Romance History: Valerie Sherwood

Jeanne Hines was born on 1922 in West Virginia. She grew up in a conservative family, but she dreamed about doing something more than to marry and to be a housewife. She wrote while she traveled with her husband between their five mansions distributed on the East Coast.

"Don’t write what you know–what you know may bore you, and thus bore your readers. Write about what interest you–and interests you deeply - and your readers will catch fire at your words." - Valerie Sherwood

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Romance History: Valerie Sherwood

Jeanne Hines was born on 1922 in West Virginia. She grew up in a conservative family, but she dreamed about doing something more than to marry and to be a housewife. She wrote while she traveled with her husband between their five mansions distributed on the East Coast.

"Don’t write what you know–what you know may bore you, and thus bore your readers. Write about what interest you–and interests you deeply - and your readers will catch fire at your words." - Valerie Sherwood

To read more: 

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/16484185/

Masquerade by Clare London

This is an anthology of four tales but the first one spans for almost half of the book and the other three are rather short, but not for that less interesting.

Bonded: in a fantasy world, of medieval taste, Chariz is a spoilt and bored prince who spends the day doing nothing and the night making love to young servants. One day his steward brings him Oriel, a man people say can satisfy every hidden desires both of men or women. Oriel is a young beautiful man, and Chariz is captivated by him. But the gift of Oriel could be also his destroyment.

Trickery: two squires are searching their prince, but they are caught among an almost orgy helds for the pleasure of a wicked mage. The younger of the two would be interested in learning the naughty secrets of sex, but the older "save" them...

Possession: Lucas is a young and wealthy man. He could have everything in life but he is haunted by naughty dreams at night and by a voice that calls him and warns him that HE is arriving... And then Arnaud arrives, an handsome man who lures Lucas. But Lucas yearns the love of the innocent Valentine...

Threadbare: Edward owns a mill and one day he is fascinated by one of his worker, a man named Mori. Mori is pale and beautiful and with his hands he can weave an almost enthralling tapestry. But Edward feels that, when the tapestry will be done, something of strange and unthinkable will happen to Mori

All the anthology has the flavour of the old fables of my youthness. Even if in this tales our characters make passionate love. But still, the sex doesn't seem to break the aurea of fantasy and ethereal love that pervades this anthology. The first and the fourth tales are my favourite, maybe cause they are also the longer. And in the case of Threadbare I say it almost with sadness, cause it's not at all a joyous tale... but sometime I can love a story even if it makes me cry.

A very good fantasy anthology, more romantic of what you could think from the cover. Highly reccomended if you like to dreams, but also if you have a naughty sense that sometime breaks through the clouds of your daydreams.

http://www.eternalpress.ca/masquerade.htm

Amazon: Masquerade
Paperback: 118 pages
Publisher: Eternal Press (March 26, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1897559445
ISBN-13: 978-1897559444

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Masquerade by Clare London

This is an anthology of four tales but the first one spans for almost half of the book and the other three are rather short, but not for that less interesting.

Bonded: in a fantasy world, of medieval taste, Chariz is a spoilt and bored prince who spends the day doing nothing and the night making love to young servants. One day his steward brings him Oriel, a man people say can satisfy every hidden desires both of men or women. Oriel is a young beautiful man, and Chariz is captivated by him. But the gift of Oriel could be also his destroyment.

Trickery: two squires are searching their prince, but they are caught among an almost orgy helds for the pleasure of a wicked mage. The younger of the two would be interested in learning the naughty secrets of sex, but the older "save" them...

Possession: Lucas is a young and wealthy man. He could have everything in life but he is haunted by naughty dreams at night and by a voice that calls him and warns him that HE is arriving... And then Arnaud arrives, an handsome man who lures Lucas. But Lucas yearns the love of the innocent Valentine...

Threadbare: Edward owns a mill and one day he is fascinated by one of his worker, a man named Mori. Mori is pale and beautiful and with his hands he can weave an almost enthralling tapestry. But Edward feels that, when the tapestry will be done, something of strange and unthinkable will happen to Mori

All the anthology has the flavour of the old fables of my youthness. Even if in this tales our characters make passionate love. But still, the sex doesn't seem to break the aurea of fantasy and ethereal love that pervades this anthology. The first and the fourth tales are my favourite, maybe cause they are also the longer. And in the case of Threadbare I say it almost with sadness, cause it's not at all a joyous tale... but sometime I can love a story even if it makes me cry.

