

The Dark Knight by Elizabeth Elliott
July 11, 2012

REVIEW: The Dark Knight by Elizabeth Elliott

JennieC- 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 >

Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon cover
January 28, 2010

REVIEW: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

JennieA- 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 >

May 16, 2007

Gone With the Wind Lives On (perhaps in ignomy?)

JanePublishing 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 >

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