[bksvol-discuss] Re: Romance novelists

Woouldn't it fall into the subcategory of paranormal?

Sue S.

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From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Romance novelists


> Yes, I've read The Surgeon, and I didn't remember thinking of it as a
> romance at all.  I downloaded it and took a quick look back through it.
It
> does had two characters who fall in love and get married, but I think the
> violence of the murders overshadows the romance.  At least that's why I
> didn't remember it as such.
>
> Gerald
>
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> Hi Cindy:
>
> I posted the RITA winners on the list.
>
> As you will see Susan Elizabeth won several Ritas. There are 13 different
> categories and it tries to encompass all types of romances. Historical and
> contemporary. And even within those there are subcategories such as
> Paranormal and suspense. I also was surprise to see the tess Gertsen novel
> there as well. I assume she was a mystery writer. Anyone read this one?
>
> Grace
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> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:03 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Romance novelists
>
>
> > Thanks for that list, Grace. I've copied it. I'd like
> > the whole list, please. I'm gathering from the
> > authors' names I recognize that they're not
> > necessarily historical romance novels, just romance in
> > general. I've seen some in my bookstore but I've never
> > read any of them. I do have Jo Beverly on my list of
> > authors to read; I'll try someof the others.
> >
> > I had at home The King's Mistress, by Terri Brisbin,
> > with an eye to fixing it at some point, but I started
> > to look through the book and it didn't seem to be very
> > well-written, compared to authors like Bertrice Small
> > and Philippa Gregory, so I re-donated it to the
> > bookstore.
> >
> > Am I safe in assuming that the Rita Award winners
> > write well? I was disappointed in the Victoria Holt
> > book I validated, but I enjoyed the Susan Elizabeth
> > Phillips and the Barbara Delinsky books I did. Looking
> > at the synopses of the Tess Gerritsen books in the
> > collection, they seem to be mysteries. I gather from
> > her name on the list that t least The Surgeon is
> > romance as well?
> >
> > I'd like the opinions of readers of some of the
> > authors on Grace's list, whenever you have the time
> > and inclination. You can write to me off list. I've
> > aleady determined, from what people have said, to read
> > Jo Beverly books, and hope I won't be disappointed.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all:
> >>
> >> Sorry for the cross post.
> >>
> >> Some time ago there was a big discussion on the list
> >> about book awards.  Several lists of winners were
> >> generated in hopes that someday bookshare would have
> >> all these books.  I noticed that on Jake's site
> >> there is a category called awards.  But those awards
> >> I checked there were no records. I wonder if any one
> >> still has those lists?
> >>
> >> The reason for my post is that someone asked about
> >> the Golden Medallion award for Romance which is now
> >> called the Rita Award. I have found a complete list
> >> of the winners since 1982. It's a fairly long list.
> >> I can post it here if anyone is interested, or I can
> >> send it privately.
> >> Currently bookshare has 21 titles that have won this
> >> award. Here's the link with the list of the titles.
> >>
> > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/category.asp?id=27&sort=3
> >>
> >>
> >> Happy reading.
> >>
> >>
> >> *****
> >> Grace
> >>
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