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Pirate and Privateer Romance- Separating Myth from Truth

What is pirate, privateer, or buccaneer romance?
While pirate romance seems pretty self explanatory the truth of the matter is that modern romantic notions of pirates are far from fact. When we think of a pirate, I am sure many of you will conjure up an image of the deliciously sexy and adventurous Jack Sparrow from [...]

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  • Facing the Real Risk of Pirates Here in the United States, when we think of pirates, we usually think of Captain Hook, Johnny Depp or long ago myths. However, in many parts of the world, and even in our own waters, pirates are a real risk. They may not say "Aye, Matey" and make people walk......
  • Present Your Very Own Pirate Contest Ahoy! Pay attention ye scurvy scum! There be treasure in them there hills! As I have been discussing potential cuties for gracing the cover of romance novels, romance novel covers have been on my mind. No surprise there. Grin. The other night I was talking with my pirate friend here......

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Interracial Romance or Race in Romance

While there can be trouble with any ethnic group pairing up outside of their background, people usually think of interracial in terms of black and white. Which begs the question can a white lead and a black lead fall in love?
It is said that love cannot be defined by the color of skin, but just [...]

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  • 3 Proven Skin Care Ingredients •3 Proven Skin Care Ingredients Just because it's pricey and comes in a pretty jar, it doesn't necessarily mean a product has more effective skin care ingredients. Often, "lower-priced products may work better than their more expensive counterparts," says Arthur W. Perry, MD, author of the book Straight Talk about......
  • Interracial Romance or Race in Romance While there can be trouble with any ethnic group pairing up outside of their background, people usually think of interracial in terms of black and white. Which begs the question can a white lead and a black lead fall in love? It is said that love cannot be defined by......

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To Do List: Save the World, Win a Contemporary

Sarah from Smart Bitches and Jane from Dear Author are co-hosting another contest. The prizes are pretty sweet and well worth the time to get involved.
First things first, what contemporary romance started this contest?
The answer to that is Victoria Dahl’s debut novel Talk Me Down. The heroine in this novel, Molly Jenkins, is an erotica [...]

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  • Review: Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer I'm devoting the next three days to the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer. When I first heard about this new teenage vampire romance I was skeptical. This is probably because my favorite vampire/human duos from other fandoms do not work out. For instance, Angel left Buffy after three seasons and......
  • Evolution of Classic Gothic Romance into the 1980s Modern Gothic Romance Gothic romance is a genre you can't find all too easily today. It was a popular genre a few decades ago and lovers of this romance sub-genre will have to troll secondhand bookstores to find titles. Classics of this genre are novels such as Wuthering Heights and Scarlet Letter. Well......

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The Romance Novel - Women’s Porn?

This question has been asked in one form or another since romance novels went mainstream. Authors have been dismissed because they write romance instead of science fiction or crime books or other normal genres.  If the cover has bulging pectorals and swooning women then it must be girl porn. Shame on you, haven’t you heard [...]

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  • Get Into Bed With Jamaica Layne (Author Interview) LRP: I just read Market For Love and I was impressed by your details of the work atmosphere. Granted I have no background in finance America, you could have said anything and I would probably buy it, but that's not the point. What you did write was entirely believable for......
  • 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......

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The Best Highlander Romance Novels

What are they? I know this is pretty subjective and that personal tastes vary greatly, but I am pretty positive we can come up with a list of ones to recommend between us. Personally, my history with Highlander is brief. I only started to read them since the beginning of this year. While my love [...]

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  • The Best Highlander Romance Novels What are they? I know this is pretty subjective and that personal tastes vary greatly, but I am pretty positive we can come up with a list of ones to recommend between us. Personally, my history with Highlander is brief. I only started to read them since the beginning of......
  • Review: Highland Barbarian by Hannah Howell Highland Barbarian by Hannah Howell is an exceptional romance novel. The love story is both captivating and highly amusing. A tale of a Lowlander (with Highlander blood in her veins) and a Highlander (whose warrior skills include brains), this is sure to be on your favorite shelf. With his Laird......

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Review: The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square By Rosina Lippi

Two guest reviews in one week! RRN is lucky to have Marcia back with us. I am so glad to have heard from you so quickly! I told you all that Marcia was an avid reader. The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square is a wonderful addition to this blog. Thanks so much for sharing, Marcia!
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  • Review: The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square By Rosina Lippi Have you ever had an experience so disheartening that you want to go to bed and pull the covers over your head? That is what Julia Darrow is doing with her life, although she may not see it that way. She lives and works in Lambert Square, a renovated factory......

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Review: Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer

One of the first romance novels that I ever read was the Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer. I snuck it out of my mother’s collection because I was curious about all the fuss. I am glad I did, because it rates as one of my dearest favorites, set during the Temperance movement.
Scott Gandy dresses smartly, [...]

