What IS Romantic Suspense, Exactly? Part II This post is part of a series: Part I Part II _________ Last post, I showed how romantic suspense gets into everything, which makes it damned hard to define and limit pure Romantic Suspense. Lisa Gardner, who is arguably one of the best selling romantic suspense authors writing […]
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The original New Amsterdam fort the Dutch built on lower Manhattan island was established in 1625, but the actual city of New Amsterdam was incorporated today, three hundred and sixty years ago. Of course, the name didn’t last too long. The English bopped along in four frigates in 1665 and dubbed the thriving city New
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Man watching is not flirting. It’s not picking up strange men. It’s not even gazes meeting across a room. Man watching is one of the most fascinating and completely harmless activities any woman on the planet can do. Men watch women all the time. It’s built into their mitochondria and chained to their testosterone. They
Dammit, I’m hooked like a wriggling fish. I swore off NCIS if Tony and Ziva didn’t get their act together (literally) at the beginning of Season 10. Yeah, they didn’t. But now it looks like they just might, half-way through the season. Give a woman a teeny glimpse of hope and she’ll last another quarter
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I think the reason why I write fiction is pretty much out there for public consumption on every site and URL where my bio and profile roams. The short version is George Lucas wrote Star Wars, Harrison Ford re-wrote one line in the love scene between Han Solo and Princess Leia, I got hooked by
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And Then There Was Two…Vampires Vampire reproduction — how one vampire went about creating a new vampire — used to be lovingly laid out in detail, but I’ve noticed a trend in romance fiction lately; the actual process of re-creation is glossed over or missing altogether. Even I’m at fault on this one, as there
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Henry Tudor died 466 years ago today, but because of all he achieved in his life, his influence lives on. Most people tend to remember Henry because of his six wives, his obesity, and the fact that he split the Roman Catholic church asunder and formed the Church of England just so he could marry
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I’m ironically aware that as this post goes live, Australia Day in Australia is all over and done with, thanks to the International Date Line. But it’s Australia Day where I am, so I’m doing the salute, sans the tinny. ‘on yer, mate. ________________________
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Let Me Count The Ways When writing any story at all, an author strives to avoid duplicating anything they’ve written before, especially pet turns of phrase, favourite words and expressions. This can be a challenge in erotic romances. Because I try not to repeat myself (it can happen quite unconsciously), I have become aware of
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New year, new day for mash posts. Goodies I’ve found from chatting, cruising and working lately: Interesting Sites Writing, Rants and Reviews Brand new review site — the paint is still wet, and there’s very little, content-wise, there yet. But if you like discovering new-to-everyone places, there you go. __ Free Books Need Love, Too
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