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Review: Everything I Know about Love I Learned from Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell

by Keira 10.30.2011

Genre: Non-Fiction look at Romance Novels Who is Sarah Wendell? She’s one of two romance bloggers behind Smart Bitches <3 Trashy Books. She knows her stuff. You should listen to her. She’s funny too! Who Should Read This Book? Non-romance readers wanting to know what’s the big deal about this genre. Who’s in the Book? [...]

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My Favorite Tropes: Secret Baby!

by Carla F. 10.23.2011

Guest post by Carla F. Secret Baby! The phrase just screams for capitalization and an exclamation point. Of course, this plot is when a couple goes their separate ways without the hero knowing that the heroine is pregnant. (Sometimes the heroine doesn’t even know.) The couple could have been separated by war, controlling parents, a [...]

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My Favorite Tropes: Marriage of Convenience

by Carla F. 10.15.2011

Guest blog by Carla F. Merriam-Webster defines a trope as “a common or overused theme or device”. However, it seems to me that it can only be “overused” if it brings nothing new to distinguish itself from all the others. The one thing more satisfying than reading a romance is reading one that has your [...]

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Breaking Dawn Party Ideas

by Keira 10.11.2011

I have racked my brain for some really great and super fun ideas for a Breaking Dawn party and I believe I have created the ultimate list! Best/Worst Bride’s Maid Dress Contest: Breaking Dawn is centered around Bella and Edward marrying, so why not have a Breaking Dawn party reflect their happy union? We should [...]

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Do You Read a Book While at Work?

by Keira 10.11.2011

How many of you do this I wonder? I’m curious! If you do read at work, do you sensor your reading? For instance do you bring an ereader with you so you can read your romance or erotica without commentary from the peanut gallery? I bring an ereader or an actual book – and I’ll [...]

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Scandal!!! 11 Things You Do Today That Would Have Got You into BIG Trouble in Jane Austen’s Time!

by Guest Blogger 10.10.2011

Rebecca Ann Collins, guest blogger and author of Expectations of Happiness and the Pemberley Chronicles series Thank you very much for your invitation to contribute to your blog. “Scandal- just what were the dreaded consequences?” On the first question- it is difficult to answer this question fully without “letting the cat out of the bag” [...]

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10 Reasons to Marry an Earl

by Keira 10.01.2011

This list of reasons is for the young miss of the Georgian, Regency, or Victorian era. Entering into matrimony is not a decision to be made lightly. While it is important that you make a good match, every young lady should choose her future husband with great care. Below I have compiled a list of [...]

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Defining the Genre: Gothic Romance

by Keira 09.26.2011

Gothic romance is a genre you can’t find all too easily today. It was a popular genre a few decades ago and lovers of this romance sub-genre will have to troll secondhand bookstores to find titles. Classics of this genre are novels such as Wuthering Heights and Scarlet Letter. Well known authors of Gothic romance/horror [...]