Elvis is harried by three, count ‘em, three marriage-minded dames in Spinout, in which he plays a race car driver/rock & roll singer. He’s offered big bucks to compromise his lifestyle by playing a party for a rich girl (frequent co-star Shelley Fabares) and drive a millionaire’s prototype car, but Elvis isn’t tempted by material gain. (Sort of an inverse plot to EP’s real showbiz career.) Most of…
Elvis is harried by three, count ‘em, three marriage-minded dames in Spinout, in which he plays a race car driver/rock & roll singer. He’s offered big bucks to compromise his lifestyle by playing a party for a rich girl (frequent co-star Shelley Fabares) and drive a millionaire’s prototype car, but Elvis isn’t tempted by material gain. (Sort of an inverse plot to EP’s real showbiz career.) Most of…
What are some good romance novels? I’m currently reading the Outlander series but after that, I have nothing. I’ve read all of Jane Austen’s stuff. I’ve just finished Wuthering Heights before I started with the Outlander series.
Could anyone give me a good list? I don’t care if they are Young Adult, classical, or modern adult. Just give me a list
Thanks!
1. Vampire Diaries by : L.J Smith********
Elena: the golden girl, the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants.
Stefan: brooding and mysterious, he seems to be the only one who can resist Elena, even as he struggles to protect her from the horrors that haunt his past.
Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Determined to have Elena, he’d kill to possess her.
2. Supernatural
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
After two years on the run, best friends Rose, half-human/half-vampire, and Lissa, a mortal vampire princess, are caught and returned to St. Vladimir’s Academy. Up until then, Rose had kept Lissa safe from her enemies; school, however, brings both girls additional challenges and responsibilities. How they handle peer pressure, nasty gossip, new relationships, and anonymous threats may mean life or death. Likable narrator Rose hides doubts about her friend behind a tough exterior; orphan Lissa, while coping with difficult emotional issues such as depression and survivor’s guilt, uses her emerging gifts for good.
3. Romantic x 9 / Supernatural
Mediator Series by Meg Cabot*********
Susannah Simon is 16 years old, a lonely New York City girl who has to move from her beloved East Coast to live with her mother and new step-family in Carmel, California. Traumatic enough for any teenager, this adjustment to a new family and environment is complicated even more by Susannah’s natural gift for talking to the dead. Susannah is a mediator, a contact point for the dead who can’t (or won’t) make it to the other side. The family home is a beautiful old house harbouring its own resident unsettled spirit, which has set up residence in Susannah’s bedroom. There is also the small matter of the angry ghost haunting the locker room in her new school, desperate for revenge on an ex-boyfriend, not to mention the discovery that her school principal, Father Dominic, is also a mediator.
4. Romantic x 15
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
A big, sumptuous tale of catty girls, dark secrets and windswept romance unfurls in this compulsively readable novel of late-19th-century New York City socialites. Godbersen weaves a tenuous web of deceit, backstabbing and pretense that follows four teens: Elizabeth Holland, a prim and proper lady of old-money society, is betrothed to one man, though furtively loves another; Henry Schoonmaker, a debauched playboy who must marry Elizabeth or be disinherited; Diana Holland, Elizabeth’s younger sister who is in love with her fiancé; and Penelope Hayes, a member of the nouveau riche who will stop at nothing to win Henry’s affections.
5. Really Romantic in the first three not in the last one
The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfield~Science fiction
6. Romantic x 2 Great action
Maximum Ride(Really good)*******
A group of genetically enhanced kids who can fly and have other unique talents are on the run from part-human, part-wolf predators called Erasers in this exciting SF thriller that’s not wholly original but is still a compelling read. Max, 14, and her adopted family–Fang and Iggy, both 13, Nudge, 11, Gazzy, 8, and Angel, 6–were all created as experiments in a lab called the School. Jeb, a sympathetic scientist, helped them escape and, since then, they’ve been living on their own. The Erasers have orders to kill them so the world will never find out they exist. Max’s old childhood friend, Ari, now an Eraser leader, tracks them down, kidnaps Angel, and transports her back to the School to live like a lab rat again. The youngsters are forced to use their special talents to rescue her as they attempt to learn about their pasts and their destinies.
