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Warning
The Devil and The Deep by Amy Andrews    *****This book should come with a WARNING. Do NOT choose this book to read while sitting at the bedside of a dying relative. You will make enemies when you...
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The Ghettoisation of the Medical Romance
Where have all the Doctors Gone...I used to read doctor and nurse romances all the time. Â But I have hardly touched a "Medical" romance for years. Â I've recently started reading them again after...
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Tis the Season
It's that time of year again.In our house that means checking all the bunks have fresh sheets for the influx of family. Â This year we will have all seven children in the house plus a ring-in attached...
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Romance Novels - Trash or Treasure.
How many times have you heard Romance Novels dismissed as fluff, lightweight and unrealistic? Â How many times have you heard the art of Romance writing denigrated as lacking in originality, plot and...
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Are you an Issues Writer? - Sarah M Anderson
Indigenous Issues and their portrayal.A look at vintage cinema and the modern romance. Â A totally random holiday post.I'm an American Indian fan from way back though sadly disadvantaged being an...
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I'm a Maisey Yates FangirlThis means that I nag her constantly for new books, Â stalk her on Twitter and Facebook and anywhere else I can find her. I rejoice when I hear she's signed a 12 book contract...
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I cleaned. Â Semi-willingly. Â Well under the whipcracking orders of my 12 year old daughter...This weekend I cleaned some old software off this bookshelf to make way for my current TBR pile. Â I was only...
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When Emily Got Married
I've just finished reading When Honey Got Married. Â I enjoyed it thoroughly, perhaps because I've just been through a family wedding at Easter. Â And it was that kind of wedding. Â Honey and Emily could...
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A Touch of History
I'm a Georgette Heyer fan from way back. Â You can tell this by the fact that I use the word Odious in my everyday speech. Â I also read Roberta Gellis and quite a few 'bodice rippers' in my teens. Â I...
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Sometimes I want to be a Historical Romance Writer.
So a while ago I wrote this little short for the Writer's Challenge. Â Please note that it is probably very derivative of my favourite historical author. Â I have all Georgette Heyer's books and they...
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Strangers on a Train.
Trains have always held a fascination for me. Â And I suspect the rest of the world. Â How many children grow up with Thomas the Tank Engine and move onto the Hogwarts Express? Â Does anyone remember The...
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When is an Alpha Hero not an Alpha hero....
When he's a Cowboy who is also an IndianAre you confused yet?I read romance for the heroes. Â Yup. Â Oh I know there has to be a heroine in there somewhere but really she is just a place card for...
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I went to a conference, a Romance Writer's Conference.
I suppose you are all expecting me to talk about the fabulous Seminar by Kim Hudson. Â A workshop entitled Virgin on the Half Shell was bound to get me to attend though I would have liked the Georgette...
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A Short Story to tide you over...Last week I went and did my CPR update and was chatting on twitter afterwards. Â I mentioned that if a gorgeous guy were to fall at my feet I was prepared. Â I was due to...
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When Good Heroes Go Bad
Some people were upset that Superman killsthe bad guy in his latest incarnation "Man of Steel" staring Henry CavillToday has been the sort of day that I wonder if I'm really meant to be a romance...
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I haven't been very opinionated lately. Must be the Christmas Season...all that good will. To tide you over I'll post a short I did for the Writing Challenge on the Harlequin Boards. The theme was...it...
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Diversity in Romancelandia
Towards a more diverse population in Romancelandia.An aspiring writer’s perspective.Harlequin Mills & Boon are running a Historical Heroestournament at present which is a wonderful thing and a...
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Why New Adult is inevitable and Necessary for the Romance Industry.
The "next big thing" in Romance is the New Adult sub-genre. By now, everyone knows it, but as little as three years ago people weren't talking about it.Now it's everywhere and people are jumping on the...
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What A Lady Craves Blog Tour
This is the first time I've participated in a blog tour so forgive me if I get it wrong.The book is as pictured. Very nicely pictured in fact. What A Lady Craves. Self explanatory really.I used to read...
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SYTYCW 2014
It's closing day for the SYTYCW14 competition and I promised I would put up my top picks of what I've read so far. Most of these were read in the first few days so don't include later entries. And when...
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It's that SYTYCW15 time of year
Hi world.I haven't blogged in a long time. It hasn't been a priority for me with all the other things happening on the family front in particular.But I have to blog for SYTYCW15. It's a tradition.This...
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It's that SYTYCW15 time of year again. Part 2
I've read a further 16 chapters so I present them to you here. Some of the imprints like Nocturne and the Suspense lines I don't usually read so if I'm not enthused that is no reflection on the actual...
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It's that #SYTYCW15 time of year again - part 3
Here are the summaries of the rest of the first chapters for the #Top55In the next day or so I'll put together a list of my favourite top picks. I have to say it's likely to be difficult.If at First–...
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It's that #SYTYCW15 time of year again. Top Picks
Every year I try and second guess which of the entries will make it all the way to the top. This year, because of the Wattpad experience, I decided to use only the #Top55. I simply didn't have the time...
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Romance with a Capital R : Or Why Genre Romance is a Thing
Once again, the debate about what constitutes a Romance rages across social media. Of course, I have an opinion. I have an opinion about everything. Even things I know nothing about. Like American...
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