Category Archives: Historical Wonktastical

Books or movies that explore the wonk-love from a historical perspective.

Jondalar: Father of All Alphaholes

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

I always tell people that the first romance novel I ever read was a Loveswept — Joan Pickart’s Warm Fuzzies, which has a hero named Acer Mullaney who talks to a six-foot-tall teddy bear created by the heroine, Lux Sherwood. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Wonktastical, Talking Wonkomance | 23 Comments

A Tale As Old As Time

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

One of my favorite tropes is decidedly unwonky – one might even say a tale as old as time. Romance is full of re-interpretations of the Beauty and the Beast trope… why? Probably most compelling is that the couple must … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Wonktastical, Writing Wonkomance | 3 Comments

Certified Wonkomance: Naughty Bankers Edition

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

Every once in a while there is a book that sucks me in, that turns me upside down. And then I want to automatically download it onto everyone’s Kindle and make everyone read it so they can FEEL AWESOME TOO. … Continue reading →

Posted in Certified Wonktastical, Historical Wonktastical | 8 Comments