Conversationscelebrity likeness / food comparisons / good-description / heroes / metaphor / othering / psychological insights / unappealing descriptions35 Comments
Layla: I’m starting off this conversation about hero descriptions with one anecdote and two questions. The anecdote is about a book I recently picked up, Erin Satie’s Book of Love. Jennie did a fabulous review of it. I usually love Erin Satie’s books, but there was a description of the ... more >
Publishing NewsCarina / Ebooks / Harlequin / heroes / Hollywood / literary award / piracy / RNA / scams4 Comments
Carina Press Celebrates Fifth Anniversary -Carina is five years old today, and to celebrate, they’re having a sale! Until 11:59 p.m. EDT, June 8th, you can get 55% of all titles on CarinaPress.com with coupon code HAPPY5. Carina’s milestones include: Sold more than six million books At the end of June 2015, 848 ... more >
Letters of OpinionAlpha Male / heroes51 Comments
I have this theory that all Romance Novel Heroes (RNHo, from now on) are born under the astrological sign of Scorpio. Okay. Maybe not all of them, but a really, large majority for sure are Scorpios. I'm a bit of a Scorpio expert. I attract them, them and Leos. I ... more >
Letters of OpinionBeauty-and-the-Beast / character-development / good characterization / heroes34 Comments
Barbara Vey of Publishers’ Weekly asked those attending Lady Jane’s Salon in New York City for three words that describe a hero. Many of the respondents went for the superficial (tall, dark and handsome was one answer and yet another said “Sexy, handsome and luscious”): sexy and strong. One author ... more >
PollBeyond Heaving Bosoms / heroes4 Comments
To honor the release of the International Consortium of Heroes’ book (also known as Beyond Heaving Bosoms: the Smart Bitches Guide to Romance), we bring you this poll made up by Jaili.