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FROM: Cindy Lunghofer <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 5/6/01, 7:07 PM

Dear Fiction_L,
I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
for our state library conference in June. I plan to
recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
about authors and finding out answers to those tough
"mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
few weeks. Thanks, Cindy

=====
Cindy Lunghofer
Adult Services Librarian
East Providence Public Library
East Providence, RI


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FROM: Deborah Roy <[removed]@skyenet.net>
REC'D: 5/6/01, 11:26 PM

Cindy, do you realize that you've unleashed a monster? :) I just happen
to be unpacking my own books, boxes and boxes that I haven't seen in
almost two years, many of them romance novels. I'm weeding my private
collection, too, since there's no way I can get enough bookcases in my
newly remodeled library/office to hold what I already own... But of
course, no one else on this list has problems like that, right?

But I digress. Here's a few romance authors that I cannot live without...

Medievals-
Nicole Jordan
Denee Cody
Jo Beverley
Laura Kinsale
Roberta Geillis
Penelope Williamson
Marsha Canham
Karen Ranney
Jennifer Roberson (_Lady of the Forest_)


Romances set in Scotland -
Diana Gabaldon (I know, it's not exactly romance, but still...)
Johanna Lindsey
Kathleen Givens
Alexandra Raife (good readalike for Rosamunde Pilcher, btw)
Connie Brockway
Samantha James
Jennifer Roberson (_Lady of the Glen_)

Regency England-
Jane Austen (goes without saying)
Mary Jo Putney (has also written contemporaries & medievals)
Judith McNaught
Christina Dodd
Kat Martin
Stephanie Laurens
Elizabeth Thornton
Liz Carlyle
Laura Kinsale
Julie Beard
Judy Cuevas/Judith Ivory
Katherine Kingsley
Mary Balogh
Connie Brockway
Samantha James
Edith Layton
Victoria Malvey


Georgian England
Jo Beverley (has also written other time periods, always wonderful)

Victorian England -
Victoria Holt (again, goes without saying)
Judith Ivory

American Historical -
Judith Stanton
Alice Duncan/Rachel Wilson/Emma Craig
Penelope Williamson
Karen Harper
LaVyrle Spencer (especially _Morning Glory_)

Contemporaries -
Linda Howard
Nora Roberts
Deborah Smith
Carla Neggers
Alexandra Raife
Rosamunde Pilcher
Mariah Stewart
Tami Hoag (she now writes suspense/crime fiction, however)
Mary Stewart
Elizabeth Lowell
Karen Robards
Kathleen Eagle

Contemporary Humorous -
Janet Evanovich (now writing mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, with
strong romantic theme)
Jennifer Crusie
Helen Fielding
Katie Fforde
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Rachel Gibson
Susan Andersen


Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic/Fantasy-
Diana Gabaldon
Glenna McReynolds
Catharine Asaro
Mary Alice Kruesi (wonderful stuff based on fairy tales, Peter Pan, etc)
Karen Ranney
Robin McKinley


I'll stop there. I'm sure everyone's eyes are glazing over. :)

Deborah Roy
Huntington City-Township Public Library
Huntington, Indiana

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 5/7/01, 12:00 AM

Here is a partial list of some of the romance writers I love:

Nora Roberts
Romance, romantic suspense (category and single title)

Elizabeth Lowell
Romance and romantic suspense. Very intense.

Georgette Heyer
The direct descendent (metaphorically speaking) of Jane Austen. Heyer
turned out a remarkable body of regency romance, virtually inventing the
genre - at least, in this century.

Mary Jo Putney
The direct descendent (again, metaphorically) of Ms. Heyer. Putney began
with wonderful regency novels, branched out into historical, and has now
ventured into contemporary. Very intense, superb at characterization, not
shy at dealing with "issues" such as alcoholism. Also, her novellas are
splendid.

