Mary Balogh’s Slightly Married
My next Regency read is Mary Balogh’s Slightly Married, which came to my attention from NPR’s 2015 list of top 100 romances. In terms of research and plot, it was …
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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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Georgette Heyer’s The Corinthian
After reading The Grand Sophy, I decided I needed a second Heyer to more adequately think about such a prolific and long-writing author. It was hard enough to choose among …
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Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca: Shades of Jane Eyre
This gothic mystery featuring a new bride haunted by the overwhelming presence of the last wife is often cited as a great romance. But is it really a romance? Book …
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Lessons learned from the Romantic Precursors
Now that I’ve spent six months on the romance novels written before the contemporary era, what have I learned from them? With each reading, I’ve looked at genre tropes and …
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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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Alpha, Alphaholes and Assholes in Romance
After reading The Sheik, I think it’s time to talk about the Alpha and the Alphahole — a.k.a. alpha-douche, the dukebag, the sexy douchecanoe… the alpha male hero bordering on …
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Romance Tropes in the Sheik
For a novel that’s discussed as a foundation of the genre, The Sheik must be full of common romance tropes, right? Of course it is — just as this post …
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