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MINI REVIEW: Rock Chick Rescue, Rock Chick Redemption, Rock Chick Renegade series by Kristen Ashley

The following are mini reviews of books 2, 3, and 4 in the Rock Chick series by Kristen Ashley. I read these in lieu of my category books even though they are each about twice as long as an HP. All the books feature a woman in jeopardy, girl parties with the Rock Chicks that end up in some kind of brawl or mishap, and the men to the rescue.

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Jet is the shy martyr heroine who takes care of her mother who recently suffered a stroke and works two jobs (one at the...

REVIEW: Princess Furball by Charlotte Huck

Dear Ms. Huck,

Your book “Princess Furball” was recommended to me by etv13, one of our readers here, after I posted a review of the movie “Donkey Skin.” I instantly fell in love with the name since I have two little Princess Furballs at home. Well, I finally got my own copy of the book and after finishing it, I have to say it’s charming.

The story is not quite “Donkey Skin” and not quite “Three Nuts for Cinderella” but rather a blending of the two. And here the theme of incest is not included....

Debut Print Book: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday at 10:00 AM CST (as long as we have content) we’ll post the questionnaire answers along with links to the author’s site and a buy link to her book. I hope this helps people...

DOJ Lawsuit Update: Where Windowing Becomes Important

Introduction

There are two major updates in the DOJ lawsuit. An additional 17 states have sued the publishers and Apple. Judge Denise Cote’s filed a denial of Apple, Penguin, and Macmillan’s motion to dismiss. You may want to read the Primer here if you haven’t already before going forward.

States Attorneys General Amended Complaint

1) An additional 17 states have joined the existing states that have filed suit against the major publishers and Apple bringing the total number up to 31. Those stat...

REVIEW: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley

Dear Ms. Ashley:

After Kati D reviewed Knight for Dear Author, I had to read it myself. It was rough but Ruthie Knox, in the comments, suggested I give Sweet Dreams a try and I did. Sweet Dreams is an interesting story and one that I am going to review later but I actually went on to read several of your books and I wanted to start writing reviews with Rock Chick. Rock Chick is the beginning of a series of books that are interrelated. (another author used the word “Daisy Chained” to describe b...

REVIEW: A Different Kind of Forever by Dee Ernst

Dear Ms. Ernst,

Once upon a time, in a seedy bar, many years ago, I met a man, fell for him on the spot, married him, and decades later count myself lucky to have and hold him as my own. And yet, as I read your book, the wonderfulA Different Kind of Forever, I found myself wondering, what if my life had turned out differently. What if I were divorced, trying to raise my kids as a single mom, loving my work, surrounded by great friends, but, romantically, sexually, alone? If I were, if I had th...

DA May Book Club Pick: Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas

The readers have voted (and it was a close call) but Sherry Thomas’ Beguiling the Beauty has won. Next Tuesday we’ll post a series of questions about the book and invite the author and the editor to weigh in.

I thought the idea of themes is a great one for the book club so in June, we’ll have a friends to lovers themed book club. If you have your own suggestions, please email them to me jane at dear author.com

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REVIEW: Embrace of the Damned by Anya Bast

Dear Ms. Bast,

I have long been a fan of your books, particularly your Elemental Witches series. I find that your voice lends itself well to building paranormal worlds, and I’ve always appreciated your ability to build a fascinating mythology while never losing sight of the main couple’s romance. Which is why I was disconcerted to find myself struggling with your new book, Embrace of the Damned.

A damned Viking warrior.

Centuries ago Broder Calderson committed murder. As punishment, he was given...

A Farewell From Sarah F

I started writing for Dear Author because I wanted to share my absolute fangirl love for Anah Crow’s brilliant SM romance, Uneven. Jane kindly published a Guest Review and then generously invited me to join the DA reviewers. I’ve been reviewing for DA ever since (3 years and 8 months).

Reading for and writing the reviews have kept me sane and made me utterly crazy. They’ve helped my academic work and kept me from it by keeping me up all night reading. I’ve discovered authors whose work I adore...

Featuring The BookSmugglers

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I don’t know that you’ll find a better voice in the blogosphere for YA books and SFF books that Thea and Ana from The Booksmugglers. I’m not the only one who believes this. The Booksmugglers are one of the most trafficked book blogs on the internet. They are bloggers at Tor.com and are now the featured writers for Kirkus’ SFF section. They are not writers but cool ass readers. So cool ass, Ana was one of a select few bloggers invited toAlnwick Castle to have tea withDuchess of Northumberland...