Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

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Anne Mallory’s latest release, The Bride Price, involves the question of what is a true gentleman.  The hero is a bastard and not considered a “gentleman” by society standards.  The heroine’s sister at heart, Sarah, is a shy, retiring wall flower.  Sarah’s father wants her to marry well and sets up a tournament for [...]

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“There’s an infantilising of women in these programmes – they fall off their high heels or are still obsessed with handbags in their thirties,” agrees Geraghty. “And there’s an acceptance of a completely feminine persona, while many women do not see themselves as pink and fluffy.
“If you go back to the 1930s screwball comedies, [...]