Linda Howard
The author of many intense relaltionship romances. Now also writing
harder-edged romantic suspense. Particular favorites: Sarah's Child;
Midnight Rainbow; Mackenzie's Mountain; White Lies.

Sharon Sala/Dinah McCall.
Very intense relationship books. One of her most memorable: Jackson Rule
(w/a Dinah McCall)

Ruth Glick w/a Rebecca York.
Has authored 80 novels, many of which are romantic suspense. One of her
most poignant is the remarkable Nowhere Man, a 43 Light Street book for
Harlequin Intrigue.

Cherry Adair
Author of the compelling romantic suspense novel, Kiss and Tell.

Lyn Ellis
Began her career with the splendid Dear John, based on a woman writing to
someone in the armed services during Desert Storm. She began 2001 with
Annalee and the Lawman, which was a page-turner from beginning to end.

Kay Hooper
Terrific at interweaving the supernatural/magical elements into her
stories.

Emilie Richards
Relationship books (some very intense, with gritty, hard-edged
background); now also writing mainstream women's fiction.

Rachel Lee
I've been reading her work ever since her first "Conard County" book.

Dallas Shulze
Wonderful romantic relationship books.

Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda Quick
What's not to like?

Justine Davis
Has authored many wonderful romantic releationship books, esp. the series
starting with "Stevie's Chase."

Celeste DeBlasis
Her "The Tiger's Woman" may be the best historical (American) written,
IMHO.

Jennifer Crusie
I believe she has had much to do with starting the trend toward romantic
comedy.

Of course, the authors and titles above just scratch the surface. And before
I sign off, I'd have to add Mary Stewart, whose Madam, Will You Talk? got me
(and many of my colleagues) started on the road to romance writing.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former libarian, about to dive back into the TBR pile - and
delighted with this thread!


In a message dated 5/6/2001 7:58:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@yahoo.com writes:

<<
Dear Fiction_L,
I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
for our state library conference in June. I plan to
recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
about authors and finding out answers to those tough
"mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
few weeks. Thanks, Cindy

=====
Cindy Lunghofer
Adult Services Librarian
East Providence Public Library
East Providence, RI

>>

FROM: al po <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 5:01 AM

hello. although romance is not among my favorite
genres, i cannot help but add these authors and
respective titles:

Charlotte Bronte: "Jane Eyre"

Emily Bronte: "Wuthering Heights"

Anne Bronte: "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall."

also, i like the works of Terry McMillan.

truly yours:

alex

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FROM: "Deb Warner" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 7:06 AM

I am not a great reader of romances, but I do have my favorites:
Georgette Heyer
Barbara Michaels / Elizabeth Peters
Judith Krantz

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 8:40 AM

>From: Cindy Lunghofer <[removed]@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Romance Writers We Love
>Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 16:58:06 -0700 (PDT)
>
>So I
>thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
>Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
>know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
>please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
>few weeks. Thanks, Cindy
>

I don't read romances often, but I like the Medieval ones of Roberta Gellis.
I get a strong feel for the time, and I like the strong, intelligent women
they feature.
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FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 8:51 AM

Georgette Heyer
Nora Roberts (J.D. Robb)
Jayne Anne Krentz (Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle, Amanda Glass)
Mary Jo Putney
Elizabeth Lowell (Anne Maxwell, A.E. Maxwell)
Laurell K. Hamilton (very dark, horror and romance combined. How does she do
it?)
Lorraine Heath
Good luck with this one!
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Lunghofer [[removed]@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:58 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Romance Writers We Love


Dear Fiction_L,
I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
for our state library conference in June. I plan to
recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
about authors and finding out answers to those tough
"mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
few weeks. Thanks, Cindy

=====
Cindy Lunghofer
Adult Services Librarian
East Providence Public Library
East Providence, RI


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FROM: Kaite Mediatore <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 9:02 AM

What they write I will not miss and will mostly buy:

Nora Roberts
Jennifer Crusie
Maggie Osborne
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Kaite


