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REVIEW: Doukakis's Apprentice by Sarah Morgan

Dear Ms. Morgan:

You have your share of fans here at Dear Author. Sunita loves your medical romances. Sarah Wendell talked this book up in our podcast so I had to give it a try. Thank goodness this book lived up to its billing else I might not be allowed into the podcast again.

[image error]Polly Prince is a marketing genius.  She never attended college but she found a home in a father's marketing firm, Prince Advertising.  Unfortunately her father picked the wrong woman to marry for the upteenth time.  At ...

REVIEW: Cold Fire by Kate Elliott

Dear Ms. Elliott,

The first novel of your Spiritwalker trilogy, Cold Magic, was my favorite read of 2010. To say that I've been eagerly anticipating the sequel might be an understatement. I had a few mishaps in obtaining a review copy but thanks to Jane's heroic efforts, I received one last week and I devoured it.

[image error]As a quick introduction for new readers, the world of the Spiritwalker trilogy is an alternate Earth that never was. Many things are different, the main one being that...

Readers Wanted

I received this in my inbox the other day:

I work for a market research firm called New View Research and we've recently been pulled in to do an assignment for Barnes & Noble on romance novels. We are searching for people who love to read books in the romantic genre to participate in an editorial session for a new romance novel that is about to be released. The session is in San Francisco in October on either the 10th or the 11th. Those selected would be flown to San Francisco, with all...

Haiku Review: Song of the Nile by Stephanie Dray

(Lots of spoilers ahead – beware!)

 

[image error]What happened here, Dray?

Your first book was so very good.

This one screwed the pooch.

 

In first book, Selene

takes control of her own fate

ends on happy note

 

this book takes that book

and pretty much destroys it

I hated each page

 

On her wedding night

to Juba, Selene is raped

by Octavian

 

She tells her new spouse

He says, I know, I let him

do it. Sorry 'bout that.

 

Me: What the fucking

fuck just happened in this book?

Seriously now.

 

If that were not bad
enough...

REVIEW: Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

Dear Ms. Carson:

I remember first hearing about this book when it was sold.  The title was so evocative, but then I forgot about it because it is a YA book and while I've enjoyed my share of YA books, my preference is to read adult romances.  This YA book has a slight romance in it, but it's not a romantic story by any stretch of the imagination.  I held off reading it despite being urged to read it by various reading friends.  Finally, I caved and I am so glad that I did.

[image error]I don't know if I...

New Kindles: Basic Kindle, Kindle Touch, and Kindle Fire

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Amazon held its press conference today to launch a new line of Kindles.

Kindle Touch 3G $189/$149

The $149 is with special offers that appear as screensavers.

Free 3G wireless, no annual contracts or monthly fees. Learn moreDownload books anywhere, no hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots3G wireless works globallyMost-advanced E Ink display, now with multi-touchNew sleek design – 8% lighter, 11% smaller, holds 3,000 booksText-to-speech, plus audio books and mp3sMassive book selection, over 800,000 titles...

DA Weekly Deals: 29+ Books Under $2.99

Trying something new. This week we sorted the books by Publisher. We search prices by the following imprints: Avon, EOS, Forever, HarperCollins, HQN, Kensington, MIRA, Pocket, Pocket Star, Orbit, Samhain, Sourcebooks, and Macmillan. Note that Kensington Zebra Debuts are often under $3.00.  These searches are performed at Amazon and the prices are not always reflected at other stores.  The other store links are provided as a courtesy.

Avon

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase * $1.99 * Amazon

REVIEW: Dance With Me by Heidi Cullinan

Dear Ms. Cullinan

I'm going to apologize up-front that this review will not do justice to this book. I don't think anything can do justice to this book except reading it AGAIN. It's just…brilliant. Not without flaws, but brilliant.

[image error]The book starts with two alternating prologues. One is the night Laurence "Laurie" Parker is thrown out of a big (traditional) international ballroom dance competition because he dances in the "follower" role with his male partner (traditional ballroom is, of...

REVIEW: Hellbent by Cherie Priest

Dear Ms. Priest,

I was first introduced to your work with Four and Twenty Blackbirds, your Southern gothic debut. I remember liking it but for some reason, I never picked up another book by you again. It happens. So when I saw this book pop up on NetGalley, I glanced at your backlist and was shocked to discover how extensive it was! Time passes fast. Upon realizing that Hellbent was the second book in a series, I tracked down the first book Bloodshot (which I talked about briefly here) and...

REVIEW: Love and Freedom by Sue Moorcroft

Dear Ms. Moorcroft,

What caught my attention about this book is that you, and English author, are writing an American heroine. I'm so used to the reverse – especially historicals – that I wanted to see how well you'd pull it off. Um, still a few issues and / or word choices here or there to give the game away but those didn't end up being the main issues I had with the story. Let me get to that in a minute.

[image error]Honor has arrived in England and rented a small house near Brighton for a few months to ...