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Just Jill!
Jill Winters, Barnes and Noble Bestselling Author of "Blushing Pink" and other delicious novels, has another sizzler out "Raspberry Crush" (New American Library, 2004), and is here to share details!
jill winters • bestselling author • raspberry crush • romance fiction • women's fiction

Love Stories
love stories • romance • fiction • love • fulghum

Nora Roberts' Vision in White
The contemporary romance Vision in White, the first novel of the Bride Quartet series, introduces readers to wedding photographer "Mac" Elliot and her struggle with love.
vision in white • the bride quartet • nora roberts • contemporary romance • wedding planners

Regency Contest
Write a romantic short story and win a free book!
regency romance • fiction contest • fiction • short stories • regency

Review of Beloved Stranger
A review of Judith Pella's book about what happens after love at first sight.
judith pella • beloved stranger • christian books • historical romance fiction • books about faith

Romance Book Sales Rise Despite Poor Economy
Romance book sales have increased in 2009, despite the poor economy. Clearly, readers are looking for a way to escape reality temporarily through a good book.
economy sparks rise in romance book sales • romance fiction sales increase despite poor econom • reasons why romance books are popular in poor econ • romance fiction novel sales increase despite lower • science fiction and fantasy book sales increase am

Romance Fiction Myths & Facts
Debunking myths of the 'typical' romance fiction reader with survey results from Romance Writers of America, and some intriguing, fascinating facts!
romance readers • romance fiction • romance writers of america • typical romance readers • explicit love scenes

Romance Novel Trends
From its inception as a formally recognized genre, romance novels have followed trends, but for writers the question is whether to follow, or try to lead.
romance fiction trends • sub-genres of romance novels • romance writing • deciding what to write • fads in romance novels

What is a Regency and Why Should I Read One?
An introduction to the Regency novel:its history, its current popularity, and why its fans love the genre
regency • regencies • romance • fiction • novels

Write a Romance Novel
Writing romance fiction can be a lucrative, satisfying career if you plan carefully, write quickly, and know how to market yourself.
writing romance novels • learning to write romance • romance fiction how-to's • successful writing • writing for a career

What Defines a Romance Novel?
Romance fiction embraces a wide array of characters, time periods and plot lines, but focuses on the love at the heart of each couple's tale.
happily ever after • romance fiction • love stories • elements of romance • all about romance

Review of Harlequin Romance Diamond in the Rough
Family loyalty and love bring impoverished Sassy Peale and cowboy-millionaire John Taggert Callister together in rural Hollister, Montana.
diana palmer's men of medicine ridge series • diamond in the rough • harlequin romance • theme in romance fiction • family and love in romance fiction

RomanceWiki
Recovering romance fiction history one entry at a time; Wiki format gives new organization to history, titles and personalities of romance fiction,
romance novel resource • romance books database • how do i find out about romance authors • internet romance websites • finding out about romance writers

Profile of Publisher Harlequin
How a small Canadian publishing company became the number one provider of romance fiction in the world.
harlequin publishing • business success stories • canadian business • romance publishers • medical romances

Christmas Dreams – A Gay Interest Anthology
A review of Dreamspinner Press' Christmas Dreams anthology released to warm up your festive season with a huge selection of gay interest stories, but is it worth reading?
christmas dreams dreamspinner press • gay fiction anthology • gay romance fiction • gay short story • gay christmas stories

Confessions of a Romance Addict
When I first started reading romance, I had such a superior attitude; I was, after all, an English major who had read Beowulf three times. Romance novels were surely beneath me. I was quickly disabused of that notion and now am thoroughly hooked.
romance novels

How to Start a Writer's Critique Group
To write a book and then sell it, writers need to develop high-quality writing skills. A good critique group can speed authors on the way to publication.
writers group • online writing groups • writers' critique group • critique group • writers' circle

