tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post1248850330488983720..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.057-04:00Comments on Word-Whores: Savage Sensuous SurrenderK.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-20184496666120493632011-01-26T12:51:52.000-05:002011-01-26T12:51:52.000-05:00Thanks Kristin! Can't beat the happy ending - ...Thanks Kristin! Can't beat the happy ending - as long as it's earned. ;-)Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-16704024326802357422011-01-25T21:29:02.236-05:002011-01-25T21:29:02.236-05:00Great post! I like happy ever after too...Great post! I like happy ever after too...Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821269225136440507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-18739097547233235882011-01-24T14:47:53.199-05:002011-01-24T14:47:53.199-05:00I'm sure! They're likely gaining in extern...I'm sure! They're likely gaining in external value now, too. Were you ever to be a material pig.Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-10372858632267596862011-01-24T13:28:34.402-05:002011-01-24T13:28:34.402-05:00I inherited my grandmother's collection of Kat...I inherited my grandmother's collection of Kathleen Woodiwiss books. No underlined passages there, but still a collection I treasure.Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-18350714048365178052011-01-24T13:24:31.466-05:002011-01-24T13:24:31.466-05:00Ha! Lurv Kathleen Woodiwiss. I used to share with ...Ha! Lurv Kathleen Woodiwiss. I used to share with my grandmother, too. After my grandfather left her for another woman (long story), she would underline passages, usually where the heroine would rant bitterly about the hero. Wish I still had some of those...Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-89441526100660444602011-01-24T13:07:34.693-05:002011-01-24T13:07:34.693-05:00My grandmother actually got me into reading romanc...My grandmother actually got me into reading romance. She borrowed me one of her Kathleen Woodiwiss books and I haven't looked at her the same after that. From that time on she often borrowed me romance's that she loved and she also loved discussing them with me.Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-4269896527069352472011-01-24T10:39:46.875-05:002011-01-24T10:39:46.875-05:00Yeah - remember he lost control of himself with hi...Yeah - remember he lost control of himself with his young man hottie ways and was all with the accommodating holder girls. I seem to recall a plowing metaphor. Now that I think of it, wasn't it partly in response to Ruth being too runty to be sexual? Was this a latent homosexuality thing that whooshed over my head?<br /><br />The book is on my shelf - might have to pull it down.Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-74410681766102139122011-01-24T09:33:23.834-05:002011-01-24T09:33:23.834-05:00Allison- all I remember now is a mention of Jaxom&...Allison- all I remember now is a mention of Jaxom's naked butt cheeks in the warm sun. And really, what was with his name? I didn't think it was perverted then, but now I'm older, and hopefully wiser, but definitely more jaded and well, say it a bit slower and you'll understand.Linda Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452743850118017500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-88045721978009509992011-01-24T09:16:23.751-05:002011-01-24T09:16:23.751-05:00Oh, what was it about the slave girl stories, Silv...Oh, what was it about the slave girl stories, Silver Blue Lily? De-stressing is the key for me, too!<br /><br />Ha, Chudney! I can just see a young you in the islands, reading those shocking urban Jackie Collins tales.Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-29340582974306809922011-01-24T07:35:03.398-05:002011-01-24T07:35:03.398-05:00I raided my moms and aunts stashes. Can't reme...I raided my moms and aunts stashes. Can't remember the first book but it might have been a Harlequin. Though I was given what my aunt thought of as age appropriate romance, Lucy Walker, still love her to this day. Most shocking find in the stashes was Jackie Collins.Chudney Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707028552850529278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-62126026655554924512011-01-24T03:18:57.076-05:002011-01-24T03:18:57.076-05:00That was me too. Worked my way through all the boo...That was me too. Worked my way through all the books "appropriate" to my age (and whatever was in the small school library).<br /><br />I think the first "romance" I read was about this egyptian slave girl set in ancient egypt. Can't remember the title exactly, something something "mara".<br /><br />Anyways romance is what I use to destress from my life cause its such a guilty pleasure!!silverbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988733389921887691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-10090353286000619752011-01-23T20:52:19.408-05:002011-01-23T20:52:19.408-05:00I love that image of you, Kerry, furtively reading...I love that image of you, Kerry, furtively reading in the book store. And for the record, a lot of romance novels have lots of story and action, too. <br /><br />Amen, Laura!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-51845311992446954122011-01-23T18:29:35.839-05:002011-01-23T18:29:35.839-05:00Yup, life is definitely too short not to read what...Yup, life is definitely too short not to read what you want. And, hopefully, the market will always be broad enough to the allow enough freedom of choice for readers to choose whatever we are in the mood for at the moment.Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-76395703023791271472011-01-23T16:32:51.355-05:002011-01-23T16:32:51.355-05:00When I was a young teen, I used to stand in the bo...When I was a young teen, I used to stand in the bookstore, pick the sexiest looking book I could find, and just read the sex scenes. Wasn't allowed to read them at home. I fear my development might have been slightly warped, as that really comprised my sex education, lol. In general, I love a book to include romance, but I want a whole lot of story and action to balance it out, so as an adult I've read very few of the pure "romance novels".Kerry Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821175497518362926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-89572710981648183792011-01-23T16:02:03.755-05:002011-01-23T16:02:03.755-05:00@LindaR - Okay - apparently I totally missed that ...@LindaR - Okay - apparently I totally missed that scene in The White Dragon...or blocked it out. I mean, I was probably in 5th grade when I started reading that series so it could be I just skipped over all that. Now I'm all curious though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810952821295312008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-15109142242325959402011-01-23T14:00:50.935-05:002011-01-23T14:00:50.935-05:00Oh yeah, KAK - "Everyone Loves a Lindsey.&quo...Oh yeah, KAK - "Everyone Loves a Lindsey." I read those, too. And yes, finding that happy ever after is always the challenge.<br /><br />Well, okay, Linda - we'll let the mystery readers be in our club, too. ;-)Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-25066125658615553602011-01-23T11:13:21.392-05:002011-01-23T11:13:21.392-05:00Hear, hear! Life's too short not to read what ...Hear, hear! Life's too short not to read what you like. I enjoy many different genres (mysteries being my favorite, if I had to chose...but I'm glad I don't). And a good steamy romance is always fun. :)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-65624983056525587402011-01-23T11:11:33.106-05:002011-01-23T11:11:33.106-05:00Johanna Lindsey was my first exposure to romance n...Johanna Lindsey was my first exposure to romance novels. I pilfered stacks and stacks of her books from my sister. It's the HEA that always appealed to me. The need to expose different types of HEA turned me into a romance writer. <br /><br />Hystericals will always be a happy escape for me (well written ones, at least). I give JL full credit for that.K.A. Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-57413278951639868132011-01-23T11:09:14.708-05:002011-01-23T11:09:14.708-05:00Linda! I *totally* remember that smut scene in The...Linda! I *totally* remember that smut scene in The White Dragon! Oh yeah, Jaxom Baby!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-64022368724298295162011-01-23T11:07:05.820-05:002011-01-23T11:07:05.820-05:00When I found sword and sorcery fantasy I was SOOO ...When I found sword and sorcery fantasy I was SOOO 'sign me up!!!' I remember the first smut scene I came across in my reading adventures. It was in The White Dragon by Anne McCaffery. I would read anything with dragons in it at that point, and when I realized that my book had such a scene in it I truly was surprised. I remember reading that scene on the bus on the way to the religious school I was then (rather unwillingly) attending...so afraid someone would peek over my shoulder and read those words and get me in trouble.... Great post Jeffe! :-DLinda Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452743850118017500noreply@blogger.com