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May 10, 2012

My Sunday at the 2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Part 3

JanineConventionsdystopian / Jill Sorenson / Romance / Tessa Dare / Young-Adult6 Comments

On Sunday, April 22, I attended the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Part 1 of my report on the festival Part 2 of my festival recap And now for Part 3: Fiction: Love, Actually My friend Bettie and I left the Anne Rice panel while Anne Rice was taking ... more >

Once Upon a Winter’s Eve Tessa Dare
December 22, 2011

REVIEW: Once Upon a Winter’s Eve by Tessa Dare

lazaraspasteB+ ReviewsHistorical Romances / novella / Samhain-publishing / spinster / Tessa Dare8 Comments

Dear Ms. Dare, In the usual way of things, I am not a fan of the novella. Neither am I quite keen on the short story. I find both lacking in character, particularly in romance where that is the key to any relationship development. Neither the novella nor the short ... more >

Tessa Dare a night to surrender
August 30, 2011

REVIEW: A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare

JaneB- ReviewsAvon / battle of the sexes / feminism / Historical Romances / Military / Regency England / Tessa Dare12 Comments

Dear Ms. Dare: You are well known for your cute toy filled book trailers (Stud Club Trilogy / Maya Banks’ Highlander Trilogy) and I was tempted to do a lego review for this book. After all, I have a castle. I bought some canons. I have minifigs where the girl’s boobs look ... more >

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August 10, 2011

Wednesday Midday Links: Maya Banks Trailer & Agency Publishers Sued

JanePublishing NewsAgency pricing / book prices / Kindle / Maya-Banks / Tessa Dare26 Comments

First up is this trailer of Maya Banks’ Highlander series. Men in Kilts. It’s must watch YouTube. (It is also part of the auction that Maya Banks won in support of our blogger friend, Fatin, when she lost her husband in a senseless shooting. Tessa Dare put it together and ... more >

one dance with a duke
June 1, 2010

REVIEW: One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare

lazaraspasteB+ Reviewsdysfunctional family / Historical Romances / Tessa Dare13 Comments

Dear Ms. Dare, Dear Ms. Dare, I've heard good things about you for the last year, ever since your debut The Goddess of the Hunt appeared as the beginning of three inter-connected novels. I've been meaning to read something of yours for quite sometime, in the same way I've been ... more >

October 13, 2009

The Case of the Unlikeable Heroine

JaneFeatures / Letters of Opiniongenre critique / heroines / Louisa Edwards / Tessa Dare57 Comments

In reading reviews of Tessa Dare’s book, Goddess of the Hunt, and of Louisa Edwards‘, Can’t Stand the Heat, I noticed there were often comments about the female protagonists, or heroines, of the stories as not being very likeable. I know I struggled with Miranda, the heroine in Can’t Stand ... more >

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