7. Ultimate Love Triangle/ Supernatural
Marked ( Book 1) House of Night series
In 16-year-old Zoey Redbird’s world, vampyres not only exist but are also tolerated by humans. Those whom the creatures “mark” as special enter the House of Night school where they will either become vampyres themselves, or, if their body rejects the change, die. To Zoey, being marked is truly a blessing, though she’s scared at first. She has never fit into the human world and has always felt she is destined for something else. Her grandmother, a descendant of the Cherokee, has always supported her emotionally, and it is she who takes the girl to her new school. But even there the teen stands apart from the others. Her mark from the Goddess Nyx is a special one, showing that her powers are very strong for one so young. At the House of Night, Zoey finds true friendship, loyalty, and romance as well as mistrust and deception.
8. Not really romantic
Blue Bloods Series by Melissa De La Cruz-Skylar a vampire girl crushing on an already taken vampire, but other young vampires are dying fast and nobody knows what’s killing them, unless the silver bloods have returned.
9. Romantic x 3
The Host by: Stephanie Meyer
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The film that officially signaled Disney’s animation renaissance (following The Little Mermaid) and the only animated feature to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Beauty and the Beast remains the yardstick by which all other animated films should be measured. It relates the story of Belle, a bookworm with a dotty inventor for a father; when he inadvertently offends the Beast (a prince w…
The American Ballet Theater version of the Tchaikovsky classic, a 1977 studio rendition directed by Tony Charmoli, has become a holiday perennial on PBS stations and home video. It’s a favorite of parents who want to give their kids the gift of culture–and with good reason. There’s a loose fairy tale plot to keep dance neophytes interested, and Boris Aronson’s eye-candy production design is a se…
This 1990 production of Wagner’s magnificent mid-period music drama at the Vienna State Opera is wholly triumphant, not least because of its now-antiquated notion of not updating, contemporizing, or otherwise making mincemeat of the opera’s original setting. Conventional staging is not foolproof, but when it’s done as well and as directly as stage director Wolfgang Weber and set designers Rudolf …
Western Romance Stories – Looking For Love And Romance
Western romance involves a lot more than endless sunshine and bliss! There are many hardships and challenges as well as romantic attractions which range from the gentle and sensitive to unusual kinds of loving that are decidedly erotic. Here are some of the best – meaning most popular – books available in this genre. They’ve been selected from the bestselling lists of the world’s largest bookstore.
The authors frequently have many titles in this field, so the list has been compiled to represent a range of notable writers, as well as some of their most popular western romances which, together, have sold in their millions.
1. Branded As Trouble – Lorelei James 2. Texas! Sage – Sandra Brown 3. High Country Bride – Linda Lael Miller 4. The Husband Tree – Mary Connealy 5. Early Dawn – Catherine Anderson 6. Sarah’s Quilt – Nancy E. Turner 7. Heart Of Texas: Nell’s Cowboy and Lone Star Baby – Debbie Macomber 8. Dakota Heat: Her Dakota Men and Dakota Ranch Crude – Leah Brooke 9. Tied Up, Tied Down – Lorelei James 10. Christy – Catherine Marshall
Lest you think that western romance books occupy an area of little interest, one that is read only by lonely homesteaders, Debbie Macomber alone has sold more than 140 million copies of her books and ‘Christy’, by Catherine Marshall, was regarded highly enough to be produced as a TV series, which is now available on DVD.
Unsurprisingly, these authors all have their own individual styles and their treatments of the romantic aspects also vary from the gentle, suggestive and suspenseful to the openly erotic.
The problems and conflicts are those which women, especially, can identify with and may at times include social issues, such as alcohol, but will inevitably be concerned with personal attraction between the leading characters and the problems of trying to bridge the difficulties which prevent a lasting relationship. The heroines face jealousy, abduction, differences in social status, drought, attraction to several men at the same time, and more. Life in the Old West, through the eyes of these writers, was never dull!
A woman in modern western romance novels is usually strong and enduring, capable of surviving despite many hardships. She may be well educated, as with Sage in ‘Texas! Sage’, have her own business or ranch, be single or widowed with children. The situations she will face are many and varied. However, even if disadvantaged, she is never weak.
Despite the challenging demands of the situations which confront these women in western romance, they are capable of caring, sensitivity and loving deeply, often with great passion.