> Dear Fiction_L,
> I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
> for our state library conference in June. I plan to
> recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
> about authors and finding out answers to those tough
> "mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
> John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
> thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
> Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
> know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
> please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
> few weeks. Thanks, Cindy
>
> =====
> Cindy Lunghofer
> Adult Services Librarian
> East Providence Public Library
> East Providence, RI


=====
Kaite Mediatore, Reader's Services Librarian
KCKPL Main Branch
625 Minnesota Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66101
913.279.2212 fx 913.279.2032
[removed]@kckpl.lib.ks.us

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FROM: "Amanda Barrera" <[removed]@visto.com>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 10:18 AM

My top three are:

Catherine Coulter
Johanna Lindsey
Amanda Quick

I also like:

Marion Chesney (her earlier work)
Jude Deveraux
Julie Garwood
Georgette Heyer
Barbara Metzger
Linda Lael Miller

As you can see, I lean toward historical romances.

Amanda Barrera
Amarillo Public Library

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FROM: Lisa Olsen <[removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 10:50 AM

Jo Beverley
Joan Wolf (She has an unusual talent for writing drama without slipping
into melodrama.)
Jennifer Cruise
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Loretta Chase
Mary Balogh
Linda Howard (Specifically her newer romantic suspense. Some of her very
early novels had such unappealing male heroes that I was actually very
disappointed that the books had traditional happy endings.)
Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb
Jayne Ann Krentz / Amanda Quick (Like Nora Roberts, the one drawback of
reading Krentz is that after the first fifteen or so books all the
characters and plots start looking and feeling very similar.)
Elizabeth Lowell

_______________________________________________________________

Lisa A. Olsen

Information Services

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
East Regional Library
4809 Clinton Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301-8401

(910)485-2955 ext. 238

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 5/7/01, 10:50 AM

In a message dated 5/7/2001 9:40:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@hotmail.com writes:

<<

I don't read romances often, but I like the Medieval ones of Roberta Gellis.
I get a strong feel for the time, and I like the strong, intelligent women
they feature.
________________________________________________________ >>

If you liie medievals, you might also like Mary Jo Putney's Uncommon Vows,
and Elizabeth Chadwick's The Wild Hunt, and other books. And speaking of
Roberta Gellis, Bond of Blood, one of her earliest, should not be forgotten!

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: JCURTIN <[removed]@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 11:22 AM

A Few Favorites

Regency:
Carla Kelly
Marjorie Farrell
Mary Jo Putney
Amanda Quick

Western:
Lorraine Heath
Linda Lael Miller
Carolyn Davidson
Patricia Potter

Time Travel:
Lynn Kurland

I'm sure others have plenty to add to the list! It seems everyone has their
favorite authors, and the lists grow longer every day.

Joan Curtin

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Subject: Romance Writers We Love
From: "Cindy Lunghofer" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 16:58:06 -0700 (PDT)

Dear Fiction_L,
I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
for our state library conference in June. I plan to
recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
about authors and finding out answers to those tough
"mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
few weeks. Thanks, Cindy

=====
Cindy Lunghofer
Adult Services Librarian
East Providence Public Library
East Providence, RI

FROM: "Sally Edwards" <[removed]@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 11:54 AM

Do not miss romance writers Eva Ibbotson and Carla Kelly. Two of my absolute favorites. Sally Edwards
Sally Edwards
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
>>> [removed]@yahoo.com 05/06/01 07:58PM >>>
Dear Fiction_L,
I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
for our state library conference in June. I plan to
recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
about authors and finding out answers to those tough
"mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
few weeks. Thanks, Cindy

=====
Cindy Lunghofer
Adult Services Librarian
East Providence Public Library
East Providence, RI


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FROM: Jonathan Pearce <[removed]@mediaone.net>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 5:31 PM

on 5/7/01 1:53 AM, al po at [removed]@yahoo.com wrote:

> hello. although romance is not among my favorite
> genres, i cannot help but add these authors and
> respective titles:
>
> Charlotte Bronte: "Jane Eyre"
>
> Emily Bronte: "Wuthering Heights"
>
> Anne Bronte: "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall."
>
> also, i like the works of Terry McMillan.
>
> truly yours:
>
> alex
>
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Alex, doesn't Anne Tyler count? I think her books are about as undrippingly
romantic as one can get! Jonathan Pearce

FROM: Chris Raap EVS 708-422-8522 <[removed]@sls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 8:18 PM

I'll try to keep the list to a reasonable length.