A very good fantasy anthology, more romantic of what you could think from the cover. Highly reccomended if you like to dreams, but also if you have a naughty sense that sometime breaks through the clouds of your daydreams.

http://www.eternalpress.ca/masquerade.htm

Amazon: Masquerade

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading+list&view=elisa.rolle

Undeniable Magnetism by Bonnie Dee

Some of the few eterosexual romance I read in the last year are by Bonnie Dee. In one, Finding Home, a young hustler, male, falls in love with a slightly older reporter who is writing a piece about underage prostitution. In another, a fantasy, a witty virgin heroine is given as sacrifical victim to a mythical warrior, only to discover that the warrior himself is a virgin and that maybe she can control him. So... not usual plot we can say? And for this reason I was very happy when I see this M/M romance by Bonnie Dee. As expected, the romantic and erotic aspect is very well dealt and perhaps it's more a "female" reading than a gay romance, but I like it a lot.

Simon is a middle to high class African American businessman. He is also in the closet and unhappy. Jay is a blue collar Irish catholic pub owner. He is also out and jovial, friendly and nice as every bartender should do. They are at opposite, but like in all romance classics, opposite attract, and from the first casual encouter they began a passionate relationship.

Even if Jay is a nice character, he is not the steady part of the couple. He is fire and passion. He is out cause he couldn't prevent himself to claim aloud what he was, and he tends to speak when it would be better to stay shout. But he is so right for serious Simon. Simon is living a dull life; he seems not to be able to find the right moment to talk with his parents. He seems not to have friends, cause he has banned himself from social life fearing someone could discover his secret. If something of big and uncontrolling doesn't break his safe shell, he would wither and die (figuratively speaking...). So Jay, with his instinctiveness, is the right man in the right moment.

Actually the story is all here: Jay and Simon who struggle to find a common path together, who fight against prejudice both racial than sexual, but also cultural. It's kind of funny to see prim and proper Simon (and also big and broad...) watches Jay who fist fightes with his brother to defend Simon's honor... I can so see him with a Sydney Poitier's look!

Undeniable Magnetism is a pure old style erotic romance and a very enjoyable reading.

http://www.loose-id.net/detail.aspx?ID=674

Amazon Kindle: Undeniable Magnetism
Publisher: Loose Id LLC (March 25, 2008)

Waiting Reading List: http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=waiting+reading+list&view=elisa.rolle

Undeniable Magnetism by Bonnie Dee

Some of the few eterosexual romance I read in the last year are by Bonnie Dee. In one, Finding Home, a young hustler, male, falls in love with a slightly older reporter who is writing a piece about underage prostitution. In another, a fantasy, a witty virgin heroine is given as sacrifical victim to a mythical warrior, only to discover that the warrior himself is a virgin and that maybe she can control him. So... not usual plot we can say? And for this reason I was very happy when I see this M/M romance by Bonnie Dee. As expected, the romantic and erotic aspect is very well dealt and perhaps it's more a "female" reading than a gay romance, but I like it a lot.

Simon is a middle to high class African American businessman. He is also in the closet and unhappy. Jay is a blue collar Irish catholic pub owner. He is also out and jovial, friendly and nice as every bartender should do. They are at opposite, but like in all romance classics, opposite attract, and from the first casual encouter they began a passionate relationship.

Even if Jay is a nice character, he is not the steady part of the couple. He is fire and passion. He is out cause he couldn't prevent himself to claim aloud what he was, and he tends to speak when it would be better to stay shout. But he is so right for serious Simon. Simon is living a dull life; he seems not to be able to find the right moment to talk with his parents. He seems not to have friends, cause he has banned himself from social life fearing someone could discover his secret. If something of big and uncontrolling doesn't break his safe shell, he would wither and die (figuratively speaking...). So Jay, with his instinctiveness, is the right man in the right moment.

Actually the story is all here: Jay and Simon who struggle to find a common path together, who fight against prejudice both racial than sexual, but also cultural. It's kind of funny to see prim and proper Simon (and also big and broad...) watches Jay who fist fightes with his brother to defend Simon's honor... I can so see him with a Sydney Poitier's look!

Undeniable Magnetism is a pure old style erotic romance and a very enjoyable reading.

http://www.loose-id.net/detail.aspx?ID=674

Waiting Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=waiting+reading+list&view=elisa.rolle