New Romance Readers Convention
At last! For all the loyal, diligent romantic fiction readers out there, the inaugural Australian Romance Readers Convention is to be held in Melbourne, in February 2009.
romance readers convention • australian romance readers convention • romantic fiction convention • fiction conference • book events in australia

Romance Writers of America Conference 2009
The romantic fiction authors in America have yet another exciting event to look forward to, as the 2009 National Romance Writers of America Conference has its date set.
romance writers of america • american romance fiction conference • american romance writers • writers conferences • conferences and conventions in washington dc

The Writing of Bloodchained
The innovative romance author tells how fan participation helped create her latest work.
fan participation • diana laurence • bloodchained • erotica with soul • soul's embrace

Love and Marriage in Medieval Courtly Romance
Part Two of these articles on medieval courtly romance shows how the passivity of women is enforced through medieval attitudes towards love and marriage.
lay le freine • medieval courtly romance • medieval literature • history of romance literature • women in history

Romance Novels: Genre & Sub-genre
Simplifying, for the writer, the bewildering categories of genre and sub-genre in romance fiction.
romance novel genres • romance novel sub-genres • categories of romance novels • defining romance sub-genres • what is sub-genre

Shadow and Silk by Ann Maxwell
Shadow and Silk is an unconventional romance novel, fraught with danger and intrigue surrounding a mysterious piece of silk. But romance is never far away...
shadow and silk by ann maxwell • elizabeth lowell • zebra books • romantic suspense fiction • romance adventure

Love Among the Top Ten Lists

Kassia Krozser & RomanceWiki
Q&A with the creator of RomanceWiki, the online encyclopedia of romance fiction. Kassia Krozser speaks about RomanceWiki and her love affair with romance novels.
profiles in romance fiction • romance novel resource • romance books database • how do i find out about romance authors • internet romance websites

*Pop-Princess Meg Cabot Shares the Good Life*
Meg Cabot is the #1 New York Times Best-selling Author of several-dozen mega hits including "The Princess Diaries" series. Her young adult books include "All-American Girl" and "Teen Idol" and are being made into Disney films. Here, she shares her prolific life in an interview!
meg cabot • new york times bestseller • author • the princess diaries • teen author

Research for Fiction Writers
Fiction writers do extensive research to include details that make their short stories and novels ring true. The writing process includes fact-finding and note taking.
research for writers • writing a book • fiction writers • writing process • writing novels

Siri L. Mitchell's The Cubicle Next Door
The Cubicle Next Door is a fun approach to office work, internet blogging and romance. It is fiction for the reader who likes to laugh.
siri l. mitchell • the cubicle next door • siri l. mitchell's the cubicle next door • cubicle next door review • moon over tokyo

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
Ex-Marine Logan searches for the woman whom he thinks saved his life. Trouble is, he only has a photograph and first initial.
the lucky one by nicholas sparks • romance fiction • marines • finding true love • dog kennels

Twilight Book and Movie Review
Twilight is more than a simple teenage love story between a girl and a vampire.
twilight • twilight book • twilight movie • twilight film • twilight saga

A Brief History of Pulp Fiction
The rise of pulp fiction coincides with the rise of literacy and consumerism. This article outlines the growth of the pulps from the 1920s to the present day.
pulp fiction • popular fiction • dime novels • true crime • celebrity magazines

Romance Writer of the Year Award 2009 Winner
The Romance Writers' Association has announced the winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award for 2009. Freya North won in 2008. Who has won this year?
romance writer of the year award 2009 • romantic novelists association • awards for romance writers • romantic novelists • romantic wriers conferences

The Female Figure in Medieval Courtly Romance
In the first of two articles on Lai le Freine, this article focuses on the medieval female author's attempt to instil her heroine with active attributes.
lay le freine • medieval courtly romance • historical romance literature • medieval literature • middle english literature

The Romance Genre Defined
Romance novels were once defined as bodice rippers, but not today. Modern romantic literature has evolved and become more sophisticated, as has its readers.
romance genre • romance novel • romantic suspense • historical romance • time travel romance

