tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post115162131687995923..comments2024-03-26T01:10:13.720+00:00Comments on Teach Me Tonight: The ultimate romance novelE. M. Selingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426524354823232002noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-33438087098560476842007-07-23T03:39:00.000+01:002007-07-23T03:39:00.000+01:00Off the top of my head, it would have to be someth...Off the top of my head, it would have to be something by Judy Cuevas (Judith Ivory). I'm still ranking <I>Dance</I> right up there with the very best. Although Austen and the Brontes, whom I haven't read in years, certainly tugged at my heartstrings with varying degrees of gusto.ZaZahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612336460423701718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-1151711999418707812006-07-01T00:59:00.000+01:002006-07-01T00:59:00.000+01:00There are way too many transcendental romances in ...There are way too many transcendental romances in my library, everything from the Austens and Brontes (and the baroness, thank you for the Pimpernel memory!) to Margaret Mitchell (and as much as I despised Scarlett, you have to admit GWTW set the bar for everything that followed), Mary Stewart's gothics, up to and including Woodiwiss, Crusie, SEP, Putney... No way could I begin to choose, but great topic anyway!<BR/><BR/>Patricia Rice<BR/>www.wordwenches.com -- historical authors with an attitudePatricia Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037803668672237351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-1151693533136547672006-06-30T19:52:00.000+01:002006-06-30T19:52:00.000+01:00Ooh, I like the Scarlet Pimpernel suggestion. I j...Ooh, I like the <I>Scarlet Pimpernel</I> suggestion. I just reread it a year ago and there's no more powerful scene than watching Percy kiss those steps after Marguerite leaves him.<BR/><BR/>And Amanda--thank you for the suggestion. I do read AustenBlog, but never thought to send my own publications in. When they come out, I will! Thanks.Sarah S.G. Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413768227099945783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-1151667013168920842006-06-30T12:30:00.000+01:002006-06-30T12:30:00.000+01:00Sarah, I've just read your profile and see you hav...Sarah, I've just read your profile and see you have some forthcoming publications about Austen. I'm sure you know about Austenblog, but, in case you don't, you can find it at www.austenblog.com<BR/>The blog disseminates Austen information, so it's worth sending them details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-1151666659686859262006-06-30T12:24:00.000+01:002006-06-30T12:24:00.000+01:00If I had to commit to one book, it would be Pride ...If I had to commit to one book, it would be Pride and Prejudice, partly because I love the humour and find it a page-turning read, as well as loving Mr Darcy, but also because it created the basic template for the historical romance genre. Most writers today follow the same template to a greater or lesser extent, because it works so well:<BR/><BR/>Man and woman meet and don't get along<BR/><BR/>Man and woman are thrown into each other's company and start to develop an interest in each other<BR/><BR/>A Big Misunderstanding drives them apart<BR/><BR/>They resolve the big misunderstanding, but just as a reconciliation seems possible, something separates them, either geographically or emotionally, and a subplot kicks in<BR/><BR/>The subplot is resolved but a lack of understanding of the other's emotions causes tension<BR/><BR/>Everything is resolved and they can admit their feelings, leading to the HEA<BR/><BR/>I'm also struck by P&P's modernity. The book hits the ground running, with the plot getting going in the first sentence - something today's editors are looking for.<BR/><BR/>There is a high percentage of dialogue, which, again, today's editors and readers are looking for.<BR/><BR/>If any book can be called the perfect novel, I think it's Pride and Prejudice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-1151653948955577672006-06-30T08:52:00.000+01:002006-06-30T08:52:00.000+01:00To Have and to Hold by Patricia Gaffney.LFLTo Have and to Hold by Patricia Gaffney.<BR/><BR/>LFLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-1151630394502379872006-06-30T02:19:00.000+01:002006-06-30T02:19:00.000+01:00My favourite is Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels...My favourite is Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels.<BR/><BR/>M.A.Edithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597421839859207082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-1151627861181079002006-06-30T01:37:00.000+01:002006-06-30T01:37:00.000+01:00I would have to say "The Scarlet Pimpernel." I lo...I would have to say "The Scarlet Pimpernel." I love "Pride and Prejudice" and it is a better piece of literature, but I adore Sir Percy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822636225693218552noreply@blogger.com