Louisa Edwards is one of my all-time favorite contemporary romance novelists. Her debut, Can’t Stand the Heat, was released just two years ago, but her sexy chefs and sassy heroines immediately catapulted her to the top of my auto-buy list. Louisa joins me today as part of my Hearts and Minds giveaway – where you… Continue reading Interview with Louisa Edwards – and giveaway!
Tag: contemporary romance
Keeping it in the family: when a heroine dates brothers
My husband’s the youngest of four boys. If I were a romance novel heroine, that would mean I’d have plenty of dating opportunities if anything awful happened to my husband. As a real woman, that thought fills me with the ickies. Dating two people in one family is a common theme in contemporary romance. Kristin… Continue reading Keeping it in the family: when a heroine dates brothers
5 reasons I wish I were a romance heroine
Many of us romance readers wish we had the same things the heroines we read about get: a beautiful man who adores us, a close community of friends, fantastic sex, and a guaranteed happy ending. But a tweet from Lauren Plude, editorial assistant at Grand Central Publishing, got me thinking. Lauren wrote: “One of the… Continue reading 5 reasons I wish I were a romance heroine
My husband is a doctor – and I’m throwing a blog party to celebrate!
My husband finished his PhD! And he passed without having to make any corrections! I’m clearly married to a genius, and that puts me in a celebratory mood. I’ve asked several friends to stop by over the coming month and help me celebrate by giving away books. After four looong years of hard work and… Continue reading My husband is a doctor – and I’m throwing a blog party to celebrate!
What makes a bad boy too bad?
In real life, I’m not attracted to bad boys. I’m a habitual rule-follower; I’m allergic to getting in trouble. If I were a romance novel heroine, I’d be destined to end up with a bad boy. Bad boys make me nervous. They’re unreliable—if you can’t trust them to follow society’s rules, how can you trust… Continue reading What makes a bad boy too bad?