My husband bought me a surprise present last weekend when we were at Anthropologie, the sneaky man. That’s it above. It’s warm and woodsy with a hint of vanilla that’s perfect for me. And it got me thinking: how many times have you seen a reference to scent in a romance novel? All the time,
Saturday Snack Time is a little collection of fun things I found online during the week and I thought were worth sharing. This week, I’ve also got a quick review of a book I read recently and liked, Delphine Dryden’s Sex on the Beach, which comes out on Tuesday. Let’s get snacking, shall we?
Last week when I was interviewed by Lady Smut, Kiersten Hallie Krum asked me a bunch of interesting questions, but the one that stuck with me was if I had any funny failure stories to share. I said that it was rare for me to have a failure any more, but I’m not sure that’s
It’s Independence Day weekend here in the States. After the farmer’s market this morning, hubby and I are enjoying time with friends and then going dancing. But first, I’m trying a little something different this weekend with a third post for the week. I can’t promise I’ll do one of these every week, but I
The other day, my proclivity for loving really, really broken characters and gleefully watching as an author puts them through the wringer came up in a conversation on Twitter. The context was Jackie Ashenden’s Having Her, in which a hero with a schizophrenic mother and a heroine with a struggling business and virginity issues tumble
Today I want to talk about Twitter. A few months ago, I had maybe four romance novels on my “to read” list. I pretty much limited myself to my very favorite authors, reading all of their books until I ran out and then scrambling to find a new author’s backlist to pillage. Romance Novels for Feminists
Recently there has been (another) spate of denigration of romance novels by the male commentariat. Honestly, I don’t click on their links or engage in argument with them. They are trolls and thou shalt not feed them. But I am aware of the articles and the ridiculous claims contained therein because I think if you’re
Let’s talk about sex. Specifically, sex in romance novels. Can someone tell me what’s up with virgin heroines’ first times being, well, awesome? And not painful at all? I get a little annoyed by historicals where the heroine feels “a little pinch” and then goes on to have an awesome time. Is this realistic for
In the seminal modern romance novel The Flame and the Flower, Kathleen Woodiwiss provided the blueprint for the future of the historical romance, at least the Regency ones. But it really wasn’t my kind of book. In fact, I never made it past the first sex scene. Why? Well, let’s just say that it doesn’t
