Grey aka Robert Fordham
c/o Joanna Bourne
The Spymaster’s Lady
Dear Robert,
Thanks for not being a dillweed. I apprecitate that. I don’t know if you’ve noticed (you probably have. You are very observant.) but romance novel spies tend to be intensely retarded. By intensely retarded I mean, if they were actually spies they would be dead by now [...]
An Open Letter to A Romance Novel Hero: Resurrecting the Idea
This Is Not A Love Song
This is not a love song.
This is not a love song.
This is not a love song.
This is not a love song.
— Public Image Limited
Vice Avenged: A Moral Tale by Lolah Burford is not a romance. But it is also not not a romance. It is a curious little book somewhere between [...]
At the Library Book Sale
The library book sale is a treasure trove of romance novels. I went to the library on Saturday and discovered several classic Catherine Coulters with their glorious be-Fabio-ed clinch covers, several Rebecca Brandewynes, an African-American contemporary category title from 1984 and like 400 Jennifer Blakes some in hard-back. The best part is that paperbacks are [...]
A Cheap Trick
While researching my PCA/ACA paper I came across a most interesting book entitled Endless Rapture by Helen Hazen. Now for those of you who don’t know, romance scholarship has now been listed in waves (Thank you, Eric Selinger for confirming this at dinnerlast week) and this book falls into the first wave which also includes [...]
Alas
I have been very remiss. I’ve been neglecting my blog most horribly. The reason is because I have been using all my extra time and energy trying to finish my PCA/ACA paper that I will be giving in New Orleans next Thursday. Yes, indeed. That task thas completely taken over my energies and brain, and [...]
