Blog

Sex and Shopping: R.I.P. Judith Krantz

June 25, 2019

You can start publishing at age 50 Judith Krantz, best-selling romance novelist, died at her home in Los Angeles on June 22 at the age of 91. She wrote for Cosmopolitan (about multiple orgasms, of all things) and other magazines until she published her first fiction when she was already 50 years old. I’m not …

Continue reading “Sex and Shopping: R.I.P. Judith Krantz”

Dominée LePen - Blog - Book Review - Minnie Darke - Star-Crossed

Book Review: Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke

May 18, 2019

By Dominée LePen

Before I plot the star chart that is my review of Star-Crossed, let me ask you this: do you believe your destiny is controlled by the stars? I certainly don’t. My sign is cancer, believers in astrology tell me. Apparently this means the universe has endowed me with the unique gift of emotional sensitivity and …

Continue reading “Book Review: Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke”

Dominée LePen - Blog - Book Review - Lisa Halliday - Asymmetry

Book Review: Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

May 16, 2019

By Dominée LePen

Am I the only one who picked up Asymmetry to read about first time author Lisa Halliday’s relationship with Philipp Roth? My bad, I must have strayed again from the romance section over to literary fiction in search of intellectual stimulation, and girl oh girl, does this book deliver. Asymmetry consists of three unequal, uneven …

Continue reading “Book Review: Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday”

Dominée LePen - Blog - Book Review - Sally Rooney - Normal People

Normal People by Sally Rooney Wins British Book Awards Top Title

May 13, 2019

By Dominée LePen

Irish writer Sally Rooney has won the top prize at the British book awards with her second novel Normal People. I’m particularly pleased because I’ve enjoyed it as much as her debut, Conversations With Friends. However, I have yet to pick up Michelle Obama’s autobiography Becoming. Why do I mention these two titles in relation? …

Continue reading “Normal People by Sally Rooney Wins British Book Awards Top Title”

Hello world!

April 27, 2019

By Dominée LePen

This is my “Dear Reader” post. Thank you for visiting, I’m glad you found my site. I first went public with my writing on Patreon, but I quickly realized it’s not a discovery platform. Readers of romantic fiction are highly unlikely to connect with authors there unless they already know them and want to support …

Continue reading “Hello world!”