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I got word this past weekend that my entry finaled in the SOLA’s 4th annual Dixie Kane contest. I received Honorable Mention in the Long Contemporary category. I am so excited!! Yay me!! Now, back to the grindstone. I have a manuscript to tweak and send out, and another to start.
Romance author Gwyneth Bolton penned an excellent article for Romance: B(u)y the Book about the evolution of African American romance and it’s impact on her. She mentions how, while she read mainstream romance (romance featuring white heroes and heroines), she often longed to read about characters that were like her. Many black women romance readers, like […]
I survived my first pitch (barely) to Deb Werksman from Sourcebooks yesterday. It went well… not the actual pitching so much (although Deb assured me, once I’d calmed down, that I did a good job), but I did come away with a request, two actually. YAY!! Currently, Deb is not accepting multicultural or IR romance, so I was […]
Title: Being Plumville Author: Savannah J. Frierson Genre: IR Romance Rating: 4 I have a TBR pile that stretches back to 2008 (I’m embarrassed to say), so needing to make room for the 3 boxes of books I got back from Nationals, I’ve decided to start reading a few. My hands automatically pulled Savannah […]
Title: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker Author: Leanna Renee Hieber Genre: Victorian Paranormal– yes, I think I just made that genre up 🙂 Rating: 4 I just finished reading Ms. Leanna Renee Hieber’s new release and I really enjoyed it. Usually Victorian/Gothic-y/Ghost stories (or any combination of these 3 elements) would […]