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reynardoA little while ago I asked people to match up the Romance Novel blurb with its title.. And the answers are...
1)
Luckily a gorgeous stranger saves her life ... and gets locked up for his troubles. Can a man who kisses so lovingly and passionately really have committed the crime he's accused of?- The Renegade Hunter
2)
When a suitor tells Arabella he's willing to overlook her appalling bluestocking tendencies on account of her looks and fortune, she decides to take a break from the Marriage Mart. - Dancing at midnight
Side note: I actually ended up buying and reading this one, and was sadly disappointed. I really need to start writing this stuff myself.
3)
Letty's brother is missing, and she knows Murphy's the only one who can help her find him. But Murphy doesn't need her money. So when Letty comes to him, her begging brown eyes as dark as bittersweet chocolate, he makes her a *very* indecent proposal. - Sooner or later No-one got this one!
4)
Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other - except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. - An Offer From a Gentleman
5)
Shaken by a painful divorce, successful (...) writer Debra Barry leaves New York for the beautiful countryside of New Hampshire, where she hopes to find peace and solitude to mend her wounded heart ... Drawn together by their past, they struggle to find the courage to tear down the walls between them and build on the promise of new love. - The Carpenter's Lady
6)
Caught between vengance and ecstasy, Simon and Lillian begin a passionate affair. But betrayal lurks behind every stolen touch - and his shocking past may be his ultimate undoing ... - What the Duke desires
7)
She never dreamed the answer would be Mick Brody, Destiny's number one hellraiser. He comes from the wrong side of the tracks (or in his case, the lake), and he's landed in hot water more times than he can count. He's exactly the kind of guy Jenny's always kept her distance from ... but soon the good girl and the bad boy are caught in a raw heat that's out of control. - One Reckless Summer
8)
Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking ... and wondering ... and before she knew it, she was on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match. - To Sir Phillip with love
9)
But all is not lost, for a wild card has been dealt to them: a rogue enemy princess who can change the balance of power and turn the dread tide. - Dawnbreaker You can't see it properly in this image, but the cover is the most amazingly florid shiny metallic purple ick...
10)
Sophie Stanton may be a bit of a social liability, with her ungovernable ways and flighty nature, but Simon has responsibilities that far outweigh happiness in the household. And as for happiness in the bedroom ... he has to admit he sees Sophie's potential in that arena... - Sex and the Single Earl
11)
Still, when an unsolved mystery involves them both - and when their flirting gets the better of them - Hope and Dylan know it's time... - True confessions
12)
... and not get caught up in an ugly incident that leads to a calamitous elopement. Before she knows it, Georgie has a fake marriage, a fake husband, and maybe (or not) a fake sex life. - What I did for love
And the results are: The winner (just) with 7 out of 12 was![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
17catherines, who apparently is not just known on a first name basis at the Romance store but who must, I'm sure, own half the titles on the shelves :-)
Second with 6 out of 12 wasb_i_gbren, and third was kurada, both of whom came from the Metaquoted articles. And I still adore the perfidious Imperialist Rival Milkmaid.
1)
Luckily a gorgeous stranger saves her life ... and gets locked up for his troubles. Can a man who kisses so lovingly and passionately really have committed the crime he's accused of?- The Renegade Hunter 2)
When a suitor tells Arabella he's willing to overlook her appalling bluestocking tendencies on account of her looks and fortune, she decides to take a break from the Marriage Mart. - Dancing at midnightSide note: I actually ended up buying and reading this one, and was sadly disappointed. I really need to start writing this stuff myself.
3)
Letty's brother is missing, and she knows Murphy's the only one who can help her find him. But Murphy doesn't need her money. So when Letty comes to him, her begging brown eyes as dark as bittersweet chocolate, he makes her a *very* indecent proposal. - Sooner or later No-one got this one!4)
Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other - except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. - An Offer From a Gentleman 5)
Shaken by a painful divorce, successful (...) writer Debra Barry leaves New York for the beautiful countryside of New Hampshire, where she hopes to find peace and solitude to mend her wounded heart ... Drawn together by their past, they struggle to find the courage to tear down the walls between them and build on the promise of new love. - The Carpenter's Lady 6)
Caught between vengance and ecstasy, Simon and Lillian begin a passionate affair. But betrayal lurks behind every stolen touch - and his shocking past may be his ultimate undoing ... - What the Duke desires 7)
She never dreamed the answer would be Mick Brody, Destiny's number one hellraiser. He comes from the wrong side of the tracks (or in his case, the lake), and he's landed in hot water more times than he can count. He's exactly the kind of guy Jenny's always kept her distance from ... but soon the good girl and the bad boy are caught in a raw heat that's out of control. - One Reckless Summer 8)
Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking ... and wondering ... and before she knew it, she was on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match. - To Sir Phillip with love 9)
But all is not lost, for a wild card has been dealt to them: a rogue enemy princess who can change the balance of power and turn the dread tide. - Dawnbreaker You can't see it properly in this image, but the cover is the most amazingly florid shiny metallic purple ick...10)
Sophie Stanton may be a bit of a social liability, with her ungovernable ways and flighty nature, but Simon has responsibilities that far outweigh happiness in the household. And as for happiness in the bedroom ... he has to admit he sees Sophie's potential in that arena... - Sex and the Single Earl 11)
Still, when an unsolved mystery involves them both - and when their flirting gets the better of them - Hope and Dylan know it's time... - True confessions 12)
... and not get caught up in an ugly incident that leads to a calamitous elopement. Before she knows it, Georgie has a fake marriage, a fake husband, and maybe (or not) a fake sex life. - What I did for love And the results are: The winner (just) with 7 out of 12 was
17catherines, who apparently is not just known on a first name basis at the Romance store but who must, I'm sure, own half the titles on the shelves :-)Second with 6 out of 12 was
b_i_gbren, and third was kurada, both of whom came from the Metaquoted articles. And I still adore the perfidious Imperialist Rival Milkmaid.
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Date: 2010-04-06 08:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-09 08:21 am (UTC)As it happens, none of the novels listed in this quiz are favourites of mine. The only ones on the list which I have read are by Julia Quinn, who can write far better things than the three chosen here (How to Catch an Heiress and How to Marry a Marquis are both extremely funny, for example, though I admit to a desire to smack the hero of the former). But I don't think Loretta Chase is even capable of writing a bad book; Eloisa James is fabulous and actually gets her historical attitudes right; Anne Gracie is fabulous *and* Australian, and let's not forget that Hugo-winners Connie Willis and Lois McMaster Bujold have dabbled delightfully in romance on occasion.
And if you think I'm unduly kind in my criticisms (and I freely admit I read romances when I want to be entertained without thinking too much), I do recommend Smart Bitches, Trashy Books - their reviews of novels (and covers) are witty, merciless, and dead-on. And hysterically funny, especially when skewering clichés.
Sorry to respond to your one-liner with such a screed, but as a proud reader and occasional writer of romance, I could not let it stand unanswered.
Catherine