Publishing Newsaudio-books / book prices / Contemporary / Conventions / Harlequin / JR-Ward / Reader Habits / Reader Opinions / Suzanne Brockmann / Toni-Blake34 Comments
Romance gossip I picked up in New York (unattributed to protect the innocent). The next hot thing appears to be the straight contemporary patterned after the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr. Several houses are trying to capitalize on this through marketing and repackaging. Mariah Stewart of Ballantine and Toni ... more >
Recommended ReadsAbout-Us / Carolyn Jewel / Claudia-Dain / Josh Lanyon / Justina Chen Headley / Patricia-Briggs / Recommended Reads / Suzanne Brockmann14 Comments
Got your credit card ready? Okay, then let’s go shopping. This month, we’ve got some hardcover and trade paperback books that we are recommending but given that we had slim recommendations in past months, we hope you won’t mind. If money’s tight, try the library or the used bookstore. Courtesan’s ... more >
A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviewsexpectations / FBI / Navy SEALs / romantic-suspense / Suzanne Brockmann91 Comments
Disclaimer: So as to avoid the appearance of impropriety, Dr. S is “a complete, utter, and unabashed FanGrrl” and has “a professional relationship” with Brockmann. Dr. S does not enjoy any monetary gain from the sales of the books. We encourage you to seek out other reviews (or read a few ... more >
Book ReviewsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / K.A. Mitchell / Kresley-Cole / Suzanne Brockmann12 Comments
Dr. Frantz is our resident professor (but not our only literature scholar) whose DA moniker is Joan. She is reviewing primarily m/m fiction that is epublished although she is a reader of a wide range of romance authors with Suzanne Brockmann and Kresley Cole being a couple of her favorite ... more >
PollAuthor Reader Relationship / Suzanne Brockmann121 Comments
The controversy of the week appears to be the upcoming Suzanne Brockmann book. I believe the book is due out the end of January but early readers have leaked that the coupling of the two main protagonists is not what was expected. This has lead to a firestorm of ... more >
If You LikeIf You Like / Recommended Reads / Suzanne Brockmann77 Comments
We are starting a new series called “If You Like” which will be hosted by various readers, authors and bloggers of Dear Author. The purpose of the post and the comments is to explore what we like about a particular iconic author and what other authors have books like the ... more >