Jayne Ann Krentz (Amanda Glass, Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick, etc. I love
her under any name)
Nora Roberts writing categories--not too crazy about her suspence
Linda Howard--she keeps getting better, Mr. Pefect was a hoot
Deborah Smith--her categories
Iris Johansen--everything before Face of Deception
And of course, the oldies like:
Gergette Heyer
Victoria Holt
Mary Stewart

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Evergreen Park Pub. Lib. * anything else would be
9400 S. Troy * redundant."
Evergreen Park, Il. 60805 * Londo, Baylon 5
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FROM: Chris Raap EVS 708-422-8522 <[removed]@sls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 8:18 PM

I'll try to keep the list to a reasonable length.

Jayne Ann Krentz (Amanda Glass, Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick, etc. I love
her under any name)
Nora Roberts writing categories--not too crazy about her suspence
Linda Howard--she keeps getting better, Mr. Pefect was a hoot
Deborah Smith--her categories
Iris Johansen--everything before Face of Deception
And of course, the oldies like:
Gergette Heyer
Victoria Holt
Mary Stewart

******************************************************************************
Christine Raap * "The universe is crazy,
Evergreen Park Pub. Lib. * anything else would be
9400 S. Troy * redundant."
Evergreen Park, Il. 60805 * Londo, Baylon 5
[removed]@sls.lib.il.us *
[removed]@ibm.net *
******************************************************************************

FROM: Melissa Norton <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 5/7/01, 8:29 PM

Hello all--
Great thread -- please let us know how the conference
presentation goes. I just got back from Maine's
conference today and had a great time at a talk
featuring some Maine romance authors -- Kelly
McClymer, Susan Vaughan and Stobie Piel (what a great
sense of humor she has!).
Some of my favorites--
Linda Howard, Susan Johnson, Patricia Potter, Rosanne
Bittner, Elizabeth Lowell, Amanda Quick/Jayne Krentz,
Miranda Jarrett, LaVyrle Spencer, Teresa Medeiros,
Ruth Wind/Barbara Samuel, Glenda Sanders, Barbara
Delinsky, Julie Garwood, Judith McNaught, Lorraine
Heath, Stef Ann Holm, Dorothy Garlock, Nan Ryan,
Catherine Coulter, and Mary Jo Putney.
Melissa

--- Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
wrote:
> Georgette Heyer
> Nora Roberts (J.D. Robb)
> Jayne Anne Krentz (Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle,
> Amanda Glass)
> Mary Jo Putney
> Elizabeth Lowell (Anne Maxwell, A.E. Maxwell)
> Laurell K. Hamilton (very dark, horror and romance
> combined. How does she do
> it?)
> Lorraine Heath
> Good luck with this one!
> Viccy Kemp
> The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want
> 'em!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy Lunghofer [[removed]@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:58 PM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: Romance Writers We Love
>
>
> Dear Fiction_L,
> I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
> for our state library conference in June. I plan to
> recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
> about authors and finding out answers to those
> tough
> "mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
> John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
> thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
> Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
> know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
> please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in
> a
> few weeks. Thanks, Cindy
>
> =====
> Cindy Lunghofer
> Adult Services Librarian
> East Providence Public Library
> East Providence, RI
>
>
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FROM: "Deb Warner" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 5/8/01, 7:54 AM

I forgot a few more, thought they are not in the strict genre category, they
still deal with romance...
Helen Fielding Bridget Jone's Diary
Marion Keyes Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married
Katy Fforde The Rose Revived, Life Skills, Stately
Pursuits
Suzanne Finnamore Otherwise Engaged (just because you're
engaged,
doesn't
mean problems are over...)

