January 5th, 2009 — , 4 Stars, Contemporary, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, England, Guest Reviews, Historical Romance, Julie Garwood, Mistaken Identity, Pirate, Sailing, Secret Agent, Survival, ally, book review, burdens, charade, criminals, goose chase, guardian angel, half of a couple, haunting place, jade, lyon, marquess, notorious pirate, pagan, red hair, romances, shoulders, three novels, unexpected appearance, virgin, young woman from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood is the second book in the set of three novels, Guardian Angel follows on the heels of The Lion’s Lady. I didn’t know this when I started and was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed the book. Usually I dislike sets of romances because one couple or half of [...]
Related Websites - Review: Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood is the second book in the set of three novels, Guardian Angel follows on the heels of The Lion's Lady. I didn't know this when I started and was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed the book. Usually I dislike sets of romances because......
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January 4th, 2009 — , Fragrance, News, Paranormal, Stephenie Meyer, Vampire, Wedding Bouquet, bouquets, cold hand, cupping, curls, distraction, freesia, gifts, heroin, innocence, medieval times, memorable moments, orange blossom, personal brand, prom corsage, rosalie, scent of roses, victorian times, white flowers from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Now available for purchase is the scent that drives Edward Cullen to distraction… that irresistibly forbidden fruit… the scent that is his own personal brand of heroin. He compares Bella’s scent to freesia (and lavender?). Freesia, I know, appears several times throughout the series; the more memorable moments being when he gifts her with freesia [...]
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January 4th, 2009 — , Author Interviews, Historical Romance, News, Sabrina Jeffries, academic work, author interview, best route, busy schedule, character names, cup of tea, grad school, james joyce, medievals, occasional mystery, romance novel, romances, romantic fantasies, rwa conference, science fiction novel, tulane university, writing a novel, writing romance from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Boy, do I have a treat for LRP readers! I recently was able to interview Sabrina Jeffries after the RWA Conference. Amidst her busy schedule she was more than kind enough to sit down and respond in depth on the topics broached. Get a cup of tea or coffee sit back and kick up your [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Carnival of Trashy Romance Novels This is a call for submissions for the first edition of the Carnival of Trashy Romance Novels! I am very excited by this and hope to hear from the rest of you in the blogosphere. Categories of Submission: Include the following topics: Book Reviews - submit any recent book review......
- Highlander Romance- From the Wilds of Scotland and Wales What is highlander romance? Highlander romance is a subgenre of historical romance. Not to be confused with the show, highlander romance is all about those sexy warrior men. The setting for these romances usually takes place in Scotland or Wales. You may be familiar with the 2008 movie Made of......
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January 3rd, 2009 — , 21st century, Actor/Actress, Contemporary, Contests, Covers, Highlander, Pirate, Scotland, ancestors, artist comments, buchanan, celtic thunder, contest model, cuffs, inspiration, karen marie moning, northern scotland, romance novel, romance passion, s books, sasha, scottish highland games, scottish highlands, title laird, warriors from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Excellent, Love Romance Passion has it’s second entry for the Highlander Romance Novel Cover Contest. This entry was submitted by Sasha, who also participated in the Pirate Novel Cover Contest. Leave a comment to vote for this entry as the winner is chosen based on the amount of comments they receive. Feel free to vote [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - And the Winner Is... You've judged by commenting and tweeting and now it's time to announce the winner. First place with 4 tweets and 4 non-artist comments is The Secret Weapon. Second place is Luring the Rouge with 3 tweets and 2 non-artist comments. That means Paul is the winner of the Pirate Romance......
- The Search for Mr. Romance is On! So I just learned that my "Search for Fabio" posts are part of a wider search for Mr. Romance. Variety announces that Mr. Romance is going to be a New Regency film and is about a skeptical guy entering the Mr. Romance Pageant contest in hopes to win back his......
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January 3rd, 2009 — , Contemporary, Contests, Covers, England, Foster/Orphan, Gentry, Heiress, Highlander, Plump/Endowed Heroine, Scotland, Spinster, bastard, companions, contest entries, cousin, debts, dilapidated castle, heir, jessamine, joseph kelley, laird joseph, london society, new homes, patrick kelley, romance novel, sip, uneventful life, vocal support from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Today I have the pleasure of presenting the first of the Highlander Novel Cover Contest entries. Be sure to vote by leaving a comment on the entries that you enjoy! The winner is determined by the amount of vocal support they receive before the end of the month!
