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Reading Series Out of Order: Chaos or Contentment? "I try to read in order but it's not a deal breaker. The last 2 series I got into late were Anita Blake..." on Reading Series Out of Order: Chaos or Contentment? at Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:23pm
Ruh-roh, Did I Just Read That?: Grammatical Errors in Books "I can live with mistakes provided they don't make me struggle to understand what is happening. The odd..." on Ruh-roh, Did I Just Read That?: Grammatical Errors in Books at Wed Mar 13, 2013 16:17pm
Don’t Hate Her Because She’s Beautiful: Villains and the Weakness of Beauty in Romance "I think the beautiful villianess thing is linked to the whole Madonna/Whore dichotomy. By being..." on Don’t Hate Her Because She’s Beautiful: Villains and the Weakness of Beauty in Romance at Wed Dec 12, 2012 07:25am
Swimming Against the Stream: Why Aren’t There More Aquatic Heroes in Sci-Fi Romance? "@cmorgan and Marva But Namor is, well, Namor. He's arrogant and domineering and a Prince and the more..." on Swimming Against the Stream: Why Aren’t There More Aquatic Heroes in Sci-Fi Romance? at Tue Oct 09, 2012 19:45pm
Who Do You Love: Heart-Wrenching and Hilarious Love in <i>Doctor Who</i> "I hated Rose - because she was being presented as the Doctor's one great love and she was not, IMO, a..." on Who Do You Love: Heart-Wrenching and Hilarious Love in Doctor Who at Sun Oct 07, 2012 09:05am
Mandatory Retirement: Putting Tired Romance Tropes Out to Pasture "I quite like that most romances show tropes/cliches - I find it comforting. I read romances for the comfort..." on Mandatory Retirement: Putting Tired Romance Tropes Out to Pasture at Sun Oct 07, 2012 08:59am
Sexing Up the Classics: Which Literary Classic Should Be Tweaked? "David Copperfield - my grandmother was from Lowestoft, which is just down the coast from Great Yarmouth..." on Sexing Up the Classics: Which Literary Classic Should Be Tweaked? at Wed Sep 26, 2012 14:20pm
Favorite Romance Author, Least Favorite Book? "Love the Dark Hunters series but hated Dark Side of the Moon. Not only did I dislike both the hero..." on Favorite Romance Author, Least Favorite Book? at Wed Sep 26, 2012 14:15pm
Can a Hero Be Too Pretty? "I appreciate a handsome hero as much as the next reader, but I do find it grating if an author keeps..." on Can a Hero Be Too Pretty? at Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:12am
Spoiled! New Research Finds We Like to Know the End "Usually I don't flick to the back of Romances - mainly because I know there's going to be a HEA and I'm..." on Spoiled! New Research Finds We Like to Know the End at Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:48pm
Author Julianne MacLean’s Top 10 Historical Movie Heroes "Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon in the Emma Thompson version of Sense and Sensibility. Colonel Brandon..." on Author Julianne MacLean’s Top 10 Historical Movie Heroes at Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:42pm
Are Women More Critical of Female Characters? "If I read book, watch a show or movie I am far more critical of other women. I think it's part of..." on Are Women More Critical of Female Characters? at Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:01am
Before There Was Mary Jane: Spider-Man’s First Real Love "MJ in Sam Raimi's films was awful. - I found her really unsympathetic - and I hated the way the end of..." on Before There Was Mary Jane: Spider-Man’s First Real Love at Wed Jul 04, 2012 17:57pm
Forced To Marry, Fated For Each Other, And More: Superheroes as Romantic Heroes "@Kate Nagy - look for the trade paperbacks of Grant Morrison's run (under the New X-Men tag) for Emma..." on Forced To Marry, Fated For Each Other, And More: Superheroes as Romantic Heroes at Wed Jul 04, 2012 17:51pm
A Busman’s Holiday (or When Characters Have the Same Job You Do) "This makes me thankful that I work in a call centre and as far as I know no-one has set anything in a..." on A Busman’s Holiday (or When Characters Have the Same Job You Do) at Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:40am
Bad to the Bone: Favorite Villains! "All must bow before DOOM! The very mention of his name makes lesser men tremble! The once brilliant..." on Bad to the Bone: Favorite Villains! at Mon Jun 11, 2012 18:16pm
The Ginger Hero: Romance’s Redheaded Stepchild? "Seth from Sherrilyn Kenyon's The Guardian was a red head (of course so was his father, Seth)" on The Ginger Hero: Romance’s Redheaded Stepchild? at Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:51am
Author Hope Tarr on Real-life Historical Heroines Who Busted Balls and Broke Outta the Box "I think one of the real life earliest historical ball-busters is probably Ahhotep I; she was the wife..." on Author Hope Tarr on Real-life Historical Heroines Who Busted Balls and Broke Outta the Box at Sat May 12, 2012 08:35am
Lothaire and Ellie? Romantic Odd Couples: So (Im)Perfect for Each Other "MarciL - that's kind of what I'd like to know." on Lothaire and Ellie? Romantic Odd Couples: So (Im)Perfect for Each Other at Thu May 03, 2012 08:58am
Lothaire and Ellie? Romantic Odd Couples: So (Im)Perfect for Each Other "Argh - duplicate post!" on Lothaire and Ellie? Romantic Odd Couples: So (Im)Perfect for Each Other at Wed May 02, 2012 16:44pm