by Holland Rae | Aug 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
DARK BREW by Diana Rubino Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Genre: Time Travel Romance Two months in the spotlight change Kylah McKinley’s life forever. Falsely accused of murdering her...
by Holland Rae | Aug 5, 2016 | Heroines, Romance Novels, RWA
After the Romance Writers of America 2016 Conference, my boyfriend and I explored San Diego for a few days, (majorly falling in love with the city in the process.) We’ve been back home on the east coast for a little over a week, and now that the dust has settled, I...
by Holland Rae | Jul 27, 2016 | Guest Post, Historical, Romance Novels
DARK BREW A time travel romance Learn from the past or forever be doomed to repeat it. An interview with Diana about Dark Brew Where did the story come from? This story took 11 years from start to finish. I’m a longtime member of the Richard III Society, and in...
by Holland Rae | Jun 23, 2016 | Beauty, Body Image, Historical, Romance Novels
There are a great many forgivable elements that show themselves time and again in the romance novel genre. For instance, based on our knowledge of history’s healthcare and abundant inbreeding, we know for certain that every duke, earl, marquis and prince was not, as...
by Holland Rae | Jun 5, 2016 | Beauty, Body Image, Historical, Reading, Regency, Romance Novels, Writing
What would Hermione do is not a joke. While I would be the first to admit that there is humor behind invoking the powerful and persistent skills of a fictional character in a fantasy world – I take this very seriously. I am a hard worker. But even the most...
by Holland Rae | Apr 21, 2016 | Industry, Reading, Statistics, Writing
Why is bad romance writing worse than bad writing in any other genre? Last week Curtis Sittenfeld, whose modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Eligible, comes out soon, made a blanket statement about romance novels, and the whole of the romance writing...
by Holland Rae | Apr 13, 2016 | Historical, Reading, Romance Novels, Series
I have a confession – I used to listen to book series out of order. I have always loved romance novels. The progression is well enough known, from the YA books with a bit of smooching, to the vanilla romances with a bit of fondling, to the novels were all know...
by Holland Rae | Jan 12, 2016 | Historical, Reading, Regency, Romance Novels, Series
Originally published on BlastingNews.Com For years romance novels as a genre have existed in a strange space. They support an ever growing book and ebook industry, accounting for more than 17 percent of fiction sales annually, and come in solely behind fiction...
