First review for Lord and Master

[julesjones]

Well, somebody liked it, because it got 5/5 at Literary Nymphs. :-)

http://literarynymphsreviewsonly.blogspot.com/2007/02/lord-and-master.html

Comments

[hafren.livejournal.com]

That was quick! Congrats.

[julesjones]

They send out copies to the romance review sites as soon as the finals are available, so if it's something someone wants to review it often turns up very quickly. It's nice to be one of the authors whose books the reviewers want to get at first. :-)

[sarahf.livejournal.com]

*I* liked it!

[julesjones]

Oh good. :-)

I've just been nervous about this one, because it's my first contemporary romance, and I don't actually read much in the way of mainstream contemporary romance; so there is both the "change of direction" nerves and the fear of making myself look a complete idiot by writing in a genre where I'm not a big reader.

I've read a lot of contemporary gay romance, but that was in slash fandom, and that's not quite the same thing. And when I read mainstream contemporary romance, it's usually by people whose fanfic I've read, or was recommended by other fanfic and sf readers. I think slash readers looking for some profic will be happy with the book, but I wasn't sure that mainstream romance readers looking to try some m/m would feel it worked in *their* terms.

[sarahf.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a wonderful romance--simple, funny, with great characters, a good story that just followed these two characters as they fell in love. With lots of hot sex! Just what I needed and I gobbled it right up. Thanks.