Model: Alex, who is really Scottish.
Designer: Zarabeth
Romance Novel [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Pirate Contest Entry: Luring the Rouge Yar! This be arr first entry to the Present Your Very Own Pirate Contest. What say ye? Is his shirt perfectly billowy? Is his beard scraggly enough for ye? Does he make ye want to cry out full rammin' speed ahead? When Sasha first told me she was entering, I......
- Contest Winner: Teresa Medeiros Giveaway I'm pleased to announce this morning that Amy won this blog giveaway for Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros. Amy won with her review submission of the romance novel by Teresa Medeiros of Yours Until Dawn. Congratulations Amy and don't forget to drop us a line in the comments......
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January 3rd, 2009 — , 3 Stars, 4 Stars, Barons and Baronets, Covers, Eliza Doolittle, England, Farmer / Gentleman Farmer, Foster/Orphan, Friends, Julia Quinn, Regency, barony, book hands, book review, dancing at midnight, dowry, dunford, henrietta, heroine, kindness, lusty thoughts, midpoint, minx, mistress, pet name, pet names, plot twist, poor man, tomboy, truce, virgin from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Minx by Julia Quinn is the third book in the Blydon Series, following Splendid and Dancing at Midnight.
William Dunford inherits a barony out in Cornwall. He also inherits an unexpected ward, not that he knows this when he arrives. Henry, his ward, is a spunky hoydenish tomboy with a plan. She’s going to convince London [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: Minx by Julia Quinn Minx by Julia Quinn is the third book in the Blydon Series, following Splendid and Dancing at Midnight. William Dunford inherits a barony out in Cornwall. He also inherits an unexpected ward, not that he knows this when he arrives. Henry, his ward, is a spunky hoydenish tomboy with a......
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January 2nd, 2009 — , Contests, News, african american romance, confusion, few days, head banging, romance passion from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
The last few days Love Romance Passion saw a host of technical errors. The major one disabling the site. I wanted to thank all concerned parties who emailed me or tweeted me to find out what was going on. It took some doing, some head banging, and hours with the support center but everything eventually [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Technical Errors... The last few days Love Romance Passion saw a host of technical errors. The major one disabling the site. I wanted to thank all concerned parties who emailed me or tweeted me to find out what was going on. It took some doing, some head banging, and hours with the......
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January 2nd, 2009 — , 3.5 Stars, Comedy of Manners, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, England, France, Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, Kidnapping, Mistaken Identity, Regency, Secondary Romance, book review, consequences, devil, dominic, flummoxed, imdb, intercepts, marquis, novels, phrasing, regency novel, romance, scandal, silver screen, sister sophie, true nature, true spirit, tryst, virgin, vocabulary from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer is enchanting and will assuredly transport you to another world. Georgette Heyer, praised to be the new Jane Austen, was born in 1902 and her tales are quite old but hold the same classic feel as any one of Austen’s novels. I can picture the whole novel as a movie [...]
Related Websites - Review: Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer is enchanting and will assuredly transport you to another world. Georgette Heyer, praised to be the new Jane Austen, was born in 1902 and her tales are quite old but hold the same classic feel as any one of Austen’s novels. I can picture the......
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January 2nd, 2009 — , About, African American, Ethnicity, LaVyrle Spencer, Nora Roberts, african american authors, african american romance, arabesque, black, black leads, category romance, danielle steel, harlequin, household name, kensington publishing, kimani romance, male authors, mass market paperback, new spirit, own publishing, paperback series, photo credits, romance industry, sheer volume, york bookstore from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Black romance is a blooming section of romance industry and is still growing. Officially having its start in 1980 with Entwined Destines written by Rosalind Welles, black romance has expanded and taken shape over the years. While it’s true that the genre could benefit from more authors and more books, black romance is a force [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Paranormal Romance: The What, How, and Why What is paranormal romance? Well we can easily define paranormal romance as subgenre of romance. But what is it really? Paranormal romance combines the supernatural world with that of the real, the natural, the plain. One lover is sure to be something special and the other lover is special because......
- Creating Eye-Catching Book Covers Have you ever wondered how publishers create book covers? I was trolling through YouTube the other day and found this video that talked about the process. It's a little dated but I'm positive that it holds true to today as well. Even better it looks at creating romance covers and......
