Does anyone else remember Valerie Vayle? She was back in the '80s, and she wrote terrific pirate/Queen Anne era stuff, sexy, hilarious, the men as interesting as the women.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Connie Neil - Sep 14, 2009 12:06:36 pm PDT #10037 of 28383
brillig
Barb - Sep 14, 2009 12:08:11 pm PDT #10038 of 28383
“Not dead yet!”
Also, really well-drawn men. She really gets male characters in a way that most romance writers don't.
I have to wonder if it's because she had a houseful of them, but she's the undisputed Boss of the Realm.
Scrappy - Sep 14, 2009 12:13:47 pm PDT #10039 of 28383
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I LOVE Georgette Heyer and have read all her books endless times, but am still looking for a modern romance writer with the same kind of smart, witty dialogue, believable characters and sense of humor about the whole "love" kerfuffle as Heyer. Cruisie comes closest, but if any of these suggestions come close to that ideal, let me know.
Toddson - Sep 14, 2009 12:15:08 pm PDT #10040 of 28383
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I have problems with some of Nora Roberts' sex scenes - some of them are more like a rugger scrum with orgasms than I'm used to in books. Kind of sex as a full body contact sport.
Amy - Sep 14, 2009 12:18:49 pm PDT #10041 of 28383
Because books.
I have problems with some of Nora Roberts' sex scenes - some of them are more like a rugger scrum with orgasms than I'm used to in books. Kind of sex as a full body contact sport.
Heh. They can read that way sometimes. I give her credit for at least changing up some of the imagery, but I'd love to see her do a more realistically worded sex scene once. Some of the imagery gets a bit ... mauve, if not purple.
erikaj - Sep 14, 2009 12:22:35 pm PDT #10042 of 28383
Always Anti-fascist!
Tep is me...I love JC's sense of humor.
StuntHusband - Sep 14, 2009 12:51:04 pm PDT #10043 of 28383
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
I have problems with some of Nora Roberts' sex scenes - some of them are more like a rugger scrum with orgasms than I'm used to in books. Kind of sex as a full body contact sport.
Is this a problem? OH! I should keep my mouth shut; just the QUESTION is a little revealing.
Hee.
(Ruggers are HAWT.)
beth b - Sep 14, 2009 1:00:03 pm PDT #10044 of 28383
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Jane Green -- I am in love with Bookends, ans I like some of her others,
Nora Roberst - iread them , don't keep them
Jennifer Cruise and Georgette Heyer are my main keepers.
beth b - Sep 14, 2009 1:00:06 pm PDT #10045 of 28383
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
double post -- my punishment fro grabing free internet?
Kathy A - Sep 14, 2009 1:00:50 pm PDT #10046 of 28383
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was just doing some googling on my little-known authors when I found out that a few of the books I purged last week (still have them in the Goodwill box) might be worth something. Hmmm, I might have to finally sell something on e-bay to see if I can get some cash for them!
(They're Justine Dare's two SF romances, The Lord of the Storm and The Skypirate. Loved them both, but haven't reread them in years, so they're outta here.)