ow many of you hate your hair? Wave your hands! I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who likes their hair.
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by Phyllis Irene Radford The end of the romantic movie, or novel is traditionally happily ever after. And what’s the great moment of an HEA ending? The Wedding of course. In my family I’m the weird one. If there is … Continue reading
My story is entirely fictional and intentionally romantic, but it does reflect some of the desperation of a populace abandoned by industry. How much reality do you like to see in your fantasy/romance?
Continue readingby Sherwood Smith With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, looking for media about romantic love seems a natural. From there, many happily add imaginary spice and make the jump to sexy stories . . . Or . . . … Continue reading
My latest BVC release is a reissue of one of my favorite Ballantine contemporary romances. I like writing about the real people I see on the street. I have a decided lack of interest in sheiks or basketball stars.
Continue readingby Sherwood Smith I was barely thirteen when I first read Mary Stewart’s Madam Will You Talk. It set the bar high for romantic suspense for me—and all these years later, it still works. It’s got what for me is … Continue reading
It’s hard to describe what the characters in my various MAGIC books can do. In the original historical versions, I was dealing with a Georgian setting where even the word “science” is suspect since it could refer to mathematics or phrenology. Magic was the only word I could use to describe heroines with mysterious gifts that are scientifically possible if you stretch your imagination just a little—you do realize dogs are capable of smelling cancer, don’t you?
Continue readingby Sherwood Smith Everyone seems to be aware that many customs of the ‘old days’ are no longer in use. But where our historical knowledge varies is not only being aware of what customs (and why they were employed) but … Continue reading
One of the criticisms of genre fiction that amuses me most is that it’s escapism, as if that’s a bad thing. I think just the opposite. Nobody, except the unbelievably incompetent, escapes to jail. (I’m not talking about the chronically … Continue reading
Giving in to the pleasure… Centuries ago, Sir Thomas Lynne was seduced by the faery queen Tatiana. He does her bidding while Tatiana’s magic keeps him young. Now she orders him to gain entrance to Kensington Palace, where he’s to … Continue reading