A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsCalifornia / Contemporary / gangsters / Idaho / nightclub / sexy / unplanned-pregnancy6 Comments
Dear Ms. O’Keefe, Your latest release, Baby, Come Back, arrived in my inbox unsolicited. I had no plans to read it, since I had been disappointed in Burn Down the Night and since I had not read the companion book to Baby, Come Back, Bad Neighbor. Still, one night when ... more >
D Reviewsbaby / Contemporary / pregnancy / unplanned-pregnancy22 Comments
Dear Ms. Sullivan: Let’s file this under “setups matter” or at least they do to me. Nick was an absent husband and absent father, doing all he can to make more and more money. His ex father in law and owner of the business that Nick runs comes to him ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / Sarah Mayberry / unplanned-pregnancy16 Comments
Dear Ms. Mayberry, It’s always a delight to read your books. Your characters are interesting, multifaceted, (reasonably) ordinary men and women; your plots are touching without being tawdry; your love stories convincing and sexy. More Than One Night isn’t my favorite of your books—I had trouble with the heroine—but was ... more >
C Reviewsadoption / Time-Travel / unplanned-pregnancy / Young-Adult1 Comments
Dear Ms. Bullen, You’re a new-to-me author who was included in the last batch of books Jane sent to me. I actually thought this novel was your debut until I went to your author site and discovered this was your second novel and it was the second in a series! ... more >
B Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews / D Reviewsdeath / Fantasy Romance / Magic / novellas / one night stand / traumatic-past / unplanned-pregnancy / Witches241 Comments
Breaking from our usual procedure at Dear Author, this is an early review. Twilight’s Dawn doesn’t come out until next March but Jane and I believe that readers should be forewarned. The first half of the review is spoiler-free. The second half, however, is not. I’ve clearly marked where that ... more >
C+ ReviewsCarina Press / Contemporary / unplanned-pregnancy7 Comments
Dear Ms. Stacey: Earlier this year, on Smart Bitch Sarah's recommendation, I read and enjoyed your first Kowalski book, Exclusively Yours. Your new release, Undeniably Yours, continues the adventures of the dynamic Kowalski family with Kevin's story, an entertaining chronicle of the handsome young Kowalski's unexpected leap into family responsibility. ... more >