FROM: "Diane Giarrusso" <[removed]@mailserv.mvlc.lib.ma.us>
REC'D: 5/8/01, 8:26 AM

Hi Cindy--
I love (in no particular order) Nora Roberts, Jude Deveraux (especially her
earlier stuff, the trilogies and the like), and Jennifer Crusie

Diane Giarrusso, Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell, MA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy Lunghofer" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:58 PM
Subject: Romance Writers We Love


> Dear Fiction_L,
> I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
> for our state library conference in June. I plan to
> recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
> about authors and finding out answers to those tough
> "mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
> John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
> thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
> Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
> know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
> please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
> few weeks. Thanks, Cindy
>
> =====
> Cindy Lunghofer
> Adult Services Librarian
> East Providence Public Library
> East Providence, RI
>
>
> __________________________________________________
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FROM: "Amy J Richard" <[removed]@lycos.com>
REC'D: 5/8/01, 8:47 AM

Has anyone mentioned Susan Elizabeth Phillips? She is one of favorite along with, Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Jennifer Crusie.

Amy
University City Regional Library
Charlotte, NC
---
****************************
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"A room without books is like a body without a soul." -Cicero

On Tue, 8 May 2001 09:22:02
Diane Giarrusso wrote:
>Hi Cindy--
>I love (in no particular order) Nora Roberts, Jude Deveraux (especially her
>earlier stuff, the trilogies and the like), and Jennifer Crusie
>
>Diane Giarrusso, Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell, MA
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cindy Lunghofer" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
>To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:58 PM
>Subject: Romance Writers We Love
>
>
>> Dear Fiction_L,
>> I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on Romances
>> for our state library conference in June. I plan to
>> recommend Fiction_L as a great source for learning
>> about authors and finding out answers to those tough
>> "mystery" titles- you know, the main character was
>> John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc.. So I
>> thought it would be fun to do a handout on "Romance
>> Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L. I
>> know we have some real romance lovers out there, so
>> please help me out, and I'll post it to the list in a
>> few weeks. Thanks, Cindy
>>
>> =====
>> Cindy Lunghofer
>> Adult Services Librarian
>> East Providence Public Library
>> East Providence, RI
>>
>>
>> __________________________________________________
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>
>
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FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 5/9/01, 6:54 PM

Don't forget Laurie McBain, also, as one of the founders of romance historicals!
Lisa


>>> [removed]@aol.com 05/09/01 08:19 AM >>>
In a message dated 5/9/2001 9:53:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@hotmail.com writes:

<<
I was just thinking yesterday...wasn't it Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers who
more or less invented the modern "bodice-ripper" historical romance, back in
the '70's? (What a British friend of mine sometimes used to call "naked
bodies and frigates"...) >>

You bet! Their novels (The Flame & the Flower, etc.) came over the transom
to Avon - and the rest is history.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: "Cynthia Orr" <[removed]@cpl.org>
REC'D: 5/9/01, 6:54 PM

Yes. Sweet Savage Love was was pulled out of the slush pile by Nancy Coffey, who
I believe had also edited Kathleen Woodiwiss's The Flame and the Flower. This
was around 1972 or 1973. Avon believed they had invented a new genre because
romances to that time hadn't included sex. Nancy Coffey eventually became a
literary agent, and I think she still handles Rosemary Rogers. The women who
wrote these kinds of books were known as the Avon Ladies <g>. There were
articles in PW and other magazines at the time with details.

