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REVIEW: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

Dear Mr. Watson,

Your first novel, a psychological thriller titled Before I Go to Sleep, has garnered considerable attention. The cover of my advanced reader's edition proclaims that rights have been sold in over thirty countries, and movie rights sold to acclaimed director Ridley Scott. There are blurbs from Tess Gerritsen and Dennis Lehane calling it "Quite simply the best debut I've ever read," and "Exceptional," respectively.

[image error]For these reasons, I approached Before I Go to Sleep with...

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for July 2011

Welcome to the July 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 June would be a July release)
You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting about your...

Open Thread for Readers for July 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.

Meeting with Alicia Condon, Editorial Director of Kensington

Alicia Condon, is the editorial director of Kensington, but has been in publishing and romance publishing specifically for almost 30 years.

One of the first authors Alicia bought was Jayne Ann Krentz for a tiny magazine called Romantique. They bought possibly JAK's very first book and Diana Palmer's first book. In those days, there was only Harlequin and Candlelight. There was no robust American market for American romance authors. Around that time, Silhouette started up and she joined S...

REVIEW: Principal of Love by Patricia McLinn

"Meet Josh Kincannon, high school principal, single father of three, and thus, he thinks ruefully, celibate into the foreseeable future. After working with Vanessa Irish on a project for tiny Drago, Illinois, Josh believes he knows her. Then he catches sight of her wild, vibrant robe, and it makes him curious –then a lot more than curious. And that celibacy claim is about to crumble."

Dear Ms. McLinn,

[image error]We at DA love ebooks for many reasons but, for me at least, one of the most important is...

DA/SBTB Bestseller List, Week ending June 22, 2011

The Duke And I by Julia Quinn | Amazon | Nook | Kobo | Sony Laird of the Mist (Warner Forever) by Paula Quinn | Amazon | Nook | Kobo | Sony Duchess in Love with Bonus Material by Eloisa James | Amazon | Nook | Kobo | Sony The Secret to Seduction by Julie Anne Long | Amazon | Nook | Kobo | Sony Unlocked by Courtney Milan | Amazon | Nook | Kobo | Sony Cover Me by Catherin Mann | Amazon | Nook | Kobo | Sony The Man Who Could Never Love (Harlequin Presents...

KTeen Giveaway

Did you know Kensington has a teen series? It does and one of its debut paranormal titles is Unnatural by Michael Giffo, a gay YA paranormal. To celebrate these new teen paranormal books, we are hosting a Kteen giveaway. Kensington will be giving away 5 copies of each book featured below: TORN by Erica O'Rourke, TOUCH OF FROST by Jennifer Estep and UNNATURAL by Michael Griffo. You can find out more about Kteen Academy at the Kteen facebook page: www.facebook.com/KTeenBooks

RULES: Comment...

PRIDE WEEK: Summary, Thanks, and Wrapup

Don't forget, the Hidden Gems giveaway is still open through 4am EDT Monday. Go comment for a chance to win the book of your choice from the list!

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Over the last few years, DA has reviewed an increasing number of LGBTQ romance novels. But we review a lot of books, and sometimes a specific subgenre can get swamped in the larger universe of reviews and other posts. Pride Week gave us the opportunity to celebrate LGBTQ romance, to remind readers that these reviews are an important part of what w...

Review: The Asus Eee Pad Transformer

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Since its release on April 26th of this year the Asus Transformer has been one of the most popular Android tablets on the market.  It's price ($399 for the 16GB version) combined with a very nice IPS screen and a fairly unique keyboard dock have ensured that this tablet sells out almost as soon as retailers get them in stock.  Thankfully Asus has ramped up production this month and some of the component shortages have been lessened so folks who want one should have an easier time of it soon.

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PRIDE WEEK: Hidden Gems from Joan/Sarah, John, and Sunita

If you're interested in reading one of the books mentioned below, post in the comments with your own overlooked LGBT romance (or why you're interested in reading one of these, if you don't yet have a favorite), and you'll be entered to win. Giveaway ends at 4AM EST on Monday.

For our last giveaway post during Pride Week, we thought it would be fun to list what we're calling Hidden Gems, i.e., romances that fly under the radar but deserve more attention and a wider readership. Some of these...