Candy Caine knows how to spice up a story. And her latest red-hot novel, The Reconstruction of Carla Millhouse does not disappoint. Originally published as an e-book, Reconstruction is now available in paperback from Amazon.com. Caine is Arrow Publications’ top selling author of interracial romance fiction, and has a large loyal following who buy her … Read more
Valentine’s Day, our official “Be Romantic or Else!” day, is over. Many of us have a hangover from the desperate once-a-year antics of people who simply don’t get romance, but are doing their best to be socially responsible. Men who do not understand why we want flowers. Men who do not understand why we want … Read more
Is America finally ready for interracial romance? The hit television show, Scandal, is about a media spinner, someone who shrewdly cleans up the messes politicians create for themselves, especially the sex scandals. Yet she’s secretly had/having an adulterous affair with the president. She’s black and he’s white. Okay, she’s African American and he’s a preppie … Read more
Romance writers have jumped into self-promotion with two feet and a determinedly professional smile. They energetically guest blog, offer free copies of their books to commenters, enter their books into obscure reader popularity contests, send e-mail newsletters, buy reviews (yes, really; it’s a semi-legit business these days), get their relatives and friends to like them … Read more
Why do so many romances take place in faraway lands? Is there something intrinsically romantic about visiting dirt-poor countries where the majority of the people still work at subsistence agriculture using stone age tools? Most of us would say not, yet many a romance does take a heroine to the old world, or the third … Read more
Recently a Romance Writers of America chapter decided not to accept Gay, Lesbian, Bi, or Transgender (GLBT, or LGBT) romance manuscripts in its annual writing contest. In previous years, this chapter had done so, and various LGBT manuscripts had won. There was no shortage of judges for such a contest, so no claims of not … Read more
Random House announces it will start up the Loveswept line of romances again as ebooks only. The line is supposedly going to be a mix of reprints (Can we call them that when nothing is getting near a press?) and a few new novels. Loveswept was a line of 900-plus contemporary paperback romances published by … Read more
Yes, there are more silly articles continuing the summer fashion of mainstream journalists hating on romances. One from the LA Times claims romances are bad for women’s sexual health because they don’t show use of condoms. The comments rightly blast the study as 1) not recent (done in 2000), 2) including books published as long … Read more
An article in Utah-based KSL.com that claimed “romance novels can be as addictive as pornography” raised a stir in the Twitterverse, and not a complimentary one. Galley Cat, a publishing site, linked to some hilariously sarcastic responses, among others. Romance writers have been very offended and many have blogged about the stupidity of likening reading … Read more
The recently opened movie romantic comedy, “Bridesmaids,” is more like a serious romance than a comedy. Oh, sure, the ads all suggest there are a ton of outrageous comedic moments. I expected a raucous laugh riot about a batch of women who each cause chaos during a hen party trip to Vegas. Unfortunately (SPOILER ALERT), … Read more
