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A Couple of Great St. Patrick's Day Deals

I just wanted to alert the DA crowd that Samhain is having a 30% off sale for St. Patricks' Day. Use code STPATTY12 at the store.  I'm a big fan of the Meg Benjamin series. Thea Harrison and Tessa Dare have both published novellas with Samhain.  Lorelie James' Rough Rider series is a NYT Bestselling series about hot cowgirls and cowboys.

AllRomanceeBooks is offering a 50% rebate on all titles that are incentive eligible (i.e., no Agency books).  I always use this time to buy Ellora's Cave...

REVIEW: The Way Back by Stephanie Doyle

Dear Ms. Doyle:

I believe that this is the first book of yours that I have read but now I'll definitely be on the look out for more Stephanie Doyle books.  Gabby Haines is a former host of Wake Up Philadelphia, the "hottest job on morning television in Philadelphia."  She was replaced by a "younger, thinner, hipper version of herself."  Gabby takes a job at McKay Publishing to pay the bills while she figures out what to do with her life.  As the newbie, she's given the worst assignment.  Hunt ...

First Page: US Civil War romance

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously.

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Sharra crouched, peering out from beneath the underbrush, her breath coming in uneven gasps. She moved her slender fingers, rhythmically, through the dirt at her feet. If she were found, her life would be worth naught. How would she ever explain her actions...

Fan Fiction Author Roundtable: Cyndy Aleo, Tamara Allen, Jane Davitt, & Jami Gold

As part of our fan fiction series, we asked four writers of both fan and original fiction to talk about their experiences. We had a wonderful email conversation that I've reluctantly chopped down to fit into a very long article. Rather than take up room with my words, here are brief biographies of the participants and their answers to the questions we posed.

Cyndy Aleo:  I'm a freelance writer and editor, seeking representation for my fiction (I've written two adult books: one magical realism ...

Friday Deals and News: Amazon Killing Everyone; Gemma Halliday Sells 1 Millionth Self Pubbed Book

News

JManga let us know that it is having a special sale on Josie/Romance titles from March 15 to 21st (PST).  Subscribers who purchase any Josei/Romance titles during the promotion will get 100 points back (up to 29% off) per volume!

Now is the perfect chance to check out such romance manga titles as "The Celebrity Doctor's Proposal" by Sarah Morgan / Masami Hoshino, "The Bride of Montefalco" by Rebecca Winters / Kiriko Higashizato, and yaoi romance such as "Pet on Duty" by Nase Yamato and...

REVIEW: More Than One Night by Sarah Mayberry

Dear Ms. Mayberry,

It's always a delight to read your books. Your characters are interesting, multifaceted, (reasonably) ordinary men and women; your plots are touching without being tawdry; your love stories convincing and sexy. More Than One Night isn't my favorite of your books—I had trouble with the heroine—but was an enjoyable novel and one I'd recommend to any contemporary romance reader.

Charlie (Charlotte) Long, is at 32, out of the Australian army after fourteen years, and ready to...

Friday Film Review: Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest (1999)

Genre: SF/Homage

Grade: B+

"Never give up, never surrender!"

There's been a lot of talking about fanfic lately and Sunita had the brainstorm for me to review "Galaxy Quest." I hadn't watched it in a couple of months so it was youtube to the rescue again. It all came back to me courtesy of 11 episodes and I recalled just how much fun it is. Gotta get my own copy now.

Seventeen years after it ended, the actors who portrayed the crew of the NSEA Protector in the TV show "Galaxy ...

Fanfiction: A Tale of Fandom and Morality

 

Has is a voracious reader and a geek at heart! She is a fan of most sub-genres of romance and fantasy, but especially loves fantasy and some sci fi. Has is a reviewer at The BookPushers and Book Lovers Inc, and she's currently looking out for historical romances with unusual settings, and fantasy romance in the vein of Anne Bishop and Elizabeth Vaughan who are on her list of favourite authors. She's also a fan of authors such as Tamora Pierce, Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, Ann Aguirre...

REVIEW: Choose Me, Have Me, Want Me by Jo Leigh

Background

This is a connected three book series written by Jo Leigh and published by Blaze. They all center around trading cards made up of men. The idea was thought up by Shannon Fitzgerald, an owner of a printing press. Her idea was that every woman has a man in her life with whom, for some reason, the woman did not make a connection but might make a perfect hookup for another woman. The New York Hot Guys Trading Cards contains the guy's picture, his occupation, whether he is a marry, date ...

REVIEW: Starters by Lissa Price

Dear Ms. Price,

The YA dystopian subgenre is fast becoming glutted. It seems like so many titles fitting the category are coming out these days. But sometimes I wonder if that's because they genuinely fall into that category or are just being placed there for marketing purposes. When I first heard of your novel, I was given the impression it was just another dystopian. Upon completing it, however, I realized it was less dystopian and more science fiction.

In the future, technology has made...