Jane from Dear Author and Sarah from Smartbitches have teamed up to try and Save the Contemporary. Now I am probably not the best advocate for contemporary romance, because I really don't read a lot, but when there is a chance to win one of 20 copies of the upcoming Lisa Kleypas novel, Smooth Talking Stranger, and also a chance to win a 20 book pack from St Martin's Press, then I am definitely interested.
I am not really sure why I don't read a lot of contemporaries. I don't have any real aversion to them, but the only ones I seem to be reading lately are really the previous two novels by Lisa Kleypas, Nora Roberts and Jennifer Crusie. I do own a few that I haven't read yet.
Are there any authors writing contemporaries at the moment that I really MUST read?
Speaking of DA and Smartbitches, how is everyone going in DABWAHA?
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Pitifully! I totally slammed out of the regions 1 and 2 in the original tourney. So I signed up for the 2nd chance tourney and I'm waiting for voting to go up. Vote Spymaster's Lady!!!!
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I don't read many contemporary novels either -- nothing against them, I just like historicals much better and that's what I gravitate towards. Occasionally, I will read a contemporary if it's by an author who has written historicals which I enjoyed -- like Rosina Lippi/Sara Donati. Otherwise, I tend to pass them by.
ReplyDeleteLynn, I read some chick lit, and there are some authors who I will stick with, but I must admit I am not really that brave when it comes to trying out new contemporary romance authors.
ReplyDeleteKeira, afraid my vote goes somewhere else (come on LK!) I am still in the main draw, but a fair way behind! It's fun though isn't it!
I'm not keen on contemporary romance because I have hard time relating to the women in the books. Age doesn't bother me, I'm not dying to be married (even though I am, it wasn't like that), my biological clock is not ticking, I'm not crazy about fashion and shoes....I would never be friends with these people in the first place. Am I crazy, maybe.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say, I relate better to people in the 1500s :)
I dotn read too much contemporary romance, but I read Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye and enjoyed it.
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This is a call to everyone to please step outside the right vs. left paradigm. While there are important issues worth debating within this paradigm, all of them will be moot if we do not focus on a much greater issue outside this paradigm. Thomas Jefferson warned of wealth concentrating to such an extent that it threatened the state. Nowadays the media has taught us all very well to ridicule anyone who talks of central banks usurping the power of government. Well now I suppose the media will have to laugh at themselves, as many outlets from Newsweek to the Financial Times of London are openly discussing the creation of a "bank of the world" that will control economic policies of every nation. I invite you to watch this video, which details how this is currently taking place. While it focuses on our current officials' cooperation with these plans, it steps out of the typical political paradigm by highlighting the cooperation of both parties. Please do not look to politicians to protect us. Only we can protect us. And our first step must be to reach out to police and military. Without their cooperation, the global elite won't have the muscle to exercise their will of oppression. Please share this oath-keepers blog with them.
ReplyDeleteRead Patti Ann Colt's Echo Falls series (two books available at The Wild Rose Press, a third coming next year). Contemporaries with real people, modern women you can relate to and strong family dynamics set in a small town.
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