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  • Review: Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer One of the first romance novels that I ever read was the Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer. I snuck it out of my mother’s collection because I was curious about all the fuss. I am glad I did, because it rates as one of my dearest favorites, set during the......

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Clinched, Clutched, and Cliched in Romance Covers

Publishers Weekly recently published an article on clinch covers. Since I’ve been running a segment on locating the next Fabio of romance novel models, I was immediately drawn to read the post. I was certain heaving bosoms, flowing hair, and orgasmic looks would be disclosed. I was pretty much right. Overall the article was pretty [...]

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  • 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......
  • About Love Romance Passion The goal of Love Romance Passion is to share with its blog readers recommendations, opinions, and reviews on romances. LRP encourages reader interaction - so explore, comment, and chat in our forums! We would love to hear from you! Love Romance Passion used to be known as Review Romance Novel......

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My Name is Bond, James Bond.

Nothing beats a lazy morning or evening, a good book in hand, and a bubble bath. Is there anything more delightful than this personal pampering treatment? I can’t think of anything unless it’s a good book, some tea and a rainy afternoon curled up somewhere under a blanket.
However this post isn’t strictly about personal pampering [...]

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  • My Name is Bond, James Bond. Nothing beats a lazy morning or evening, a good book in hand, and a bubble bath. Is there anything more delightful than this personal pampering treatment? I can’t think of anything unless it’s a good book, some tea and a rainy afternoon curled up somewhere under a blanket. However this......

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LRP Wants to Hear From Authors, Publicists, Models, Artists and More!

Love Romance Passion welcomes inquiries from authors, publicists, models, artists, and others affiliated with the publishing process to write guest posts. We would be happy to host your thoughts and insights on the behind the scenes aspect of the entire creation process.
Not sure what you want to write? Love Romance Passion would love to hear [...]

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  • 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......
  • Heart and Soul- Evolution of African American Romance 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,......

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Present Your Very Own Pirate Contest

Ahoy! Pay attention ye scurvy scum!

There be treasure in them there hills!
As I have been discussing potential cuties for gracing the cover of romance novels, romance novel covers have been on my mind. No surprise there. Grin.
The other night I was talking with my pirate friend here on skype and superstitiously snapped his photo while [...]

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  • Pirate and Privateer Romance- Separating Myth from Truth What is pirate, privateer, or buccaneer romance? While pirate romance seems pretty self explanatory the truth of the matter is that modern romantic notions of pirates are far from fact. When we think of a pirate, I am sure many of you will conjure up an image of the deliciously......
  • Present Your Very Own Pirate Contest Ahoy! Pay attention ye scurvy scum! There be treasure in them there hills! As I have been discussing potential cuties for gracing the cover of romance novels, romance novel covers have been on my mind. No surprise there. Grin. The other night I was talking with my pirate friend here......

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Book Review: The Wedding Challenge by Candace Camp

Welcome back Marcia! Today’s review was submitted by Marcia late last night and I was so excited to see it in my mail box. I always take Marcia’s reviews to heart. She’s a kindred spirit and reads romance all the time. Marcia is one of LRP’s wonderfully regular contributors and I am always happy to [...]

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  • Book Review: The Wedding Challenge by Candace Camp This third addition to Camp’s Matchmaker Series is a winner. Even the cover is great. The covers on most romance novels show insipid, overly romantic scenes of manor houses or cheap, torrid love scenes. The love scenes are the worst, inaccurately depicting the characters in the book with men that......

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Book Review: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas

I had some unfamiliar and ear-wax color substances to avoid while reading this book; those are potential problems with any secondhand novel, though I must say I’ve never encountered anything quite like this. lol. Anyway despite the somewhat repulsive quality of my copy of It Happened One Autumn, I enjoyed the story. This Lisa Kleypas [...]

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  • Book Review: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas I had some unfamiliar and ear-wax color substances to avoid while reading this book; those are potential problems with any secondhand novel, though I must say I’ve never encountered anything quite like this. lol. Anyway despite the somewhat repulsive quality of my copy of It Happened One Autumn, I enjoyed......

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Book Review: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas

I had some unfamiliar and ear-wax color substances to avoid while reading this book; those are potential problems with any secondhand novel, though I must say I’ve never encountered anything quite like this. lol. Anyway despite the somewhat repulsive quality of my copy of It Happened One Autumn, I enjoyed the story. This Lisa Kleypas [...]

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  • Book Review: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas I had some unfamiliar and ear-wax color substances to avoid while reading this book; those are potential problems with any secondhand novel, though I must say I’ve never encountered anything quite like this. lol. Anyway despite the somewhat repulsive quality of my copy of It Happened One Autumn, I enjoyed......

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