Snowstorm Seduction: Stranded with the Rancher

One of the challenges of romance is getting your couple together, and keeping them together until propinquity kicks in, in a short period of time. A favourite device for this is weather enforced isolation. I do this in my Romance One, where a rainstorm and bridge washout leave my couple stranded and alone. I was …

Jessie’s Lawman

I dropped by my closest used bookstore to pick up some old Harlequins for bubble bath reads, and the 3 for $1 romance shelf, usually just outside the door, was missing. Inside, I found new staff, who were surprised at my request, but decided that explained why the old Harlequins, in boxes on the floor, …

Dance Cards

Regency Romances often refer to dance cards. Like most lists, a list of your dance partners for the evening is a great way to be organized. No one is overlooked or forgotten, no one gets more time than they should have, and there's no risk of forgetting names. It's also a record of the evening, …

Plotting Out for a Hero

A few days ago, as I was walking in the halls of the twelfth floor office I work in, I saw a hero coming to the elevators. Tall guy, trim, mid-twenties, blonde hair just a little too long, and a tailored suit that suggested money, taste, and the Nordic body of my dreams underneath.  Far …