Tag: Retro-Post

Retro Post: Should an author push their personal beliefs in their books?

Retro Post: Should an author push their personal beliefs in their books?

Today I’m bringing you a post from 2009. Suzanne Brockmann was a big voice in romance back then. She was a big voice for gay rights. She definitely brought her voice into her books. This was originally posted on August 25, 2009. If you read between the lines as you’re reading, you can see that […]

Retro Post: Forced Seduction or Rape?

A lot has changed in publishing since 2008, but forced seduction and rape haven’t gone away. If anything, I think we’ve seen even more of this in contemporary novels. This was originally posted February 25, 2008.Casee: The other night, Holly and I started talking about the ever controversial topic–rape in romance novels. The topic came […]

Retro Post: Does Size Really Matter?

Retro Post: Does Size Really Matter?

This week I’m bringing it back around to the good stuff…because this is still a relevant question today. This was originally posted May 4, 2007.A few years ago I read a book by Susan Andersen called Hot & Bothered. The hero of H&B is none other than John “the Rocket” Miglionni. He’s a former Marine […]

Retro Post: So Tell Me What You Want, What You Really Really Want

Retro Post: So Tell Me What You Want, What You Really Really Want

This week, I’m posting an old post that Holly, Casee and I wrote back in 2009 together. I’m sad to say that we still don’t have answers for some of these. Still, it was a fun post to write and for me, still completely relevant today, Ha. This post was originally posted on July 22, […]