About the Author
Cover pictures, storylines and reader comments for the novels referred to above can be seen here: Western Romance You can also see details here: Romance Stories
“Your Book Is Your Hook!” Show – Bestseller Debbie Macomber & Literary Manager Elizabeth Fowler
Writer/director Michael Landon Jr. continues in his famous father’s footsteps by creating moral family entertainment set in the early days of the American prairie. Stubborn Marty Claridge (Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy) travels west with her new husband–but after they find a beautiful patch of land, her husband dies in an accident before they’ve even started building. A man named Clark (Dale Mi…
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Get Your Romance On People…the Love Text Message… I Love You Sms
Keep It Going People…The Love Text Message… I Love You SMS. So Simple, Yet So Effective.
Staying close doesn’t always require an extravagant plan, expensive date. The regularity is the important part. Relationships get comfortable and with that comfort often comes laziness. The extra effort to “keep it going” for a couple can be a simple love text message, a sticky note in their wallet saying “can’t wait to see you”… These little efforts often have a way of bringing you closer then the big expensive ones… Right?
Most couples say they feel closest to their partners during vacation walks on the beach or candlelit dinners. Come on… Seriously? Real bonding, is the best when you’re doubled over, laughing hysterically… together. You catch a glimpse of that really real amazing smile (that doesn’t show as often as it should) as your eyes are watering and it’s like you just had your first date.
Cracking each other up lit the first spark of attraction in my relationship. We worked together in a stressful office – we laughed to cope amid the tension of the day. In our relationship humor is the connection that helps us through any tough couple stuff. We’d send text messages about funny drama throughout the day, then throw in an “can’t wait to get you naked”, and you’re feelin awesome. (It gets you through the drama, you know; are there going to be any layoff at your company? Does this mole look cancerous? Whose family will we see at Christmas?). Yes?
Laughing together is something to cherish-whether you’re hitting a comedy club, watching your favorite sitcoms, or just giving each other a hard time. It’s real, it’s inexpensive and it works.
About the Author
Elle Petes, Author and Founder http://www.relationship-advice-bootcamp.com ~ A non-judging place to vent, and get real relationship advice. .. kinda like a BFF ~ without the drama. A punchy place to voice opinions and get realistic relationship advice tips from articles, quizzes and most importantly… from reading other people’s stuff.
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There is nothing more enticing or alluring than the prospect of finding that one true love. Perhaps the only thing better could be true love with a catwalk model. For thousands of forlorn, abandoned, rejected or just fed up with feminism’ men in Western Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia, all trails seem to ‘lead eastward’ as they search for the love of their life. The marriage agency business in Ukraine is booming. It was born shortly the fall of the wall, but received its biggest infusion of life about 7 years ago with the rise in popularity of the Internet.
Ukraine is second after Russia in numbers of women using the Internet superhighway to find love and romance and, perhaps, a better life. But how many of these women are for real? How many wants love, marriage and a little one in a baby carriage? Surprisingly enough after talking with a cross-section of men recently arrived in Kyiv from Western Europe, the USA and Canada on marriage tours, not as many as you would think are interested in pur?suing marriage. These men, who had been cor?responding with the woman of ‘their dreams’ for many months, were dismayed to find that once on the ground in Ukraine, a different story was on the verge of ruining their fairytale quest for a Slavic princess. There were three com?plaints this reporter heard from all but two of the men. Number one:
I. The girl said she had second thoughts and didn’t want to get married so soon.
2. The girl said she had no plans to leave Ukraine.
3. The girl ‘appeared’ interested only in going out and having a good time.
“It was just a bit strange to me,” says Curtis, a computer programmer from San Jose California. Curtis had been corresponding with a girl named Svetlana in Kyiv for about 6 months before deciding to take the plunge. “Everything appears o.k. on the surface, but when I want to talk about specifics, plans for the future, she backs off. I mean I am only here for 7 days, I don’t have a long time to put things together, it was really kind of frustrating,” he says. Curtis also says the passion and heartfelt feelings that were in the emails and letters before his arrival were missing in the face to face contact. “There was something peculiar about our first and second meetings. I didn’t get the impression that I was talking to the same girl I had been writing to for a half of a year. She said she didn’t want to get married so soon and that she was nervous about relocating to the USA,” said Curtis. Those two points are the sticklers. Yes, marriage is a big step, and one should be a little nervous about broaching the subject, but shouldn’t that be a consideration before a person enlists the services of a marriage agency, not after the guy you have been writing ‘sweet nothings’ to shows up at Boryspil Airport?
