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Two More Days To Vote!
Hey y’all. Just a quick reminder that voting closes on Sunday morning for Favorite M/M Author 2012. Haven’t put in for your choice yet? There’s still time. The post can be found here:...
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Who’s In Charge of This Ride Anyway …. by James Buchanan
Or “Red means, ‘knock it off you fuck, that hurts!’” “Joe, you like causing pain.” Kabe turned the tap into a caress up and down my arm. “That’s a sadistic trait. There’s other ways you express...
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Favorite M/M Author 2012
The votes are in and counted! This year saw a very close race between five very talented, reader-nominated authors, and the winner within ten votes is… Abigail Roux Congrats Abi! In second place is Amy...
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“New Adult” Books
“New Adult” seems to be the new ‘It” genre in Romance. Recently this came up in discussions on my post We Call Them Young Adult Romances, But Are They Really? Many of the comments on my article focused...
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Poorly Written Books – A Report Card on M/M Romance 10 Years Later
Today I will not be popular with many of our authors because I am writing about a problem the majority of guest reviewers on this site, as well as a lot of readers and I are having with their books. I...
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Writing is a great career but ….. how much does it pay?
Many romance readers seem to think that a writing career is something that is not only glamorous but a way to make pots of money quickly in their spare time and, if they’re very lucky, they can parlay...
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Self-Publishing: or Authors Doin’ It for Themselves
I intended to write this article last September but life got in the way. Before I start this essay I want to make something very clear – this is not a post to bash epublishers. They do a good job most...
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Self Publishing Resources – Update
Hello Guys I’m planning on updating the list of self publishing resources attached to Jay Bell’s and my article of June 7 called Self Publishing: or Authors Doin’ it for Themselves If you have any...
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M/M Romances That Resonate: Part 5
In 2010 I wrote an article about a few M/M books that resonated with me because of a comment from Josephine Myles about a book I had recommended to her. I posted three similar articles since then but...
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UK Meet 2013 …… by Josephine Myles
Josephine Myles kindly prepared the attached wrap-up of the 2013 UK Meet (with the help of the other organizers) so that you could enjoy the event even if you weren’t there….. *************** You...
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How to Get LGBT Romance Books into Libraries ………. by Marlene Harris
When I was emailing Tracy Timmons-Gray about the Gay Romance North-West Meet-up in Seattle held on September 14, she mentioned that the keynote speaker for the conference was Marlene Harris who works...
View ArticleNational Coming Out Day 2013
This year, as in previous years, many young men and women will come out on October 11. As some of you are aware, this day usually brings out the worst in bullies, which causes a rash of suicides in...
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Series Books
Do you love series books? For me series books are like a drug of choice to an addict - I’m drawn into their spell and can’t get out. Maybe series books are a ploy by authors to get me hooked on their...
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Goodbye and thank you for a great ride
It’s been an incredible ride for almost six years, and for the most part I have really enjoyed it, so it is with great regret and mixed emotions that I announce the closing of Reviewsbyjessewave...
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Favourite M/M Author of 2013
2011 was the first year we had a competition on the site for Favourite M/M Author. To no one’s great surprise Josh Lanyon was crowned the winner by a landslide and he received his blue ribbon. In 2012...
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Favorite M/M Author 2013 – The Voting Is On!
Good morning everyone. The nominations are in for Favorite M/M Author 2013! Thanks to 117 readers who responded, shout-outs to 56 authors were made — veterans and newbies alike. From that list, the top...
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Guest Reviewers’ Top Picks for 2013
Good morning everyone. Aunt Lynn here with our last edition of the team’s Top Picks of this past year. Guest Reviewers! Without them we could not do what we do and since the beginning we have been...
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My Top Books of 2013 and Recommended Reads
For the last 5 years I have been publishing my Top Ten Books and Recommended Reads and I can’t believe this 6th year will be the last one. Sometimes you like my choices and at others you wonder what I...
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Going Dark
At 12.01 AM EST January 2, 2014 reviewsbyjessewave will close in its current form and reopen 2 or 3 weeks later as an archive site. I could use clichéd terms like “gone fishing” or “the end of the...
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