Judith McNaught’s Whitney My Love
When I was putting together the Romancelandia Glossary, “wall banger” was one of the terms that was new to me. My mother, who worked in a library while pregnant with …
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Romancelandia Glossary: A Guide to Romance Abbreviations and Terms
It doesn’t take very long in Romancelandia to notice that there are an awful lot of romance abbreviations, slang words, and terms specific to the genre and discussions about it. …
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Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind
A sweeping tale of war, cultural shifts, survival of the most ruthless, epic love, and pervasive racism. Book details: Title: Gone With the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell Original publication date: …
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Shifting attitudes: rethinking Alphaholes for the modern era
This post is a follow-up to previous discussion on the topic of Alphas and Alphaholes. First, I tried to define what makes an Alpha or Alphahole. Next I looked at …
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Alphas and Alphaholes: What’s the appeal?
In a previous post I tried to work through a definition of Alpha, Alphahole, and Asshole, and concluded that the line between Alpha and Asshole is something that varies from …
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EM Hull’s The Sheik
Dukes in the Desert! Let’s take a look at The Sheik, E.M. Hull’s scandalous tale of exotic passion and Stockholm syndrome. Book details: Title: The Sheik Author: E.M. Hull Original …
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In writing historical romances, authors must balance between historically accurate characters and characters which will appeal to contemporary readers. It’s no secret that many writers choose the latter. A member …
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