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December 22nd, 2008 — , About, Historical Romance, Piracy, Pirate, bad boys, buccaneers, code of honor, enemy ship, handsome man, jack sparrow from pirates of the caribbean, london society, open sea, pirate captain, pirate romance, pirates of the caribbean, privateer, rapscallions, romance novels, romances, romantic literature, romantic notions, s song, seven seas, truth of the matter from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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December 17th, 2008 — , About, Ethnicity, Interracial, black, black and white, black lead, brides, ethnic group, expression, interracial couples, interracial relationships, jealousy, losers, poison, prejudice, rich men, romance novels, self hatred, skin color, society pressures, spill, superficial differences, urge, white lead from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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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- 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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December 15th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Contemporary, Contests, Police, Regency, Suspense/Thriller, United States of America, Writer, bitches, chief of police, dahl, debut novel, family and friends, fun sex, heroine, honey, hunk, inheritance, law enforcer, lawson, molly, pen name, prizes, romance author, romance novels, romantic times, sexual interactions, writing erotica from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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December 5th, 2008 — , 80's, About, Character Type, Erotica, Genre, Preference Type, Sheik/Desert, badge of honor, bibles, bodice rippers, crime books, derogatory terms, girl porn, grandmother, heroes and heroines, james and lily potter, pectorals, premarital sex, quota, renowned author, romance industry, romance novel, romance novels, sexual tension, square pegs, writing romance from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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December 1st, 2008 — , About, Highlander, News, Scotland, Warrior, best highlander, best highlander romances, romance novels, top five from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Related Websites - 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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November 25th, 2008 — , 5 Stars, Guest Reviews, Prince, Rosina Lippi, United States of America, book review, caring community, charming place, cocoon, dodge, emotional baggage, factory space, fountain pen store, genres, integrity, intrigues, pajama girls, pajamas, romance novels, rrn, sleeping beauty, speech patterns, successful entrepreneur, tapestry from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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!
Have [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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November 20th, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, Children, Friendship, Gambling, Handicap, Historical Romance, LaVyrle Spencer, Spinster, Temperance Movement, United States of America, abusive father, agatha, alcohol, alcoholic father, book review, collinson, dresses, first romance, fuss, gandy, heroine, job, millinery shop, miss violet, nude pictures, parsons, romance novels, saloon singers, virgin from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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, [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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November 18th, 2008 — , Covers, News, clinches, embarrassment, fabio, fantasy novels, flowing hair, heaving bosoms, immaturity, mockers, novel models, orgasmic, paperback book covers, publishers weekly, robes, romance novel, romance novels, romancing the blog, sorceresses, virtue, womb, women with wings from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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November 15th, 2008 — , Covers, Hottest Men, Movie, adonis, amazon, bubble bath, daniel craig, fabio, fabios, james bond, lazy morning, ocean water, rainy afternoon, romance novels, tea, torture from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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November 11th, 2008 — , About, Authors, Covers, Guest Reviews, News, final drafts, genre reviews, hiring process, history background, inquiries, insights, inspiration, lrp, media hype, models, novel reviews, photos artists, publicists, publishing houses, romance novel, romance novels, romance passion, selection process, subject matter, submission requirements, submissions, welcome inquiries, writing process, yahoo from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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October 30th, 2008 — , Contests, Covers, Historical Romance, Hottest Men, Piracy, Pirate, Seas, amazon, bad omen, code 3, cuties, gift card, jack sparrows, keira, lass, novel covers, pay attention, photo editing, pirate code, play time, ramming speed, romance novel, romance novels, s webcam, scurvy, skype, twenty minutes from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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October 27th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Candace Camp, Covers, Dukes and Earls, England, Guest Reviews, Regency, Widow or Widower, book 3, brom, bromwell, calandra, costume ball, family friend, francesca, heroine, lady daphne, lies and deceptions, love scenes, manor houses, matchmaker series, morass, nylon zippers, rochford, romance novels, romantic scenes, short women from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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September 29th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Bride Stealing, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Dukes and Earls, England, Heiress, Kidnapping, Lisa Kleypas, Regency, Rogues and Rakehells, attentions, better chance, book review, bowman, contempt, ear wax, flask, hands and lips, heiresses, house party, hoyden, long house, olfactory sense, proprietor, romance novels, scents, sister daisy, unusual behavior, virgin, viscount, westcliff from RRN @ Review Romance Novel
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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September 29th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Bride Stealing, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Dukes and Earls, England, Heiress, Kidnapping, Lisa Kleypas, Regency, Rogues and Rakehells, attentions, better chance, book review, bowman, contempt, ear wax, flask, hands and lips, heiresses, house party, hoyden, long house, olfactory sense, proprietor, romance novels, scents, sister daisy, unusual behavior, virgin, viscount, westcliff from RRN @ Love Romance Passion
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 [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - 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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