So I was right to continue my "no reading nonfiction by OSC" policy, then?
Jayne, your mouth is talking. You might wanna look to that.
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Jessica - May 05, 2008 8:15:53 am PDT #5642 of 28348
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
flea - May 05, 2008 10:43:47 am PDT #5643 of 28348
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I was just putting some giveaway donation books on the "light reading" shelf and noticed a couple of Harlequins. Titles: "The Italian's Defiant Mistress" and "The Billionaire's Virgin Mistress." The latter appears to belong to a SERIES called "Innocent Mistress, Virgin Bride." I've never read a Harlequin before, but I think I clearly need to give these a whirl, right? If you don't hear from me soon, assume my brains oozed out my ears and call for help.
meara - May 05, 2008 10:53:21 am PDT #5644 of 28348
Hah! Sounds very like some things that have been mentioned on Smart Bitches, flea! We'll expect a full report.
§ ita § - May 05, 2008 11:00:28 am PDT #5645 of 28348
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was right to continue my "no reading nonfiction by OSC" policy, then?
Stay strong.
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Maysa - May 05, 2008 11:14:57 am PDT #5646 of 28348
There's even a whole project where people are writing a spoof of the Billionaire Virgin/Mistress thing that seems pretty funny so far: The Unfeasibly Tall Greek Billionaire's Blackmailed Martyr-Complex Secretary Mistress Bride
Nutty - May 05, 2008 12:33:57 pm PDT #5647 of 28348
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
"Innocent Mistress, Virgin Bride."
I... think whoever named this series is unclear on what happens first in this sequence. If you intend to become a virgin bride, I advise against becoming anybody's mistress, no matter how innocent that anybody may be.
meara - May 05, 2008 12:36:59 pm PDT #5648 of 28348
If you intend to become a virgin bride, I advise against becoming anybody's mistress, no matter how innocent that anybody may be.
I think it's usually that she's only POSING as his mistress. Or that he THINKS she's a mistress, but she's not. Or she's posing as someone else's (to cover up that he's gay/has another more scandalous mistress/is impotent/whatever)
Jessica - May 05, 2008 1:15:05 pm PDT #5649 of 28348
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm sorry ita, could you post that again? I was unable to read for a moment on account of my eyes having rolled out of my head.
P.M. Marc - May 05, 2008 2:11:49 pm PDT #5650 of 28348
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think it's usually that she's only POSING as his mistress. Or that he THINKS she's a mistress, but she's not. Or she's posing as someone else's (to cover up that he's gay/has another more scandalous mistress/is impotent/whatever)
Yep.
Man, I kind of miss those old Harlequin Presents now. Ah, innocent 18 year old secretaries who fall under the spell of their (always swarthy) much-older alpha male boss (secret baby subplot optional).
Kate P. - May 05, 2008 2:51:45 pm PDT #5651 of 28348
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Huh. From that OSC link:
When I have a gay character in my fiction, I say so right in the book. I don't wait until after it has had all its initial sales to mention it.
Does Card actually have gay characters in his books? How does he treat them? I admit I've never read anything by him (I missed Ender's Game during those crucial high school years), but I just assumed that his books would reflect his anti-gay stance by not including any gay characters.