tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post7380332087652979791..comments2023-08-16T07:25:02.989-05:00Comments on Romance Gems: What's Your Romance Catnip? by Laura HunsakerJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-35014561384859430762020-11-15T17:51:45.912-06:002020-11-15T17:51:45.912-06:00Oh, my, what a wise and witty post. Thanks, Laura....Oh, my, what a wise and witty post. Thanks, Laura.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-60837232678635049972020-11-12T23:16:57.100-06:002020-11-12T23:16:57.100-06:00Thanks :) You've got a great dh ;) But yes isn...Thanks :) You've got a great dh ;) But yes isn't it funny how I will totally read about tortured alpha arrogant and werewolf heroes, but in real life? Yeah I don't really want a werewolf in any way lolLaura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-53864225329073902112020-11-12T23:15:14.028-06:002020-11-12T23:15:14.028-06:00Oh for sure-so many tropes that I love but would n...Oh for sure-so many tropes that I love but would never like in real life.Laura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-5486071669033313652020-11-12T23:14:33.170-06:002020-11-12T23:14:33.170-06:00I love to read alpha males! Oh my goodness, I don&...I love to read alpha males! Oh my goodness, I don't even mind the alphahole heroes ;) But in real life? no thank you.Laura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-55098797751313872020-11-12T23:13:36.970-06:002020-11-12T23:13:36.970-06:00I love how you put it, I don't want or need a ...I love how you put it, I don't want or need a project. Perfect.Laura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-9204640430777721652020-11-12T23:13:06.933-06:002020-11-12T23:13:06.933-06:00That's true! As a writer I write different her...That's true! As a writer I write different heroines than I read too though. It's interesting what attracts me to a book or a trope vs. what I write.Laura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-26528026008234808042020-11-12T23:12:13.811-06:002020-11-12T23:12:13.811-06:00Isn't it funny what works for us in fiction an...Isn't it funny what works for us in fiction and what doesn't work for us in real life?Laura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-4640255736683758022020-11-12T21:00:56.687-06:002020-11-12T21:00:56.687-06:00Ugh morning breath! I heartily agree lolUgh morning breath! I heartily agree lolLaura Hunsakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957412851200915761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-45909626390101538892020-11-12T13:22:15.120-06:002020-11-12T13:22:15.120-06:00I write decent men because that's what I want ...I write decent men because that's what I want in life...what I found in my dh. But in reading I'm partial to the tortured hero who is saved by love. NOT arrogant guys, but ones with guilt or wounds. Great topic!Bonnie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191962387359643936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-4497567244999505482020-11-12T12:08:57.870-06:002020-11-12T12:08:57.870-06:00I echo Kari. My daughter and I have talked about t...I echo Kari. My daughter and I have talked about this--about how many of the "heroes" in modern books are actually men we would not like in real life.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-22431136564126848192020-11-12T08:46:10.551-06:002020-11-12T08:46:10.551-06:00Oh my gosh!! Yes, I have thought of this often. I...Oh my gosh!! Yes, I have thought of this often. It's maybe why I don't write the arrogant alpha male. He's a jerk and in real life who would want him? Or the bad boy. The hero I love reading about but would never want is the tortured hero. The one who has been so badly damaged he's barely human. In real life that would be a nightmare, but in our fantasy romance, he blossoms and comes back to life with the love of a good woman.kari lemorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836561395137916595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-28319915237009552852020-11-12T08:29:16.729-06:002020-11-12T08:29:16.729-06:00I've always found the reserved, slightly dist...I've always found the reserved, slightly distant hero appealing. Mysterious fascinates me, but not in person. The reality, in person, is often an emotionally distant man with a low EQ, and often damaged. At this stage of life, I don't want or need a project. Nor do I want to work that hard for anyone's love or attention.Marcia King-Gamblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678950827449893074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-85347267409091881572020-11-12T08:13:42.299-06:002020-11-12T08:13:42.299-06:00I think we write about heroines we'd like to b...I think we write about heroines we'd like to be. Heroines with courage we often lack. We'd like to think we'd be that way in real life, but we don't know. Maybe books helps us live through those experiences so we don't need to in real life.Jan Scarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485602579241881149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-60075853429537873672020-11-12T07:14:09.975-06:002020-11-12T07:14:09.975-06:00Hmmm...I love this question. And I completely agre...Hmmm...I love this question. And I completely agree with you about the ripping of the clothes! I think my main one would be the one night stand stuff. I like it in books because of the problems it usually creates, but that is something I would never want or do in real life. Too scary and too weird, in my opinion.Kara O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450345368460001990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618899325720287751.post-63754400246480684462020-11-12T06:02:45.130-06:002020-11-12T06:02:45.130-06:00I guess mine is that wonderful morning sex. Not th...I guess mine is that wonderful morning sex. Not that morning sex isn't wonderful, but not before brushing your teeth and going to pee!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com