Book Reviewsdragons / Georgian / Historical Fantasy / Shana-Abe / Shapeshifter / thief37 Comments
Smoke on the Water – The Smoke Thief My dearest Romancelandia, A few reviews back I told you, in no uncertain terms, that dragons didn’t do it for me in, y’know, a sex way. Well, it turns out I was completely and utterly and comprehensively wrong. Yours, in his bunk, ... more >
Book ReviewsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Bettie Sharpe / Ginn Hale / Loretta-Chase / Lydia-Joyce / Meredith Duran / Nalini-Singh / Pam Rosenthal / Patricia-Briggs / Shana-Abe / Sherry Thomas20 Comments
Janine was our third “Ja(y)ne” here at Dear Author. She provides beautifully written, well articulated reviews. She has varied tastes and puts an emphasis on well written prose. Janine is a slow, but careful reader: DELICIOUS by Sherry Thomas*, Grade A CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs, Grade A
Letters of OpinionAriana-Franklin / Carol Townend / Colleen Gleason / Joey-Hill / Recommended Reads / Shana-Abe15 Comments
Last month, Shana Abé released the third book in the shapeshifting drákon series. At the time of the release, we had not yet read the book. During January, Janine finished Queen of Dragons (The Drakon, Book 3). She loved the characters of the strong-willed hero and heroine and though she ... more >
Interviewsfirst-sale / Shana-Abe5 Comments
I admit that I never read Shana Abé before the drákon series. Once I had read the Smoke Thief (which is book 1 of the series, the most recent being Abe’s hardcover debut, Queen of Dragons), I had become a hopeless addict. Abe’s blend of history, romance and fantasy was ... more >
A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Dragon / good-description / My Favorite Things-2006 / Paranormal / Shana-Abe / shapeshifters / thief14 Comments
Dear Ms. Abé, Imagine a place so ripe and thick with the promise of magic that the very air breathes in plumes of pearl and gray and smoky blue; that the trees bow with the weight of their heavy branches, dipping low to the ground, dropping needles and leaves into ... more >
B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsDragon / Shana-Abe / shapeshifters / thief5 Comments
Dear Ms. Abé: The Dream Thief is a sequel to The Smoke Thief. Lia Langford, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Chasen/Marquess of Langford (one of the two), is a dreamer. She dreams of future events and many of those events involve her lover being pitted against her family, ... more >