Romance Novels, Any One Else Have This Guilty Pleasure?

LovinGuerin2Much · Post by **LovinGuerin2Much** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:42 pm

I like that too Killjoy, Nora Roberts does alot of triologies (sp) I remember this one that I think had 4, about 4 brothers, it was soo good.

Evelynn · Post by **Evelynn** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:27 pm

I can't help reading romance novels. But I stick to the Harlequin Presents 1980's editions. Although, I did buy a box of Harlequin Romance 1970's editions. And boy, the difference a decade will make in the styles.

Evelynn

killjoy · Post by **killjoy** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:27 pm

You should try being a guy who reads them

I got...hell still get a ton of ribbing from friends and male family memebers who know.

Evelynn · Post by **Evelynn** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:39 pm

killjoy wrote:You should try being a guy who reads them I got...hell still get a ton of ribbing from friends and male family memebers who know.

Well, my boyfriend likes it when I read some of the juicier scenes out to him. As far as he's concerned, it's soft-core porn for readers.

Evelynn

CandyDreamQueen · Post by **CandyDreamQueen** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:57 pm

killjoy wrote:You should try being a guy who reads them I got...hell still get a ton of ribbing from friends and male family memebers who know.

Leigh Greenwood is a male that writes romance novels. Imagine the type of hell he gets.

<<<Candice>>>

killjoy · Post by **killjoy** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:10 am

Oh well I like what I like and the hell with anyone else.

The real world is rough enough as it is.So it's nice to get a happy ending even if I have to READ to get it.

Zendorox · Post by **Zendorox** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:03 pm

CandyDreamQueen wrote:
killjoy wrote:You should try being a guy who reads them :roll: I got...hell still get a ton of ribbing from friends and male family memebers who know. :twisted:
Leigh Greenwood is a male that writes romance novels. Imagine the type of hell he gets.

<<<Candice>>>

Funny this came up right now. I was just looking into this because I tend to like books told from the male POV and was interested in seeing what a male romance writer's "male POV" would be like in comparison.

Here the list of male romance writers I've come up with so far...

Harold Lowery (aka Leigh Greenwood)

Tom E. Huff (aka Jennifer Wilde, T.E. Huff, Edwina Marlowe, Beatrice Parker, Katherine St. Clair)
Mike Hinkemeyer (aka Vanessa Royale)
Vince Brach (aka Fran Vincent)
Peter O'Donnell (aka Madeleine Brent)
Al Garrotto (aka Carolyn Woolston, Lynna Banning, Alicia Algar)
Iain Blair (aka Emma Blair)
Bill Spence (aka Jessica Blair)

F.G. Gerson and K.N. Casper are both men who write for Harlequin.

Wayne Jordan

Rob Preece

Michael Little

Steve Ciccarelli

Jim McBride

For folks that like it more graphic, Ellora's Cave authors include Dr Elliot Mabeuse, James Miller; S.L. Carpenter; J.W. McKenna and Chris Tanglen.

killjoy · Post by **killjoy** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:19 pm

I tell you what cracks me up....or ticks me I don't know which yet.Now I know romance books are supposed to be fantasies for you ladies.But I hate when the story is about some multi-millionaire CEO or my personal favorite some foreign sheik

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It's the whole Cinderella thing.The rich good looking guy swoops in and saves her by falling in love.

If I'm going to read one give me a true life story with a cop,farmer or person trying to get by in life and falling in love.But like I said I like the more true to life ones,where most ladies like the all the way fantasy ones.

Zendorox · Post by **Zendorox** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:32 pm

killjoy wrote:... If I'm going to read one give me a true life story with a cop, farmer or person trying to get by in life and falling in love. But like I said I like the more true to life ones...

Well, I'm female and have to say I agree with you on that one. I'm not much on CEO, jetset type plots myself. I'm also not a fan of the Vampire, Shapeshifter, Demon, Fairie stuff or historicals before WWII. I'm fairly picky I guess.

Besides Sci-fi / futuristic, I find I really like the romantic suspense tales, like Linda Howard and some of Nora Roberts. I also like the military books like Suzanne Brockmann or Catherine Mann. These ladies write interesting stories that suck you right in along with the romantic subplot.

Silhouette (Harlequin) has a line (that is being discontinued in Jan 2007) called Bombshell that is pretty good. Strong women, lots of action, suspense and adventure. If you'd told me 5 years ago I'd EVER read a Harlequin, I'd have told you that you were crazy.

I have a particular dislike for what I call the "Halloween meets Friday 13th stupidity" in the heroines in some books. You know the ones ... the scenes where you find yourself talking to the lady saying, "Don't even think about doing that you idiot".

Zen

killjoy · Post by **killjoy** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:07 pm

Zendorox wrote:If you'd told me 5 years ago I'd EVER read a Harlequin, I'd have told you that you were crazy.

I once said the samething but after being laid up for a few months due to surgery and having nothing new (and macho) in the house to read I broke down and read one of my sisters.And I've kept it up since