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#137
lovehgss1 said:
For western based historical romance novels I recommend Jodi Thomas. She does great Texas based stories.

Julie Quinn is good and has great sense of humor for English based romance. My all-time favorite Britain based storytelling is Lisa Kleypas...she almost never disappoints.
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The ones I recommentded in the earlier pages of this thread,

Texas Glory, etc, were great!

western themed that is.
 
#139
NYCBelle said:
After seeing all the raves her and on goodreads for Judith McNaught I downloaded her Westmoreland series from epubbud =) Never read her books before
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I'd be interested to see what you think. I read "Whitney, My Love" when I was far too young and it gave me nightmares. It definitely reads like a (brilliant, well written) romance novel written in the 90s, with a level of violence which I don't find comfortable.
 
#140
NYCBelle said:
After seeing all the raves her and on goodreads for Judith McNaught I downloaded her Westmoreland series from epubbud =) Never read her books before
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I'm biased. I LOVED Whitney My love and I love Judith McNaught.

As I saw, you have to think of the historical time period these books are written in. The rape scene I don't condone, but as I said, the time it was written in, Women were considered property.

It makes me think of the scene in Gone with the Wind when Rhett is drunk and he and Scarlett are arguing and grabs her and takes her up the stairs against her will (then the next morning she's seen gayly humming).

There is nothing new about some of the writing ploys engaged in romance writing.
 
#143
I love Judith's McNaught's "Perfect", "Once and Always", "Something Wonderful", and "Almost Heaven". Lisa Kleypas is my all time favorite romance writer though. I've read all of her books :smile:

Susan E. Phillips is also great if you like contemporary romances.
 
#145
From Judith McNaught, I really liked "Paradise." It's a contemporary romance, and the guy's less of a jerk (okay, well, he has a good reason for being a jerk for about half of the book in this one---whereas the other ones, he was unjustly being an a**hole to the protagonist). I also liked the fact that the protagonist in this one is an independent business woman who knows what she wants. There's too much wishy-washyness in most historical romance novels that I've read.
 
#149
Yes I understand what you mean. I'm up to the part where the heroine has been captured after escaping so I already feel something bad coming soon. I hate rape scenes as well but it definitely was all about the time in this case 1400s. Women were definitely property and it was the man's "right" to do what he wanted to her. So far I'm liking it though she's a very strong character especially after being kidnapped and all.

As for Gone with the Wind I just think Scarlett didn't mind the roughness LOL it was the make up sex of the time :graucho:


Ladybug09 said:
I'm biased. I LOVED Whitney My love and I love Judith McNaught.

As I saw, you have to think of the historical time period these books are written in. The rape scene I don't condone, but as I said, the time it was written in, Women were considered property.

It makes me think of the scene in Gone with the Wind when Rhett is drunk and he and Scarlett are arguing and grabs her and takes her up the stairs against her will (then the next morning she's seen gayly humming).

There is nothing new about some of the writing ploys engaged in romance writing.
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#150
Vintage Leather said:
I'd be interested to see what you think. I read "Whitney, My Love" when I was far too young and it gave me nightmares. It definitely reads like a (brilliant, well written) romance novel written in the 90s, with a level of violence which I don't find comfortable.
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Yeah I know what you mean so far the heroine in the first book has gotten a hard smack in the face...and a spanking :nogood: lol
 
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