This is cross-posted at The Season. One of the biggest reasons I’m a romance fan is that the genre thrives on strong characters. A good romance novel will put human behavior under a microscope and expose all the nuance of our emotions. Reading a novel can make me feel like I’ve met new friends, or… Continue reading Bringing characters to life
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Why you should never screw over a romance heroine
This is cross-posted at The Season Ever had a husband or lover who screwed you over so badly you invented new forms of revenge? Did you follow through on them? I’ve been reading all the RITA-nominated contemporary single title romance novels (seriously, there has to be a shorter way of saying that), and two of… Continue reading Why you should never screw over a romance heroine
Review: My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
A tender, funny novel about divorce? Only Kristan Higgins could pull it off. Harper James thinks she know what it takes to make a marriage work. After all, as a divorce attorney she’s seen plenty of evidence of what makes marriages fail; plus, her own brief but heart-shattering experience of marriage taught her that practicality,… Continue reading Review: My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
Scarred heroes in contemporary romance
This is cross-posted at The Season where Bev is giving away a copy of Deirdre Martin’s Icebreaker to one commenter. The last week of December, I celebrated my final few days of holiday by dipping into the pile of books I’d bought myself for Christmas. Completely unintentionally, the two books I read were both contemporaries… Continue reading Scarred heroes in contemporary romance
Love lessons from contemporary romance heroes
This is cross-posted at The Season. I’ve celebrated one Valentine’s Day in my entire life. One. It was in 2003, and my boyfriend (now husband) and I had been together for three months. He hated the idea of a manufactured day of love, and tried to explain that he didn’t think love was about exchanging… Continue reading Love lessons from contemporary romance heroes