Jaimey’s Comments (group member since Oct 25, 2008)

Jaimey’s comments from the Clean Romances group.

I'm so glad you joined, Tammy! To be totally honest, this group is the only reason I even joined goodreads at all. Joyce, the group creator, had posted a link in an Amazon discussion forum and I was intrigued to find that there were other women out there who prefer to read romance for the romance and not the steam. And let me tell you, it is very encouraging to me as a writer since I REFUSE to add those graphic scenes to my own novels. :o)

Jewel wrote: "I loved your opener for Betrayal, too:-)"

Thank you! I was grabbed by your prologue for The Journey. Spine-tingling.

Hey, Rachel. If you want, you can send your MS my way and I will give you an in-depth critique. It's up to you. You have my email, I think...

:o)

And I agree with Jewel. A great opening conflict, whether it's an action scene or just a main character in trouble, is a definite attraction. (I have been hearing a lot of great feedback for my opening scene in Betrayal, for example. Who wouldn't want to know why the heroine is in prison, after all?)

Hope this was of some help...

Hi, Cortney! I'm so glad you joined. Welcome to the group. :o)

joy in wonderland wrote: "Nice to have this group, though have read books that have this steamy scenes... and such, leave me guilty after reading---:(

That's why i really prefer this clean, wholesome romance---:D

Awww a..."

Welcome to the group! We're glad to have ya!

~Jaimey

Welcome to the group, Kaylee. So glad you could join us. :o)

~Jaimey

Hello, Jayda! Welcome to the group. It's always nice to meet more people who read (and write) romance for the romance. :o)

~Jaimey

Great post, Miss Mae. Very entertaining. :o)

(I became a follower of your blog, too.)

~Jaimey

Welcome to the group, Devyn! I love your name! :o)

Hi, Jana! Welcome to the group. :o)

I used the "add book/author" link and selected cover instead of link. :o)

Welcome to the group, Hywela! :o)

I know we have a bookshelf in this group overflowing with clean romance but I'm curious to know the all-time faves of our members and why. Mine are:

1. The Dedicated Villain by Patricia Veryan (I laughed, I cried, it was great.)
2. The Mandarin of Mayfair by Patricia Veryan (Last bk in a 6-book series. I was in love with this hero from the moment I met him as a secondary character in bk 1.)
3. The Painted Lady by Barbara Metzger (Bust a gut funny.)
4. The Ghostly Screams of Stormhaven by Clara Wimberly (One of the first Gothic romances I ever read and still a favorite.)
5. A Desperate Gamble by Janice Bennett (Anyone who has read Joyce's interview with me knows why this is one of my all-time faves.)

I've included a few more faves in the montage below.

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Thanx, everyone! I'm excited to get started. Now...if only my internet hadn't died on me. UGH!

(I'm currently at my mom's with her ultra-slow dial-up connection.)

:o)

Jess wrote: "I really don't like the constant use of it, or the big ones. If it's just a little that's easy to skip then I'll finish the book without a problem. If every word offended me, I don't think I could read much other than religion books."

Very good points, Jess. Thank you for posting your opinion.

:o)

Hi all!

Everyone has opinions and everyone has different views on what can be overlooked and what cannot. To that end, I have a question or two or three...

What do you, as a reader, consider to be bad language in a novel? What words make you throw down a book and refuse to pick it up again? Are there allowances for the villain in a novel? Or for scenes of emotional stress?

I'm just curious.

(Obviously, I'm not asking anyone to literally spell these words out. Kind of defeats the purpose, huh?) :o)

Aw, shucks, Joyce. Thanx. :o)

Would it be wrong of me to insert my own review blog here? :o)

Romance, Old School

I changed the name recently since what I really LOVE to read are romances and I PREFER that they be clean. I do tend to review everything I read, though...

Cheri wrote: "I'm a writer of clean romance too. I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see this group and others like me. Here's my problem, how do authors who like to write “innocently seductive” romance get..."

There are a few small presses who will publish them. Otherwise, there's always self-publishing. :o)

Hello!

A similar thread was started in a few of my other groups so I thought I'd start one here.

Twitter is fun and can be very rewarding, especially for those of you who are authors or aspiring to be.

So, do you twitter? What's your twitter address? Here's mine: http://twitter.com/jaimeygrant

If you have questions, please ask. I'm still relatively new to twitter but I will answer as best I can.

Have a lovely day! :o)