Monthly Archives: January 2013

Constraints and Freedom: The Wonky Appeal of Category Romance

People love to slag off romance, and they love to slag off category romance most of all. “Those books are all the same,” they’ll say. Forgettable. Trashy. Full of the same ol’, same ol’ recycled tropes, time after time. But … Continue reading

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Lovable Losers and a Free Read

Lately I’ve had losers on the brain. Those blue-collar, struggling guys who can’t catch a break and the heroine who gives them one. Yum…. And it seems like they’re coming up in the romance world. Well, I’m writing one such … Continue reading

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Enduring Wonk and the LBD

Ask a random sampling of romance fans for their favorite “classic” titles and chances are high that many of them will say “Pride and Prejudice.” Then a certain percentage of the rest will roll their eyes, and eventually carnage could … Continue reading

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