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REVIEW: Death, Taxes and a Skinny No-Whip Latte by Diane Kelly

Dear Ms. Kelly,

I think most US citizens would agree with me that getting a visit from someone in professional attire who says, "We just need to speak with you a moment. We're from the IRS." is not a favorite way to start the day. Or end it. Discovering that your heroine, Tara Holloway, is a special agent of the IRS – someone with the job of tracking down the worst of the worst tax scofflaws – got me interested in trying the second in your series featuring her, "Death, Taxes, and a Skinny...

The Big Romantic Gesture by KatiD

Today's wonderful piece is written by KatiD of Katidom.  Kati has been reading romances for twenty five years. Her first romance was Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts.  You can find her on her website: http://www.katidom.com/ or via Twitter at  @KatiD.

There are spoilers for A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught, Warpize by Elizabeth Vaughn, Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh in the following post. Enjoy!

Remember in the movie Say Anything when Lloyd Dobbler, broken-hearted that Diane Court...

REVIEW: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

Dear Ms. Kleypas:

It's no secret that I am a fan of your writing so perhaps its impractical for the Dear Author readership that I am the one writing this review but when I received the ARC, I admit to hoarding it. Sorry other DA reviewers, but the good news is that I am willing to let it out of my hands as my ebook copy is preordered and will be downloading sometime tonight.

[image error]Rainshadow Road is written in the same spirit of a Sarah Addison Allen book. A contemporary world with a touch of...

Thanking our February Advertisers

Each month, we have a new slate of advertisements and the advertisements help to fund things like giveaways to the troops, to blog readers, and to the maintenance of the blog.  I know that some of you enjoy the ads enough to email me and wonder where they could be found on the mobile version.  For the smartphone users, scroll down.  This year we have a new advertiser, Random House, in the top ad slot.  Click through if you are interested.

Random House:   Because of You by Jessica Scott and...

REVIEW: You Suck by Christopher Moore

Being undead sucks. Literally.

Just ask C. Thomas Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he's ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody, is a vampire. And surprise! Now he's one, too. For some couples, the whole biting-and-blood thing would have been a deal breaker. But Tommy and Jody are in love, and they vow to work through their issues.

But word has it that the vampire who initially nibbled on Jody wasn't supposed to be recruiting. Even worse, Tommy's...

Open Thread for Readers for March 2012

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.

The Paypal Fiction Crackdown Roundup

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Back in 2007, Jayne and I reviewed ebookstores. There seemed to be new ones that were announced everyday. When All Romance eBooks launched in 2007, it lacked the Paypal option. It would later add Paypal in October of 2007. Commenters informed us that Paypal had content restrictions. One reason that Loose Id does not partner with Paypal is because of Paypal's content restrictions.

Paypal had a "Mature Audiences" definition.

PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy prohibits the sale of items...

Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for March 2012

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

Dear Publishers: What Have You Done for Me Lately?

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Last week, IPG had all of the buy buttons pulled on the ebooks it sold through Amazon. The two could not come to agreement on terms. IPG wanted to have the same terms and Amazon wanted better terms. IPG took to the internet and sent out an email aka press release denouncing Amazon, encouraging its client publishers to stand firm, and asking that all future retail traffic be diverted from Amazon to other retailers.

Essentially IPG wants the 10 million plus Kindle owners to stop using their...

REVIEW: Defying the Odds by Kele Moon

Dear Ms. Moon:

This book caught my eye on Twitter. KatiD recommended it and I can see why. The story featured two really sweet characters who had never been special in anyone's lives before and who found, in each other, the perfect companion. As I read the book, I kept thinking of how much potential the story had. It could have been an amazing story but it lacked serious character development. Every time an opportunity arose to engage the reader's deep emotional connection was bypassed. It...