tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post3824408244927930014..comments2023-10-23T12:19:56.802-05:00Comments on A LOW PROFILE: Uber Books That People Make Fun OfGennitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05560547131612743465noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-74300608147896259932007-10-03T09:47:00.000-05:002007-10-03T09:47:00.000-05:00Sarah,Steve Morgan, yes, yes, yes! A classic Alph...Sarah,<BR/><BR/>Steve Morgan, yes, yes, yes! A classic Alpha Jerkosaurus! Gawd, what he did to Ginny was hateful and yet I loved him way back then. I still remember the scene in which he told Ginny he went back to the bar to kill the man who made her a prostitute. Knife fight. AND I still remember how it ended (the first book). She was doing one of her dances and he was watching her from the shadows, and he was thinking, WTF, he came here to rescue her and there she was dancing the dance of the harlot with total abandonment to scandalized hotel guests. Then he walked and swept her up into his arms and took off with her again! I need to reread that scene! :grin:<BR/><BR/>Chez,<BR/>Oh yeah, I totally forgot Coulter historicals which were all about forced seduction! And how about that one about the Viking slave girl? I can't remember the title.<BR/><BR/>FFern,<BR/>Paradise was one of my favorite books. That was a tycoon single title...the only one!<BR/><BR/>There were several tycoon books that totally turned me off, one of which was Howard's All That Glitters, which crossed the line with the cruelty and hysterics. I remember that was my first TSTL heroine announcement on a public Internet forum on Prodigy in the mid-90s. Linda Howard and Anne Stuart were on that board! I look back now and wonder what the hell I was thinking, posting about how stupid I found that heroine where the great La Linda hung out! I must have been a stupid, stupid, insane girl.Gennitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560547131612743465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-14534305899011929002007-10-03T09:36:00.000-05:002007-10-03T09:36:00.000-05:00Jordan, Yes, the heroines are suckily weak, aren't...Jordan, <BR/>Yes, the heroines are suckily weak, aren't they? Most of them, anyway. It's so strange how I can stomach their actions in a Presents, but if they show up in a Romantic Suspense, I'm instantly gagging and sputtering over the book.<BR/><BR/>Monique,<BR/>Oooh, you picked two books well hated by many new-school romance readers--Secret Fire by Lindsey and Cutting Edge by Linda Howard. Both were great reads for me back then too! I don't reread Cutting Edge as much as Sarah's Child, which had an emotional edge rarely seen in those books at that time. I don't know why I have this affiliation with heroines who suffer their hurt by acting woodenly, walking around as if nothing could touch them. It's so not me, LOL.<BR/><BR/>Vanessa,<BR/>Alpha Jerkosaurus and Alpha Knuckle Dragger???! Hahahahhahahaa. Love it, love it!<BR/><BR/>I think I'm going to have to use those terms for deeper discussion!<BR/><BR/>And I'm winking in answer to your :gg: <BR/><BR/>Elaine,<BR/>From what I know about your reading taste, I don't think you will enjoy the Presents type of story that I'm talking about at all. First, there's no suspense in them. Second, they are just basically mind candy, and the sex scenes aren't erotic or edgy at all. They are just addictive for other reasons.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed a lot of the early Mills and Boons of the 70s, actually, when traveling was like some impossible goal, what with the cost of plane tickets at that time. I learned a LOT about Australia, NZ, South Africa, Greece, and Arizona/Montana from those books! :-) The world was so much bigger back then without the Internet.Gennitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560547131612743465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-41333356416510124712007-10-03T08:50:00.000-05:002007-10-03T08:50:00.000-05:00While I used to read a lot of Johanna Lindsey, the...While I used to read a lot of Johanna Lindsey, the pirate romances didn't really do it for me. I did, however, loved the era of the super-wealthy tycoon romances. One of the first ones I read was by Judith McNaught. I think it was called Double Standards. Then there were Perfect and Paradise. Good times indeed.Fanciful Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409486445514775891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-6360227103352629952007-10-03T05:36:00.000-05:002007-10-03T05:36:00.000-05:00Oh yeah I too admit to the guilty pleasure of read...Oh yeah I too admit to the guilty pleasure of reading those old school romances. The early Catherine Coulters, Lindsays, etc., etc., and actually find that some of them are my most reread books. Yes, they are totally un-PC, but who cares, they fitted what was being written at the time and were just sort of accepted then. I still like the alpha hero the best and probably like the current flock of paranormals because they are allowed to have "animal" actions and instincts.Chezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050424102659373681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-31357925891879217982007-10-03T04:46:00.000-05:002007-10-03T04:46:00.000-05:00Still have loads of older Linda Howard that I indu...Still have loads of older Linda Howard that I indulge in and also J Lindsey that I re read every year once at least. But I like the alpha bloke, I started out reading Ginny and Steve, Mr Alpha ass himself.