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Guest Opinion from Reader DM: The Defeated Heroine

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Back in April, I had an exchange with poster Liza Lester in response to Janine's review of Petals and Thorns.

Liza wrote:

But it occurred to me that if the forced seduction were presented as (rather mild, actually) BDSM erotica, if it were explicitly a game, or limited to a scene, I would have no problem it. The broader context bothers me.

And I responded:

…it's the broader context we're not discussing. Do we want to talk about the surfeit of paranormal books that feature heroines who go from...

DA/SBTB Bestseller List

Week ending August 24, 2011

Frederica by Georgette Heyer Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Sylvester or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Devils Cub by Georgette Heyer Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Faros Daughter by Georgette Heyer Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Venetia by Georgette...

REVIEW: The King's Courtesan by Judith James

Dear Ms. James,

I vaguely recall hearing about your two previous books, Broken Wing and Libertine's Kiss, and being a bit intrigued. They sounded like a bit of something different, with unusual settings and good reader buzz. When the opportunity came recently to read The King's Courtesan, I jumped at the chance.

[image error]Hope Matthews and Robert Nichols both have traumatic pasts; Hope was raised in a brothel by her madam mother, who sold her to the highest bidder when she was just fourteen. Ten years...

What Sarah's been reading, August-ish

The middle of August is the start of the school year for me, so on the one hand I've got way too much to do to find time for reading, but on the other, reading is a stress reliever for me, so I seem to be reading more. Or at least, sampling more and reading more shorts. All but two of these stories are m/m romance.

Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers (Avon): I'm researching the 1970s blockbuster historical romances this semester and presenting on it in November, so I should be reading a lot o...

REVIEW: Snapped by Laura Griffin

Dear Ms. Griffin,

When reading your romantic suspense books, one thing I can count on is that the underlying reason for the suspense plot won't be too far out in Never Never land. Perhaps there might be a slight lift of my eyebrow or the beginnings of a question on my face but overall, the basis for the whole sound and light show generally makes sense and might happen in real life. And that is an accomplishment.

"On a sweltering summer afternoon, Sophie Barrett walks into a nightmare. A sniper...

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for September 2011

Welcome to the September 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 August would be a September release)
You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting ...

Open Thread for Readers for September 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 September 2011 and comment or visit Dear Author

Amazon's Read Anywhere Is a Sad and Unfufilled Promise

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/disapprove by flickr photographer striatic

Amazon is supposedly the leader in ereading technology but from the Kindle devices to the web app to the desktop software, the reading experience is inconsistent and even crude. If not for the one click buy which Amazon had patented in September 1999, Amazon's apathetic attitude toward the software and user reading experience may have prevented it from coming to dominance.

Amazon wins right now because the buying and reading experience is virtually...

Review: More than a Man by Emily Ryan-Davis and Elise Logan

Dear Ms. Ryan-Davis and Ms. Logan,

I've never read anything by either of you before. I have seen the cover to your book on Amazon, but barely spared it a glance. It seemed like generic SF romance and the title seemed nice if unexciting. What caused me to purchase this book, you ask? Someone on Amazon's message boards mentioned that the hero had tentacles. Yup. I have never read tentacle sex, and this book had positive reviews, so I downloaded a sample and found it quite engaging, and thus...

Monday Midday Links: Sandra Hyatt Has Passed Away

Sandra Hyatt passed away last weekend during the New Zealand Romance Writer's conference.  From all accounts, Hyatt took ill unexpectedly and passed away within days.  Hyatt wrote for Harlequin Desire.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the Hyatt family.

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Jude Deveraux has been taken in by fraudsters to the tune of $20 million.

From storefront businesses in upscale Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods, a family of fortune tellers ran a $40-million scheme that defrauded people from near and far...