romance genre

Erotic Romance, Not Just Erotica and Romance

by Guest Blogger 05.27.2010

by Cecilia Tan, guest blogger Our tale begins in 1970, which is the year some point to as the beginning of the modern romance genre, with the arrival of the manuscript The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss on the desk of editor Nancy Coffey at Avon. The book would be a huge [...]

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Romance and Female Empowerment

by Guest Blogger 03.18.2010

by Jennifer Roland, guest blogger It is no secret that we women–and some men–love our romances. As was discussed at great length in the news media earlier this year, the romance genre has been one of the few segments of the economy to thrive in the recession. Even when we are not doing well financially, [...]

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It Feels Like Love and It’s Magic

by Guest Blogger 03.04.2010

by Mary Margret Daughtridge, guest blogger and author of SEALed with a Ring Marriages of convenience—romance fans love ’em, but when I tell people who aren’t romance readers that SEALed with a Ring: Sometimes you get a lot more than you bargained for is a contemporary romance with a marriage of convenience plot, you’d be [...]

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So what makes a book a romance?

by Guest Blogger 02.19.2010

by Jeanne St. James, erotic romance writer. I love the romance genre. I should. I write it. Well, to be more exact, I have published two erotic romances: Banged Up, a m/f erotic romance, with Liquid Silver Books, and Double Dare, a m/m/f interracial ménage, with Loose Id. In addition, I have published a gay [...]

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Top 50 Romance Blogs, part 3

by Keira 03.25.2009

It’s past midnight – that makes it the next day right? I just couldn’t wait to share these amazing blogs! Get your pointer fingers ready to click on some great sites. I fully expect you to spend a few hours getting sucked into their blog posts. Don’t forget to bookmark! Without further ado here’s the [...]

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Top 50 Romance Blogs, part 2

by Keira 03.24.2009

It’s a tough job but somebody had to do it! This is part two of five for the Top 50 Romance Blog list. Big names and small names and all in between compose the list. Be sure to leave a comment and direct me to any blogs you think I may have missed! Dear Author- [...]