Romantic Wednesdays

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Military Romance

    They say that everyone loves a man (or woman) in uniform. So much so that there are whole platoons of romances with military or ex-military heroes and heroines. Enough to make military romances a special force in romance of their very own. If you’d like to see a romance featuring those currently serving, you can’t… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: If you like Jane Austen

    If you’ve read everything by Jane Austen, and would like more in that same vein, you should try Georgette Heyer. Heyer has been credited with writing the first modern historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in the Regency era in England (the same time period/location as Jane Austen’s novels), and she also wrote… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Contemporary summer reads

    Summer is just around the corner in Seattle! It’s almost time to relax on the beach at Golden Gardens with a good romance novel. If you’re looking for the ideal summer romance novel filled with witty banter and great character chemistry, you can’t go wrong with the current queen of contemporary romance: Susan Elizabeth Phillips,… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Paranormal romance vs. urban fantasy

    Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy are like kissing cousins. Considering all the vampires and werewolves involved, maybe that should be biting cousins. The big difference between Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance is usually where the focus is placed in the story. It’s not that Paranormal Romances can’t include an other-than-human hero or heroine, or that… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: warming up to summer

    It’s almost summertime! In anticipation of the languid, warm days ahead, check out these great beach reads. The Summer He Came Home by Juliana Stone After spending 10 years on the road to rock star fame, bad boy Cain’s circumstances bring him back home to Crystal Lake – and in the path of cautious single… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Time Travel Romance

    The great thing about time travel romance is that I can go back to it again and again. And I probably will! There are oodles of different versions of time travel romances, and time travel stories in general. One variation that incorporates very cool elements of romance and conspiracy are time travel stories involving organizations that… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Small Town Romances With Local Flavor!

    There are many reasons why small town romances are so appealing. You don’t just get a standard happily-ever-after; you also get a chance to fall in love with a nice town while the couple falls in love with each other. Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Head versus Heart

    Try as they might to avoid it, the hapless and headstrong individuals in the following tales are about to fall headlong in love. Step away from the stresses in your life, curl up in a comfortable chair, and join them. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie After overhearing her slimy ex-boyfriend bet his good-looking friend Cal that Cal couldn’t… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Romance, with a little rocket fuel

    Sometimes I like my romances with a touch of rocket fuel. To put it another way, I like science fiction romance, or SFR. I’ve loved it since the original Captain Kirk chased his first alien around the Enterprise way back when, and my tastes probably aren’t going to change any time soon, or on any… Continue reading