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January 1st, 2009 — , Contests, Covers, Highlander, Scotland, Warrior, amazon, bonus points, castles, dempseys, encouragement, fresh meat, gift card, highlanders, january 1, keira, kilt, many men, mel gibsons, mini kilts, mug of ale, pectoral muscles, photo editing, war paint, wee lass from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
I was hoping to have an example cover to share with everyone like I had with the Pirate contest - but my friend who owns a kilt is being a little shy at the moment. Perhaps if you leave some encouragement he’d be more inclined to don it and show of his legs!
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December 31st, 2008 — , About, Contemporary, Music, News, Regency, chris dane owens, country music singer, juliet, love story, music video, romeo, shine on me, soul mate, soul mate factor, taylor swift, wtf from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Love Story by Taylor Swift:
The costumes are absolutely gorgeous. Cuffs are seriously sexy. Taylor Swift is a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice. She’s a country music singer. When I saw this on Youtube I just had to share with everyone. The song is about a young girl’s love story (Romeo and Juliet). What I [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - The Peerage of England When reading romance novels about English gentry and nobility I always wonder about the rankings. I know diddlysquat about this subject, mostly because I am American. I decided to do some digging to see if I could sort the matter out. Luckily there are a lot of resources on the......
- A Regency Love Story - Taylor Swift Love Story by Taylor Swift: The costumes are absolutely gorgeous. Cuffs are seriously sexy. Taylor Swift is a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice. She's a country music singer. When I saw this on Youtube I just had to share with everyone. The song is about a young girl's love......
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December 31st, 2008 — , Covers, Fabio Search, billionaire, cabana boy, corporate executive, drool, epitome, green eyes, handsome devil, handy man, kissable lips, lean muscle, long hair, love interest, male model, play boy, rafael lazzini, short hair, tool belt, yummy goodness from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Rafael Lazzini, a Brazilian male model, was recommended as a candidate for our Fabio search by Lex Valentine. When you get the chance to take a closer look later in this post at the boy you’ll see he’s the epitome of salty goodness. At 6′2″ and 176 pounds, Lazzini is a mean lean muscle bound [...]
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December 30th, 2008 — , About, Author Blogs, Author Interviews, Dreams, abiding respect, admiration, bedroom scene, carolyn jewel, desire, dialogue, emotion, intimacy, journey, kisses, leigh ellwood, passion, professional pursuits, ramps, roadmap, sex appeal, twitter, undress from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
I sent out a query on Twitter to romance authors and readers if they’d be interested in answering two quick questions. These two questions are ones that I personally love to ask romance authors when I interview them because the answers are always different and unique even though both deal with emotion and passion. It’s [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Defined: Emotion and Passion, pt 1 I sent out a query on Twitter to romance authors and readers if they'd be interested in answering two quick questions. These two questions are ones that I personally love to ask romance authors when I interview them because the answers are always different and unique even though both deal......
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December 28th, 2008 — , Music, News from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
I love the music used for this, it makes watching it really fun… I feel like I’m at the Oscars.
What books have you read on the best picks list? There’s quite a few!
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December 28th, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Divorced, England, Foster/Orphan, Handicap, Heiress, Julie Garwood, Native American, Queen or Princess, Regency, Scarred Hero, United States of America, Warrior, Widow or Widower, banter, blue eyes, boob, book review, dakotas, dead mother, diamond pin, far cry, fops, heroine, lioness, london society, marquess, scar, shaman, sister in law, sleeping bag, slippers, stupor, typical romance, virgin, white hair from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
I took great pleasure in reading this novel. It wasn’t a typical romance though it held many of the typical pieces you would find in a romance. Atypical you ask? Yes! The heroine for instance was raised by the Dakota, or Native American Indians. She had to return to England to pursue the rest of [...]
Related Websites - Review: The Lion’s Lady by Julie Garwood I took great pleasure in reading this novel. It wasn’t a typical romance though it held many of the typical pieces you would find in a romance. Atypical you ask? Yes! The heroine for instance was raised by the Dakota, or Native American Indians. She had to return to England......