The first two points were put to American businessman and longtime Kyiv resident Mr. Brett Ousley, himself President of Kiev Connections. “I am a single guy, and have used agencies in the past, and some of the problems mentioned are what led me to open up my own agency”, he says. Brett says many of the plethora of agencies in Ukraine are in the business to collect and sell as many names and addresses as they can. This ‘killing the golden goose’ mentality in the marriage agency business is bad for the legitimate operations who genuinely try to match the appropriate people for a solid relationship. “I remember this one time, years ago, I was on a date with a girl from some agency in town,” says Ousley, “and after I pick her up we start walking to this cafe in order to get to know each other better. As we are walking, she nonchalantly blurts out that she can not be out late because her husband will be home in a while”. Needless to say, Ousley politely ducked out. “She was amazing, she like said I hope this doesn’t preclude us going out tonight? I said well, ‘what’s the point’, see ya later,” says the disgusted bride hunter.
Ousley says this experience was such a shocker that it has helped form a cornerstone of his operation. Through screening of the applicants, his suspicions were well founded. What some people don’t consider as that this is a ‘win win’ situation for the ladies,” says Ousley. “It costs them nothing. The risk is the man’s. She waits for the agency to call, or she collects the letters, gifts and dates all for free, while the man uses his one vacation a year, buys a ticket, lodgings in Kyiv and lays his heart on the line, so that is why we make sure our girls are on the level,” says Ousley. Ousley says that he periodically reviews a girl’s status, and that some are reject?ed, or removed from his roster if they are found to be just in the game for a good time and not serious. Another agency that specializes in personalized matchmaking is the Mordinson Agency of Kharkiv. Mordinson is a premium agency specializing in some of ‘the most attractive women in the Kharkiv region, and goes to the trouble of listing it’s success stories on the web site, with actual photos of the couples it has produced. “Our girls are all interested in getting married and we go to the trouble of individually tailoring a program for the man who is visiting, so he feels special and the process goes smoothly,” says representative Darya Mordinson. “We don’t conduct these uncomfortable ‘meat-market’ socials that some of the bigger agencies conduct,” she says of the classic marriage agency meets where ten guys will find themselves facing a room full of up to sixty girls. “The meetings we offer are all individual and only with girls or women who are definitely interested in the man so that disappointment is who have dealt with the mass marketers of names and addresses. You can tell such sites right away when you load up their page on your browser. You see about ten to fifteen photos per page, nearly identical wording on the bios, normally only credit card payment info and no one person’s name at the top who you can talk to if you have a problem. If you are surfing for an agency, a sign that one is more credible than others would be the listing of a phone number and a manager’s name. This tells you there is someone accountable, and if possible before you send any money or write any romantic thoughts, spend the dollar it costs per minute for the long distance call from abroad and touch base with the manager. From your conversation you will be able to tell if this is a ‘take the money and run’ operation or one that will work with you in attempting to find the match of a lifetime. The address sellers are the weak link in the marriage agency chain.
Marriage agencies do attract negative publicity, and are still seen as somewhat exploitative, but it is worth remembering that they exist everywhere. However, the financial differentials between Western husbands and Slavic brides has left the practice open to attack. In the late 1990s a feminist legislator from Washington State proposed a law wherein background checks should be required of men enlisting the services of a marriage agency overseas. Allegedly responding to cases wherein eastern European and Asian women were bought as mail order brides and abandoned or abused in the United States, the legislation was thrown out, largely due to the lack of concrete cases of abuses. In fact, many agencies make a point of listing success stories of ‘happy ever after’ couples on their sites, and guard against getting involved with any Western client deemed ‘undesirable’.
In general, potential bride hunters should be careful when choosing an agency and ask those sensitive tough questions before hopping on a plane or forking out a lot of money for that one ‘special girl’. There are many genuine ladies looking for long-term involvement, but there are also many girls more excited by the prospect of ‘no strings’ fun with comparatively well-off foreign man. Happy hunting!
About the Author
Mishael Mordinson is an owner of A Mordinson Introduction, family run elite introduction club based in Kharkov, Ukraine http://www.mordinson.com
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