Do you
remember the first romance novel you ever read?
I do.
Vividly. I was just beginning high school when the movie Romancing the Stone
came out. Wow! I watched that movie six times. Here was everything I was hoping
for--action, adventure, intrigue, mystery, humor and a love story in one
package.
The next
time I went to the library, I looked for the book but didn't find it.
Undeterred, I went to Walden's Books and there it was. I immediately checked it
out and read it from cover to cover. Again and again and again. I reread it in
college and when I was pregnant with my children and when I was in the
emergency room or hospital.
I was a
convert to the power of happily ever after.
And from
then on, I zigged away from the mysteries and zagged toward the romance section
of my local library.
I wasn't
until much later that I realized how lucky I was to have a library that was
friendly toward the genre. It still boggles my mind that some folks don't
appreciate romance novels.
What's
not to love about strong women facing adversity and triumphing? What's wrong
with the belief that there are people who will love you for who you are and not
try to change you? What's wrong with believing that a person could be the most
special person in the world to someone?
And don't
get me started on the sex.
I'll
admit that I'm a book lover. I love to read and I'll slip between the pages of
almost any genre. I have over 300 ebooks on my kindle app, 25 on my Nook app
and I'm afraid to open my ibooks app. I also have a pdf convertor for those
books I win on blogs.
But it is
the romance genre that draws me back again and again. If I'm having a hard
day--a romance will pick me up. If my kids are fighting, I can retreat to
exotic locations like the Bayou or a cowboy ranch in Montana in a romance. Why?
The stories may put me through an emotional ringer but I'll always end up
smiling in the end--guaranteed.
Could it
get any better than that?
So what
draws you to the genre that you read?
Since the
story featuring my Victorian heroine's journey to Egypt has been subjected to
Murphy's Law, my publisher has graciously agreed to put the ebook featuring her
parents' love story.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-of-a-chance-linda-andrews/1100069406?ean=9781936144914
And as a
special bonus for the blog tour, I have a free paranormal short story available
here:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/162749
And
lastly, on August 31st, I'll be giving away one Ankh necklace. To enter, send
an email with the topic of today's blog to contests at lindaandrews dot net
(placed in proper email format).
Love, lies, and an ancient Egyptian curse. Brianna
Grey holds the key
to mankind's destruction and someone is willing to kill for
it. Having spent most of her life dying of consumption, one man's kiss has
resurrected her desire to live. For US Treasury Agent, Duncan Stuart, love
means death. He works alone, lives alone and plans to die alone until he meets
Brianna again. Under the harsh Egyptian sun, Duncan will break all his rules to
save her but will it be enough to overcome the secrets that could get them both
killed?
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