romances

Review: Starlight and Promises by Cat Lindler

by Keira 05.01.2011

Starlight and Promises in short, is fantastic. It has a feel of the older romances with the exotic locations and seafaring travel, but is fresh and fun. I simply loved how the romance developed on the way to where the expedition would start. The romantic timeline is a lengthy one – their romance does not [...]

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Review: Highlander in Love by Julia London

by Keira 04.29.2011

Highlander in Love is one of the sweetest, most delightful romances I have had the pleasure to read. Julia London spins a masterful tale that weaves the magic of Scotland into your heart. The intimate scenes between Payton and Mared are thrillingly sensual and are on a scale of not to hot, super hot. Highlander [...]

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Review: Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale

by Keira 04.23.2011

Lessons in French is a feel-good story. It’s cute, lighthearted, and full of whimsy. It was the right novel at the right time. I needed cute, lighthearted, and whimsy. I smiled a lot when reading it and rooted for both of the main characters. They’re imperfect, but that just makes them extremely likeable. The heroine [...]

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What Was Your First Romance?

by Keira 04.21.2011

Jane at Dear Author asked readers what is an Appropriate Age for Allowing Girls to Read Romances? What do you think? I don’t know about you, but my first romance was in my early teens. I’m fairly certain it was Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer as it’s the earliest I can remember reading. My first romance [...]

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Defining the Genre: Highlander Romance

by Keira 04.07.2011

What is highlander romance? Highlander romance is a subgenre of historical romance. Not to be confused with the show, highlander romance is all about those sexy warrior men. The setting for these romances usually takes place in Scotland or Wales. You may be familiar with the 2008 movie Made of Honor; it was a movie [...]

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How to Woo Women Like a Romance Novel Hero

by Keira 03.10.2011

Disclaimer: My tips are not guaranteed to work in real life. They are merely conclusions drawn from the literature I love to read and are meant to be fun and taken lightly. First tip right off the cuff: Never insult a girl who reads romance novels. Whether you find them trashy or not, you need [...]

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Review: Getting Lucky by Carolyn Brown

by Susan S. 02.02.2011

By Susan S., Guest Reviewer Brown’s novel will warm your heart, and bring you characters so real, you’ll swear they’re flesh and bone. Getting Lucky will move to the top of everyone’s list of new comfort reads. Getting Lucky is book three from Brown’s Lucky Trilogy. It stands alone, here’s why: In this novel the [...]

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Contemporary Romance

by Guest Blogger 02.01.2011

by Shelley Munro, guest blogger Thanks so much for having me to visit today. My name is Shelley Munro, and I write both contemporary and paranormal romance for Ellora’s Cave and Samhain Publishing. I come wearing my contemporary author hat today. Like many other readers and authors, some of the earliest romances I read were [...]