genre trope

Are There Storylines You’ll Always Read (or Almost Always?)

Sep 14 2010

Are There Storylines You’ll Always Read (or Almost Always?)

Last week, we ran a poll asking people if there were storylines that people would just not read. A whopping 80% percentage of people said "yes." I received a few private emails by authors despairing over this poll. Fear not authors! For every reader who hates a particular trope, there are people who love them.(…)

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Nov 10 2009

The Rake

see more Lolcats and funny pictures There is not a more common hero archetype in historical romance than the “rake”. In my early days of reading, I always viewed the “rake” as a sign of virility of the hero.   In romance novels, the women titter about the rake’s scandalous reputation while parading their young in(…)

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Sep 15 2009

Love for the Leisure Class

see more Lolcats and funny pictures Courtney Milan’s first published work will be her novella contribution to the “In the Heart of Christmas” anthology headlined by Mary Balogh. I had the opportunity to read this story and I was struck immediately by the fact that the characters were of the lower class. William is a(…)

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