Comments on: What Happens in Vegas by Jodi Lynn Copeland, Lauren Dane, Kit Tunstall and Anya Bast http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F05%2F15%2Fwhat-happen-in-vegas-by-jodi-lynn-copeland-lauren-dane-kit-tunstall-and-anya-bast%2F&seed_title=What+Happens+in+Vegas+by+Jodi+Lynn+Copeland%2C+Lauren+Dane%2C+Kit+Tunstall+and+Anya+Bast Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:27:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SonomaLass http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F05%2F15%2Fwhat-happen-in-vegas-by-jodi-lynn-copeland-lauren-dane-kit-tunstall-and-anya-bast%2F&seed_title=What+Happens+in+Vegas+by+Jodi+Lynn+Copeland%2C+Lauren+Dane%2C+Kit+Tunstall+and+Anya+Bast/comment-page-1/#comment-162762 SonomaLass Mon, 19 May 2008 17:51:07 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4487#comment-162762 Isn't that the cover that someone over at Smart Bitches (can't remember who, and too lazy to dig it up) said reminded her of a plucked chicken? Me too. Isn’t that the cover that someone over at Smart Bitches (can’t remember who, and too lazy to dig it up) said reminded her of a plucked chicken? Me too.

]]> By: Jane http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F05%2F15%2Fwhat-happen-in-vegas-by-jodi-lynn-copeland-lauren-dane-kit-tunstall-and-anya-bast%2F&seed_title=What+Happens+in+Vegas+by+Jodi+Lynn+Copeland%2C+Lauren+Dane%2C+Kit+Tunstall+and+Anya+Bast/comment-page-1/#comment-162479 Jane Thu, 15 May 2008 17:00:47 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4487#comment-162479 Susan - I have to agree with you re: the imbalanced representation of the stripper just working for payment of a higher education. I tend to think some books (particularly the early Blaze books) rely on the heroine as a sex worker to make the book more sexy which often makes the characters look more ridiculous than anything. stp - the cover is the best thing about this book. Susan – I have to agree with you re: the imbalanced representation of the stripper just working for payment of a higher education. I tend to think some books (particularly the early Blaze books) rely on the heroine as a sex worker to make the book more sexy which often makes the characters look more ridiculous than anything.

stp – the cover is the best thing about this book.

]]> By: Susan/DC http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F05%2F15%2Fwhat-happen-in-vegas-by-jodi-lynn-copeland-lauren-dane-kit-tunstall-and-anya-bast%2F&seed_title=What+Happens+in+Vegas+by+Jodi+Lynn+Copeland%2C+Lauren+Dane%2C+Kit+Tunstall+and+Anya+Bast/comment-page-1/#comment-162477 Susan/DC Thu, 15 May 2008 16:51:48 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4487#comment-162477 I'm always amused at the "she's only a stripper/pole dancer/paid escort to pay for graduate/law/medical school" trope. It's as if we want it both ways: she's working in a job that objectifies her, but we know (wink, wink) that she's only doing it for a Higher Cause. I know it happens in Real Life, but the percentage of highly educated (or soon to be highly educated) sex workers in romance novels is off the charts. I wonder if they found their jobs through the on campus job centers? I’m always amused at the “she’s only a stripper/pole dancer/paid escort to pay for graduate/law/medical school” trope. It’s as if we want it both ways: she’s working in a job that objectifies her, but we know (wink, wink) that she’s only doing it for a Higher Cause. I know it happens in Real Life, but the percentage of highly educated (or soon to be highly educated) sex workers in romance novels is off the charts. I wonder if they found their jobs through the on campus job centers?

]]> By: stp http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F05%2F15%2Fwhat-happen-in-vegas-by-jodi-lynn-copeland-lauren-dane-kit-tunstall-and-anya-bast%2F&seed_title=What+Happens+in+Vegas+by+Jodi+Lynn+Copeland%2C+Lauren+Dane%2C+Kit+Tunstall+and+Anya+Bast/comment-page-1/#comment-162461 stp Thu, 15 May 2008 14:25:41 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4487#comment-162461 Love the cover of this book. Love the cover of this book.

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