Cindy

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> In a message dated 5/9/2001 9:53:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [removed]@hotmail.com writes:
>
> <<
> I was just thinking yesterday...wasn't it Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers who
> more or less invented the modern "bodice-ripper" historical romance, back in
> the '70's? (What a British friend of mine sometimes used to call "naked
> bodies and frigates"...) >>
>
> You bet! Their novels (The Flame & the Flower, etc.) came over the transom
> to Avon - and the rest is history.
>
> Binnie Syril Braunstein
> romance novelist/former librarian
>
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FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 5/9/01, 6:54 PM

In a message dated 5/9/2001 9:53:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@hotmail.com writes:

<<
I was just thinking yesterday...wasn't it Woodiwiss and Rosemary Rogers who
more or less invented the modern "bodice-ripper" historical romance, back in
the '70's? (What a British friend of mine sometimes used to call "naked
bodies and frigates"...) >>

You bet! Their novels (The Flame & the Flower, etc.) came over the transom
to Avon - and the rest is history.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarian

FROM: "Sally Edwards" <[removed]@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 5/10/01, 8:19 AM

This may be too late for our Romance reader's thread- but I just remembered another long time favorite- one that is just too good to ignore. Laura London wrote a handfull of paperback novels- all of them keepers! I get them out and re-read them whenever I feel in the mood for a historical romance- I think that she wrote them for Candlelight.
Sally Edwards
Columbus Metropolitan Library

>>> [removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us 05/08/01 02:15PM >>>
Yes, she is; it's a sequel to Libby's London Merchant, and should be out
later this year (not certain of exact date). She's also mused online about
writing a "Whatever happened to...?" sequel for Miss Whittier Makes a
List.

These two couldn't appear fast enough for me. CK is, to borrow phrases
from Regency cant, a "diamond of the first water," a "True Nonpareil," a
writer "of the first stare"...you get the idea...

Impatiently,
Nora

Nora Armstrong
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
(910)483-7878, FAX (910)486-6661
[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us

FROM: [removed]@aol.com
REC'D: 5/10/01, 8:29 AM

In a message dated 5/10/2001 9:16:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@cml.lib.oh.us writes:

<<
This may be too late for our Romance reader's thread- but I just remembered
another long time favorite- one that is just too good to ignore. Laura London
wrote a handfull of paperback novels- all of them keepers! I get them out
and re-read them whenever I feel in the mood for a historical romance- I
think that she wrote them for Candlelight.
Sally Edwards
Columbus Metropolitan Library >>

FYI - the excellent Laura London is really Tom and Sharon Curtis. And
speaking of regency, you might want to check out (so to speak <g>) Rita
Boucher.

Binnie Syril Braunstein
romance novelist/former librarain

FROM: "Marijane Reich" <[removed]@dhfs.state.wi.us>
REC'D: 5/10/01, 9:01 AM

Laura London and Robin James are a pseudonyms for Tom and Sharon Curtis. They also wrote under their own name, Sunshine and shadow and Wildflower. Two of my favortie books. They've done some short stories, but not much. They live in the Milwaukee area and have heard that there has been illness in their family and that is why they are writing like they use to. Wish they would start writing again more regularly.
mj

Marijane Reich
Patients' Library
Mendota Mental Health Institute
Madison, WI 53704


>>> [removed]@cml.lib.oh.us 05/10/01 08:14AM >>>
This may be too late for our Romance reader's thread- but I just remembered another long time favorite- one that is just too good to ignore. Laura London wrote a handfull of paperback novels- all of them keepers! I get them out and re-read them whenever I feel in the mood for a historical romance- I think that she wrote them for Candlelight.
Sally Edwards
Columbus Metropolitan Library

>>> [removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us 05/08/01 02:15PM >>>
Yes, she is; it's a sequel to Libby's London Merchant, and should be out
later this year (not certain of exact date). She's also mused online about
writing a "Whatever happened to...?" sequel for Miss Whittier Makes a
List.

These two couldn't appear fast enough for me. CK is, to borrow phrases
from Regency cant, a "diamond of the first water," a "True Nonpareil," a
writer "of the first stare"...you get the idea...