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December 27th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Bride Stealing, Comedy of Manners, England, Highlander, Julie Garwood, Kidnapping, Rape, Scarred Hero, Scotland, Warrior, alec, book review, brief history, brotherhood, childhood home, closest friend, death bed, delightful combination, driving force, fabulous author, father and son, heroine, highlanders, household name, laird, mcalister, revenge plot, staple, tbr pile, virgin, young girl from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Julie Garwood is a staple, a household name, and Wedding is the first book of hers I ever read. Recommended to me by my closest friend, I came to the conclusion that it must go to the top of my TBR pile. I found the Wedding to be a delightful combination of bride stealing, tortured [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: The Wedding by Julie Garwood Julie Garwood is a staple, a household name, and Wedding is the first book of hers I ever read. Recommended to me by my closest friend, I came to the conclusion that it must go to the top of my TBR pile. I found the Wedding to be a delightful......
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December 27th, 2008 — , 5 Stars, Dukes and Earls, England, Gambling, Georgian, Highlander, Rogues and Rakehells, Sailing, Scotland, Teresa Medeiros, bastard son, bet, book review, cliff hanger, cousin, cousins, devilish smile, disappointment, earldom, heir, hero, heroic actions, highland princess, legitimate son, novel, sibling, sixteen years, storms, tantrum, virgin, wescott from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros is truly an exceptional read. She’s done it again creating characters that I love and a story line that makes me laugh and close the book with a happy sigh. The sex was tantalizing, decadent, and sizzling hot. The end has a bit of a cliff hanger as [...]
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December 26th, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, England, Gardening, Regency, Scarred Hero, Soldier, Suzanne Enoch, being a gentleman, book review, caliber, carroway, cheery disposition, different man, georgiana, heroic deeds, home from war, how to be a gentleman, lucinda, moth, moth to the flame, newcombe, nobleman, personal hell, separate lists, silent agony, snare, sweet nature, virgin from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
What makes a perfect hero? Is it his dashing good looks, his heroic deeds, or his charm? Third in the series Lessons in Love by Suzanne Enoch, England’s Perfect Hero, delves into the challenge of defining a hero.
Lucinda and her two best friends, Georgiana and Evelyn, create three separate lists on how to be a [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: England's Perfect Hero by Suzanne Enoch What makes a perfect hero? Is it his dashing good looks, his heroic deeds, or his charm? Third in the series Lessons in Love by Suzanne Enoch, England’s Perfect Hero, delves into the challenge of defining a hero. Lucinda and her two best friends, Georgiana and Evelyn, create three separate......
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December 24th, 2008 — , 2 Stars, Blind, Dukes and Earls, England, Heiress, Historical Romance, Jude Deveraux, Kidnapping, Knight, Mistaken Identity, axia, book review, chemistry, debts, demeanor, devotion, dirt, distinct lack, earldom, fever, five stars, initial impressions, jumpstart, mediocrity, one eighty, stigmatized, tenets, transitions, twin sister, virgin from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
The Heiress by Jude Deveraux started off exceptionally well in my opinion but tapered off into mediocrity and stayed there after the jumpstart. It’s too bad that it did that as my initial impressions of the novel were four out of five stars. The editing felt choppy in the middle and was completely disconnected towards [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: The Heiress by Jude Deveraux The Heiress by Jude Deveraux started off exceptionally well in my opinion but tapered off into mediocrity and stayed there after the jumpstart. It’s too bad that it did that as my initial impressions of the novel were four out of five stars. The editing felt choppy in the middle......
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December 23rd, 2008 — , About, Arabia/Middle East, Kings, Princes, Sheiks, Sheik/Desert, bodice ripper, bronze skin, chicago tribune, compatriots, dark eyes, dinah, handsome features, interesting fact, marriages of convenience, paranormal romance, passionate one, patrick t reardon, rape fantasies, rape scene, sheik, sheiks, tribune staff writer, unmarried women, western background, white woman from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
There are many fictional desert kingdoms in Sheik romance. In these desert romances the handsome and enigmatic sheik or prince finds love with the white woman for her sass and zeal of life. She is usually American or English. Powerful and very masculine he domineers her despite her Western background.
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Online Stores Related Websites - Sheik Romance and the Passion of Arabian Nights There are many fictional desert kingdoms in Sheik romance. In these desert romances the handsome and enigmatic sheik or prince finds love with the white woman for her sass and zeal of life. She is usually American or English. Powerful and very masculine he domineers her despite her Western background.......
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December 22nd, 2008 — , About, Magic Users, Paranormal, Time Travel, United States of America, Vampire, Werewolf, aisles, angels and demons, anita blake vampire hunter, blends, eternity, fairies, ghosts, gods and goddesses, hectic schedules, loneliness, mystery thriller,