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Category: Romantic Fiction

Tidelands

On June 13, 2020 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, Historical Fiction, Romantic Fiction, Women in HistoryLeave a comment

by Philippa Gregory A Review 'This was the walking night for the dead, this night and their saints' days; but she did not think her drunken violent husband had been under the care of any particular saint.' Alinor Reekie scratches out a living for herself and her children Rob and Alys in the marshlands of …

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A Romance of Exmoor

On December 1, 2018December 2, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Books, heroic deeds, Romantic FictionLeave a comment

Lorna Doone By R.D. Blackmore RD Blackmore was a prolific and popular writer of novels and poetry during the mid-nineteenth century. Lorna Doone is the only one of his works to survive the test of time. Lorna Doone is a love story. Yet in choosing its subtitle, A Romance of Exmoor, the author had something …

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In Wine Is Truth?

On April 21, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Romantic Fiction, Writers, Writing and PublishingLeave a comment

Sweeter Than Wine (Post 4) CATHY Yves lays his cigar on an ash tray, picks up his financial newspaper and pretends to read. ‘I can’t help noticing she has nice legs,’ he mumbles behind the newsprint. ‘But it doesn’t qualify her as a daughter-in-law.’ I feel like throwing something at him but have nothing convenient …

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Imagining Characters

On April 20, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Books, Romantic Fiction, Writing and PublishingLeave a comment

Sweeter Than Wine (Post 3) CATHY Yves’ face grows even redder. The artery in his neck stands out . . . . ‘God knows how many of a brood she’ll give him before he’s done with his career of learning.’ ‘So, you’d rather he screwed around in one-night stands with horny undergrads. Or went with …

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Writing the Female

On April 18, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Books, Romantic Fiction, Writing and Publishing5 Comments

Sweeter Than Wine (Post 2) NICOLE The bus pulls away, leaving me in the middle of Bordeaux wine country. Vines border the road to right and left, stretching into the distance as far as I can see. The fresh air, laden with unfamiliar scents, is intoxicating. I stare up at the house. It’s built on …

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Love Writing

On April 17, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Books, Romantic Fiction, Writing and Publishing14 Comments

I haven't been reading much lately. Instead, I have been working hard on a debut romance novel, writing as Drew Greenfield. What began as a challenge (Why don't you try writing an adult romance?) became a germ of an idea, then a serious project, and now a completed e-book. So, today, I'm going to indulge …

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