Impatiently,
Nora

Nora Armstrong
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
(910)483-7878, FAX (910)486-6661
[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us

FROM: "Nora M. Armstrong" <[removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 5/10/01, 3:48 PM

Yes, she is; it's a sequel to Libby's London Merchant, and should be out
later this year (not certain of exact date). She's also mused online about
writing a "Whatever happened to...?" sequel for Miss Whittier Makes a
List.

These two couldn't appear fast enough for me. CK is, to borrow phrases
from Regency cant, a "diamond of the first water," a "True Nonpareil," a
writer "of the first stare"...you get the idea...

Impatiently,
Nora

Nora Armstrong
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
(910)483-7878, FAX (910)486-6661
[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us

FROM: JCURTIN <[removed]@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 5/10/01, 3:48 PM

This is great news! I had heard that she was not going to write Regencies
any longer because the financial rewards were so small when compared to the
time invested. I'm glad she changed her mind. I had hoped she was switching
to a longer format, since she's such a fine writer. But I'll take anything
she writes! She is indeed a Diamond of the first water, and I've recommended
her books to many patrons and friends.

Joan Curtin

Original Message:

Subject: Carla Kelly (was Re: Romance Writers We Love)
From: "Nora M. Armstrong" <[removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 14:15:50 -0400 (EDT)

Yes, she is; it's a sequel to Libby's London Merchant, and should be out
later this year (not certain of exact date). She's also mused online about
writing a "Whatever happened to...?" sequel for Miss Whittier Makes a
List.

These two couldn't appear fast enough for me. CK is, to borrow phrases
from Regency cant, a "diamond of the first water," a "True Nonpareil," a
writer "of the first stare"...you get the idea...

Impatiently,
Nora

Nora Armstrong
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
(910)483-7878, FAX (910)486-6661
[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us

FROM: Sarah Nagle <[removed]@co.carver.mn.us>
REC'D: 5/10/01, 3:48 PM

Speaking of Carla Kelly - does anyone know if she is working on another
regency? She hasn't had one out for awhile now, and to my mind some of hers
are the quintessential regency novel. Thanks, Sarah

FROM: Melissa Norton <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 5/10/01, 3:48 PM

And how could I forget Jo Goodman (whose 'splinter
scene' in SEASWEPT ABANDON still makes me smile!)

Melissa

--- Amy J Richard <[removed]@lycos.com> wrote:
> Has anyone mentioned Susan Elizabeth Phillips? She
> is one of favorite along with, Nora Roberts,
> Catherine Coulter, and Jennifer Crusie.
>
> Amy
> University City Regional Library
> Charlotte, NC
> ---
> ****************************
> Amy Richard
> [removed]@lycos.com
>
> "A room without books is like a body without a
> soul." -Cicero
>
>
>
> On Tue, 8 May 2001 09:22:02
> Diane Giarrusso wrote:
> >Hi Cindy--
> >I love (in no particular order) Nora Roberts, Jude
> Deveraux (especially her
> >earlier stuff, the trilogies and the like), and
> Jennifer Crusie
> >
> >Diane Giarrusso, Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell,
> MA
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Cindy Lunghofer" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
> >To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
> >Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:58 PM
> >Subject: Romance Writers We Love
> >
> >
> >> Dear Fiction_L,
> >> I'm getting ready for an RA Workshop on
> Romances
> >> for our state library conference in June. I plan
> to
> >> recommend Fiction_L as a great source for
> learning
> >> about authors and finding out answers to those
> tough
> >> "mystery" titles- you know, the main character
> was
> >> John, or Fred and the woman had two kids, etc..
> So I
> >> thought it would be fun to do a handout on
> "Romance
> >> Authors We Love" from the members of Fiction_L.
> I
> >> know we have some real romance lovers out there,
> so
> >> please help me out, and I'll post it to the list
> in a
> >> few weeks. Thanks, Cindy
> >>
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