Danielle The Book Huntress ’s Comments (group member since Jan 27, 2010)

Danielle The Book Huntress ’s comments from the Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group group.

Kicking butt as usual, Dina!

Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "The Flame and the Flower"

Why would you consider it a classic romance novel?

Rachel wrote: "The first "new classic" that came to mind for me was . I feel it qualifies based on the reasons above, especially this one: They may have even lead to th..."

I wouldn't automatically consider this a romance novel. If you're arguing that it spawned vampires as romantic figures, maybe. But I'm not sure how much romance it has.

Can you give me more justification?

I finished reading Shadow's Claim and started up on a reread of Fire And Ice, among other reads.

Anna wrote: "Hello. I would like to offer an author Q&A - I'm Anna Lowe, author of a new PNR series: The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch. May I simply add an event or do I request one? If so, I would be interested in..."

I'm sorry that I did not see your post earlier. We are not hosting Q&A Sessions on the group right now and have no plans in the near future to do so. You are welcome to add a thread for yourself in the Promotions section and to interact with readers through that thread.

Thanks,

Danielle

I can't wait to see which books people list.

I belong to a Classics group and there is some pretty fiery disagreement at times about what makes a book a classic. We will probably veer away from the strict definition right now.

I'll list some basic criteria of what we should consider when compiling our Romance Novel Classics list, but I am open to suggestions. I will add them to this post, along with a list we can keep here. Feel free to argue your case for a book, even if it doesn't adhere to all of these or most of these qualifiers.

Please add the book with a link to the title on Goodreads. If it's out of print, let us know, so people won't expect to be able to find a copy easily.

Qualifications:

1. A book that started or set a defining trend or established the concepts of romance novels that have endured. They may have even lead to the development of an archetypal character or sub-genre of romance.

2. Books that are recommended time and time again by staunch romance novel fans.

3. Books that have earned the right to be classics, either by their enduring nature or because they have been in the genre for several years.

**These books don't have to have dangerous heroes.

The List:

The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiweiss
Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Welcome to all the new author members. Thank you very much for showing respect for the members of this group. We value authors (consider you just as much members as non-authors), but we want to make sure that all members feel this is a safe place that is not being spammed or promo bombed. That's why we have very specific rules about author and self promotion.

KMM is probably the author that had me reconsidering my dislike of time travel theme. I don't love it, but hers are very good.

I think I prefer Middle Grade/Juvenile books to YA. Less adherence to formula and slavish following of trends.

I won't say I don't ever read YA. I do, but I'm leery of the trendy ones.

Susan wrote: "Danielle, I've read a couple of PNR novels that I really enjoyed. And I'm a sucker (pardon) for old-school vampires. I guess I have read (or begun to read) too many where the author substitutes a g..."

Regarding the PNR genre, just like any other, it gets saturated and many authors throw their hat in and don't always write the best books.

I think there are some fantastic works and series in the genre. It remains one of my favorite for that reason.

Susan wrote: "In the hands of the right writer, I never get tired of the gruff angry hero who is on the run and has to kidnap the heroine."

Agreed.

Moved to promotions section. Rules are very specific about author promotions.

As a courtesy, I moved your post and didn't delete it.

Hi Rusty. I see you're an author. Be sure to check out the regulations regarding author promotions.

Welcome, Nichole! I love your first grade story!

Susan wrote: "Paranormal romance, with very few exceptions, makes me snooze. There's a lot of normal that has yet to be explored in original ways by insightful writers. Also, those "breeds" stories are often jus..."

You know what? I used to be very uninterested in PNR, but I read a really good one and I got hooked. I still love them, after all this time.

Honestly, it's fantasy. I don't want to get with a vampire or a werewolf in real life, but there are aspects to those storylines that make for very good reads. I put the book down and go back to my normal life.

Rachel Annie wrote: " Danielle The Book Huntress (Self-Proclaimed Book Ninja) wrote: "I wonder why there's not more Yakuza stories? ..."

Huh, you bring up a good point... I'd love to read the descriptions of the tatto..."

Yes. And I love Asian guys, so it would be so much win, right?

Paganalexandria **wicked juices bubbling over** wrote: "Something that raises my DNF probability is having more than one relationship milestone off screen. I give you only one, "Last week we went to the amusement park and had the greatest time.." If it ..."

That's a really good point, Pagan. It seems like a cheat, especially when it's a romance book.

And I am kind of bored with the overabundance of historical rakes, but I can't resist a spinster/rake storyline. I think it's because the heroine is harder to get and presumably older and wiser and she's not such an easy conquest to the hero. Plus, I just adore Jane Eyre!

Welcome, Rachel!