B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsArctic / historical romance / opposites attract / Recommended Reads / Regency / road-romance / unusual settings14 Comments
Dear Nicola Cornick: Jane’s resolution to read one historical romance a month resonated with me, because I’ve been reading fewer and fewer but I know I miss out on good ones as a result. A chance conversation with a friend reminded me that I had a couple of your historicals ... more >
Features / InterviewsContemporary / Interviews / unusual settings10 Comments
The courageous true story of Jerri Nielsen Fitzgerald, the doctor who had to operate on and treat herself for breast cancer while serving at a research facility at the South Pole, stuck with me for years after I first heard it. It’s why Julie Rowe’s debut IceBound, set in that ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Dutton / epistolary / journalist / Nebraska / Penguin / unusual settings27 Comments
“Beth and Jennifer know their company monitors their e-mails, but like many, they don’t take it seriously. Jennifer tells Beth everything she can’t seem to tell her husband. And Beth tells Jennifer everything, period. Lincoln hates that his job is to monitor their e-mails, but he’s captivated by Beth and ... more >
B ReviewsCarrie Lofty / unusual settings8 Comments
Dear Ms. Lofty, Last time I checked, it was an axiom in the romance publishing world that unusual locations don’t sell (I do not exactly have my finger on the pulse of the industry so this may have changed, but I doubt it). Like most axioms of this sort, if ... more >