American Romance Manga I just read the prettiest, sweetest book. It was a Harlequin Ginger Blossom manga, an adaptation of a Debbie Macomber novel that f…
Older Woman, Younger Man? Romances in which the woman is the older-and-wiser character are beginning to be more frequently seen. Sometimes a romance hero is…
Men of Iron Men of Iron is writer-illustrator Howard Pyle’s popular tale about the adventures of knights in shining armor. Originally publis…
Stop Pulling Punches I know someone who has nothing better to do in the morning than read a lot of newspapers in the Internet and then e-mail his frien…
Mother’s Day It’s Mother’s Day. Restaurants are packed, because the very first thing on people’s minds is to relieve mothers of the class…
My List of Hotties Maybe this will be considered offensive, but at least it’s not cheesecake as such. No bare chests or coy poses with underwear sh…
“Somewhere in Time” Revisited “Somewhere in Time” is a preeminent romantic movie, one that predictably makes lists when romance readers are asked for recomm…
Confessions of a (Former) Harrison Ford Junkie Okay, I admit it, I used to have a major crush on Harrison Ford. I loved Carrie Fisher in the first Star Wars when she was being t…
Old Guy, Young Girl, Ick We just don’t see that kind of romance anymore, do we? The ones with 36-year-old heroes and 17-year-old heroines? (Okay, maybe w…
Love Potion Number Nine The romantic tale of Tristan and Isolde dates to the 11th century and exists in many versions. The basic situation is that aged Ki…