February Writing Contests
February Writing Contests, Fellowships and Awards for aspiring American Fiction authors.
february writing contests • fellowships • awards • aspiring american fiction authors • aspiring writers

Book Review – A Knight's Temptation
An impetuous young man trying to become a knight and redeem himself from past mistakes comes face to face with his first mistake: Lady Leona.
medieval knight • medieval weapons • knight armor • medieval romance • medieval times

Free Romance Ebooks for Kindle or Other Readers
There are a wide range of free romance ebooks available for download. These can be read using an Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, laptop, mobile phone or many other devices.
free romantic fiction ebooks • free romance ebooks • amazon kindle • sony reader • romantic short stories

In the Wake of BAM
Similar to social and political change American African Literature and Poetry has ridden on the waves of movements. The most recent movement of significance in Black America was the Black Arts Movement...
black arts movement • amiri baraka • leroi jones • gwendolyn brooks • toni morrison

Odd Mom Out – Jane Porter
Marta Zinsser is an ad executive, single mom and a misfit when it comes to other moms in her wealthy Seattle suburb, and it doesn't bother her one bit.
odd mom out by jane porter • pta mom • misfit mom • standing out from the crowd • fitting in

Read Romance Books Online For Free
Teens who want to read romance books online can check out these great sites which offer free online romance novels ready when they are.
free online romance novels • read romance books online • read free romance novels online • read romance books online free • free online romance books

101 Ways to Get Your Child to Read
This user-friendly manual by Patience Thomson will encourage and develop reading as an essential and, above all, enjoyable life skill.
quick reads 2009 • learning to read • get your child to read • encourage a child to read • reading difficulties

A Reader's Guide to the Romance Genre
According to the Romance Writer's of America, the romance novel contains a central love story and an emotionally satisfying ending.
romance genre • paranormal romance • regency romance • historical romance • erotic romance

A Review of All These Lonely People
Gervase Phinn has been inspired by 'all the lonely people' that feature in the poignant song, Eleanor Rigby, to write a novel of warmth and understanding.
eleanor rigby and the beetles • quick reads • all these lonely people • gervase phinn • easy read

A Review of The Cave by Kate Mosse
Freddie Smith is still grieving for his brother lost in the Great War. On holiday in France, a precipitous car crash leads him to reveal the region's war time secrets.
quick reads • encouraging reading • easy reading • author kate mosse • review of the cave

A Review of The Dare by John Boyne
The author of the best selling 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas', John Boyne, illustrates the love and loss experienced as part of growing up in his new novel 'The Dare'.
quick reads • returning to reading • encouraging teenagers to read • the author john boyne • review of the dare

Author Profile – Jayne Ann Krentz
Jayne Ann Krentz, writing as Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle, creates sizzling scenes of love and intrigue in her contemporary, historical, and futuristic romance novels.
jayne ann krentz • amanda quick • jayne castle • historical romance • contemporary romance

Effective Feminist Influence on Policy?
Esaay discussing Nina Burleigh's offer to the President.
nina burleigh • feminism • clinton

Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
Frenchman's Creek is a stunning novel of romance and adventure - a combination of human sensibilities, well-constructed plot and uneasy emotions.
frenchman’s creek by daphne du maurier • virago modern classics • historical romance • daphne du maurier’s novels • modern women’s literature

Fun Things to See and Do in Cairo & Giza
Cairo Museum included, this Egyptian capital also promises perfume palaces, papyrus galleries, Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar and exciting camel rides!
fun things to see and do in cairo and giza • what to buy and how to bargain when shopping in eg • camel ride at giza pyramids • cairo museum and mummy rooms • perfume palaces in cairo

Historical Novelist
Experienced novelist shares her writing techniques, plotting, characterisation and research methods for her historical stories
writing techniques • plotting • characterisation • research methods • reference books