Blog Archive
Sensuality Ratings: It’s Time for an Update
AAR has always provided sensuality ratings for the books we review and our guess is that readers want to keep them. But, based on feedback from those who visit our site (the message boards speak loud...
Christmas Reading, Pt. 2
Yesterday I wrote about some of my favorite Christmas comedies, and now to my favorite redemption stories. A redemption story, in my book, is about a character who has misbehaved quite badly, usually hurting someone dreadfully,...
Christmas Reading, Pt. 1
Now is the time of the year to go to my shelves and pick out a book to curl on the sofa with. Not surprisingly, many of my choices for December are holiday romances. I treat...
And the Hits Just Keep on Coming…
It’s been reported at various locations across Romanceland that both Harpercollins (home of Avon) and Penguin have announced wage freezes. From what I understand, HC originally announced a freeze through January, but it looks like the...
Random House Fallout is Hitting Fast
I heard a distressing tale this afternoon. A published and very successful writer with an established and dedicated readership (let’s call her author Number One) met yesterday morning with her editor in New York. Everything was...
A Tribute to Linnea Sinclair and Sci-Fi Romance
Once a year, I pick up Linnea Sinclair’s Finders Keepers and devour it. It’s the first science fiction romance I ever read, and what an eye-opener it was! SF-wise, I come from Star Wars and Star...
Bad Economic News Extends to the Inspirational Market
The bad economic news that we’ve been hearing seems to be extending into the inspirational sector of the market as well. Publisher Thomas Nelson has announced that it is laying off 55 of its staff –...