Author Archives: Ruthie Knox

About Ruthie Knox

Ruthie Knox writes witty, sexy romance novels for grownups. Read more >

Certified Wonktastical: Long Summer Nights by Kathleen O’Reilly

Recently, I was e-mailing my Colleagues in Wonk, and I happened to mention a hero I had enjoyed. “He’s this very crabby writer who lives in a cabin in the north woods and hates people,” I told them. “And after he … Continue reading

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Realism, Romance, and Wonk-o-Mance

As Serena pointed out in the comments to her recent post, Why We Like It Wonky, romance is a convention-bound genre. She wrote: When I started writing romance, I’d read maybe fifty books in the genre, and I didn’t yet … Continue reading

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Greetings and Salutations

Welcome to Wonk-o-mance! We are a community of seven women writers of sexy, romantic stories who have a common interest in celebrating the wonky, weird, and wonderful in popular romance. Look look, we even have a manifesto— In the Land … Continue reading

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