<BR/><BR/>And, I kinda like the brotherhood language, no idea why...seriously! My reading buddy Julie cannot cope with it even thoguh she has really enjoyed the books.<BR/><BR/>As for the leather pants, while we were away the dh read an article that said leather should never been worn unless it is a jacket, shoes or a belt LOL! BUT even though I would snort and giggle at someone wearing leather pants down the street who was not a biker getting on his bike, you're correct in saying there is something about it when an author gets it right! Butch in leathers just floats my boat.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735060834697894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-89727678695559812232007-10-02T22:04:00.000-05:002007-10-02T22:04:00.000-05:00I see a lot of these tycoon, millionaire - and due...I see a lot of these tycoon, millionaire - and due to inflation - billionaire Silhouette titles but always wrinkled my nose at them. The titles alone make me cringe but I was recommended Jessica Bird's Billionaire Next Door and liked it very much. So I went and ordered ten Silhouette titles though I couldn't not include a couple of romantic suspense ones...:P <BR/><BR/>Am keeping my fingers crossed that I'll like them as Billionaire Next Door is only my 2nd category title after Bird's Billionaire Drifter which I also liked and read a few years ago. I haven't dared try any other author in the belief that I only liked those 2 billionaire books because they were written by J R Ward. So we'll see when my order arrives.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what everyone means by a 'controlling' hero, though. I like masterful men. Men who have leadership qualities and men who don't sit around waiting for someone to tell them what to do. So I can't say I've met any controlling heroes whom I hated but I've met a lot of heroines who don't deserve that title, and wouldn't have a clue how to be a billionaire's wife. <BR/><BR/>I read the early Mills & Boons romances as a schoolgirl and already detested those culturally-ignorant virgins. I have to admit I still have the - erroneous, I'm sure - impression that these tycoon-Greek billionaire heroines haven't changed much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-80365203628608349042007-10-02T20:30:00.000-05:002007-10-02T20:30:00.000-05:00I love Alphas. Even the Alpha Jerkosaurus, the Alp...I love Alphas. Even the Alpha Jerkosaurus, the Alpha knuckle dragger, and the Alpha-make-me-wanna-pop-his-head-off-and-use-it-as-a-spitoon-he's-such-an-ass. So no guilty pleasures to cop to there. lol. <BR/><BR/>But I'll just hang around and collect recs. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Btw: <I>"and I give myself permission to post my own words, ahem"</I> -- You slay me. *gg*vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-33132647821437964632007-10-02T19:43:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:43:00.000-05:00Actually, I still like a lot of the older Johanna ...Actually, I still like a lot of the older Johanna Lindsey books, especially Secret Fire. I don't own it, but it would be my one keeper of hers. I also like The Cutting Edge by Linda Howard. Brett Rutland is hated by many cause he's soooo hard hearted. And Tessa is equally reviled. I like Presents, Desire, and most of their lines. I used to read the Blaze line, but the plots these days are non-existent. LOL - truth be told I even know the plotline based on the nationality of the guy. But, it is a welcome respite for the mind. I've read all the authors you mentioned and yes, I like them too. LOLMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657297164685986013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158466.post-84750113122839796542007-10-02T13:31:00.000-05:002007-10-02T13:31:00.000-05:00I like a lot of the Presents stories too. The thin...I like a lot of the Presents stories too. The thing I realized though is that I like them for the heroes, not the heroines. Some of the heroines are likable and some are just out and out frustrating. You know they couldn't cross a street without someone holding their hands. I suppose that's what makes them perfect for a controlling hero. *g*Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.com