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And This Heroine Is Just Right

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Heroines in romance have great latitude. They can be rich and very poor. They can be successful and a failiure. They can be pretty, dumpy, funny, dour. They are not all extracted from the same hard body mold like the hero. The heroine's own agency can provide a source of conflict for the romance. For instance, the wealth of the heroine can prevent the hero from believing he is good enough. A successful heroine can challenge the hero in the same way.  If there is one large difference in male a...

Monday Midday News: Penguin Pulls Out of Overdrive

This will be sad and distressing news for readers.  Readers are reporting that there are no Penguin books available in their libraries digital catalogs for the Kindle.  Emails were sent to representatives of both Penguin and Overdrive but no response has been given at this time.

I understand that this thing is done to prevent Kindle (and thus Amazon) from having a competitive advantage but it does feel like the Big 6 hates libraries, at least the digital versions of them.

Update from...

REVIEW: Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

Dear Ms. Jemisin,

While I didn't think the first two novels of your Inheritance trilogy were perfect, I liked that they were different and introduced some much-needed fresh air into the fantasy genre. I wasn't sure what to expect from the final installment given that it's about the child god, Sieh, and the thought of him being in a consensual romantic relationship made me uncomfortable. (God or not, he's still a child.) Having had some time to mull over the book since I finished it, I reached ...

Agony/Ecstasy Anthology: Caged by J.K. Coi

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This is one of those stories with an ambiguous ending, but I liked it because it was dark and provided hints of an interesting world.  J.K. Coi's other works that I have read have all been solidly romantic so I like to think that if this story played out to a natural end, there would be a fantastic and romantic finish.

The familiar thrill rushed through her—the only thing she seemed to ever feel anymore. And despite herself…only here, only with him.

It had gotten stronger as the intensity of...

REVIEW: Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh

Dear Ms. Singh:

This is the fourth book in a connected series with the three other stories written by three other authors. I haven't read the other three and I don't feel like my reading experience was impaired in any way.  The prologue lays the table.  A long lived people leaved peacefully and prosperously in the land of Elden until they were attacked by a Blood Sorcerer.  In a last ditch effort to save her children, the Queen of Elden cast a spell to fling her children far away from Elden...

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for December 2011

Welcome to the December Promotional Thread for Authors. What's this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus.

The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows:

The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released during the last week of November would be a December release)
You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting...

Yes, You Can Read ePubs on the Kindle Fire

[image error]While Amazon Kindle Fire runs a forked Android system and is designed so that readers only install what is in its Amazon App Store, you can easily sideload nearly any Android App.  The neat thing is that Amazon treats these sideloaded apps just like an app you purchased from the Amazon App Store.  It shows up in the content carousel at the top and you can favorite the app as well.

Thus you simply need to install your favorite ePub reading app to be able to read ePubs. Mantano App is a great...

Open Thread for Readers for December 2011

Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post away.

Read the original article: Open Thread for Readers for December 2011 and comment or visit Dear Author

DA/SBTB Bestseller List

Week ending November 16, 2011

Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo The Bride by Julie Garwood Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo The Famous Heroine/The Plumed Bonnet by Mary Balogh Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Nobodys Angel by Patricia Rice Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Cafe du Jour by Lilian Darcy Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo The Heart Breaker by...

Comparison Review of the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire

I haven't used either devices very long. I picked up the Nook Tablet on Tuesday and the Kindle Fire on Wednesday. After using both for this short time, I long for a 7″ iPad but the iPads are twice as expensive as the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire and to compare the 7″ models to the 10″ iPads is comparing apples to oranges. They are simply not the same thing.

The Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire are essentially media consumption devices. This means that creating documents or writing long emails are...