is a book that falls squarely in the realm of English Romance. It's also one of the few romance books I like because it succeeds, even while hitting every single cliche, to have interesting characters with motivations and thoughts *besides* screwing each other. Honestly, the cover page is what drew me to it in the first place.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/e/sarah-elliott/rake-s-proposal.htm
Anything by Beatrice Small will fall squarely into the genre of Romantica but usually takes place in a fantasy or medieval setting so you can pretend it's that sort of book, if you like. Someone sent me a copy of "The Dragonlord's daughters" (categorized as a historical romance) for a birthday and I found it a good balance between plot and soft porn.
To those I would also add:
"The Sharing Knife" by Lois Mcmaster Bujold - Romantic Fantasy rather than Fantasy Romance
and
"Dexta" by C. J. Ryan - sexy sci-fi.
Hope some of these help.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/e/sarah-elliott/rake-s-proposal.htm
Anything by Beatrice Small will fall squarely into the genre of Romantica but usually takes place in a fantasy or medieval setting so you can pretend it's that sort of book, if you like. Someone sent me a copy of "The Dragonlord's daughters" (categorized as a historical romance) for a birthday and I found it a good balance between plot and soft porn.
To those I would also add:
"The Sharing Knife" by Lois Mcmaster Bujold - Romantic Fantasy rather than Fantasy Romance
and
"Dexta" by C. J. Ryan - sexy sci-fi.
Hope some of these help.
Need help badly!
01/09/2009 06:25:00 PM
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Start to wean yourself off by reading fabulous romantic fiction.
01/09/2009 06:37:16 PM
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I simply ADORE Georgette Heyer!
02/09/2009 01:17:19 PM
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Yeah, as Rebekah said, switching to good books that have romance might help.
01/09/2009 06:47:55 PM
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Re: Yeah, as Rebekah said, switching to good books that have romance might help.
02/09/2009 12:17:46 AM
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Heather Graham, LaVyrle Spencer, Dorothy Garlock, Jude Deveroux, Karen Robards, Candace Camp...
01/09/2009 07:12:17 PM
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Vicki Lewis Thomson, Marie Donovan, Jennifer Crusie, Stephanie Bond...
01/09/2009 08:16:38 PM
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I don't think I have ever read a romance novel.
02/09/2009 12:14:53 AM
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Depends on what you are looking for.
02/09/2009 12:24:39 AM
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The Rake's Proposal by Sarah Elliott...
03/09/2009 09:40:20 AM
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The Bertrice Small looks to be right up my alley - ordered a couple of them. *NM*
03/09/2009 12:17:17 PM
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"Stranger" might work, or might backfire
04/09/2009 06:19:03 PM
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