by Holland Rae | Jan 25, 2017 | Guest Post, Reading, Romance Novels, Series
Today we welcome Sharon Buchbinder. She’s here to tell us about her history as a writer and a little on her recent release, The Haunting of Hotel LaBelle! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? In all the author interviews I have...
by Holland Rae | Oct 17, 2016 | Guest Post, Paranormal, Reading, Romance Novels, Writing
It’s autumn… Leaves are falling, the wind is blowing, and a cold chill is running down your spine… The perfect season for some supernatural fiction about monsters! Nearly two centuries ago (1897), Bram Stoker wrote Dracula. X Ever since the day the Transylvanian...
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...