Category Archives: romance

things that make you go O.o

Posted on 11/02/2015 by Kris

You know you’ve been reading too many shifter books when you start yelling at the book because the author is doing the mating thing wrong.

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who are the true romantics of m/m? the poll results

Posted on 24/03/2012 by Kris

Apparently it took me a few days to work out that the only way I could see the results of my poll was to use my iPad.  Yeah.  I’ve no bloody idea why either. But on to the results!   … Continue reading →

Posted in embrace the rainbow, m/m, romance, serious randomness, serious shit, WTF | 4 Comments

who are the true romantics of m/m? the poll

Posted on 16/03/2012 by Kris

About a month ago I posited the question as to who wrote the most romancey tales in the m/m genre? Were they females, males, GQ/T* people, who? The majority of commenters believed gender and/or sexuality had no bearing on the level of … Continue reading →

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the true conflict of m/m

Posted on 23/02/2012 by Kris

The concept of conflict in romance was raised a number of times in the comments of the true romantics of m/m.  This was a lovely happenstance as it was a topic Sunita (Dear Author), John (Dreaming in Books) and I had discussed in … Continue reading →

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the true romantics of m/m (with edit)

Posted on 14/02/2012 by Kris

I’ve had a couple of fascinating discussions with Sunita of Dear Author reviewing fame and John of Dreaming in Books about m/m romance. In 140 characters or less, we’ve shared thoughts on a number of issues.  Such was my interest … Continue reading →

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maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 03/07/2011 by Kris

As I was busily lurking my way through Reading Bloglandia the other day, it suddenly hit me…I have absolutely no fucking idea what ‘category romance’ actually means.All this time, I’ve been nodding and typing ‘yes’ whilst being completely and utterly … Continue reading →

Posted in maybe it's me but, romance, themes, tropes | 14 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 14/04/2011 by Kris

It’s not only the copious amounts of sex scenes in romance and erotica which have me skipping pages at the moment, but also the dreaded, seemingly endless fuck. This is me… ‘Yay!  They’re finally smexing!’ Later… *roll eyes*  ‘Oh, ferchrissake, would … Continue reading →

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maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 28/12/2010 by Kris

Sometimes when I’m reading a romance that is heavy on the sex I’ll get totally freaked out if there are kids in the story too. Makes me think of parent sex. *brain bleach*

Posted in maybe it's me but, romance | 35 Comments

tasting ‘helpless’ – day notevencloseto6

Posted on 27/12/2010 by Kris

Helpless by M. J. Pearson The Blurb: In London during the gross indecency trial of Oscar Wilde, Douglas Shrove finds himself still haunted by memories of his dead lover while skirting violence, blackmail and the affections of two men.  There … Continue reading →

Posted in historical, m j pearson, m/m, m/m romance challenge 2010, romance, tasting | 21 Comments

kurious kris

Posted on 15/12/2010 by Kris

Not scary.  I swearz. I’m just curious to find out what readers believe constitutes a ‘closed door’ approach to writing sex scenes in romance. For example, does it mean that everything *waggles eyebrows* happens off page? Or are you a … Continue reading →

Posted in romance, serious randomness, serious shit | 31 Comments