tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post1295337804119244719..comments2023-11-01T18:52:33.180-05:00Comments on From the Heart...Cheryl St.John: Do you remember the first romance you ever read?Cheryl St.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00947267011326863581noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-46525147481246368532007-05-12T06:49:00.000-05:002007-05-12T06:49:00.000-05:00Jennifer, I really loved all of Cassandra Austin's...Jennifer, I really loved all of Cassandra Austin's books. My favorite was the blind hero. Her real name is Sandra and she lives in Kansas. We used to often hang out in our hotel rooms at local conferences. She's a really nice lady.<BR/><BR/>I do recall when a LOT of readers were up in arms over For The Roses. Julie lives in Kansas City and used to attend the local conferences there. A very gracious person.<BR/><BR/>Lou, that is the old Hummingbird cover - there is a new one.Cheryl St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947267011326863581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-74543123526395455902007-05-11T21:18:00.000-05:002007-05-11T21:18:00.000-05:00I have more Candace than Lisa just because I ran o...I have more Candace than Lisa just because I ran out of time & space.LuckyLouPlattsmouthNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928593141326304867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-68613162742038602072007-05-11T21:16:00.000-05:002007-05-11T21:16:00.000-05:00Cheryl, I don't recognize that cover. Will have to...Cheryl, I don't recognize that cover. Will have to check my box of L Spencer soon.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, I too appreciate hearing<BR/>background on authors, makes them seem closer. My husband is from near Cambridge; on our second trip, I brought back 20 Boons/Mills books, 8 yrs ago before stricter limits on luggage!LuckyLouPlattsmouthNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928593141326304867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-22531030080920064772007-05-11T21:02:00.000-05:002007-05-11T21:02:00.000-05:00Jennifer; I worked for Hallmark when that movie ca...Jennifer; I worked for Hallmark when that movie came out & we had many unhappy readers who were upset with the changes in plot & characters. One movie that DID follow the book almost verbatim (I read it 2 wks before airdate) was Anne Quindlen's Black & Blue. Very suspenseful!LuckyLouPlattsmouthNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928593141326304867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-77187625668299678642007-05-11T20:56:00.000-05:002007-05-11T20:56:00.000-05:00CSJ, I too read C cookson & N Lofts, plus Zane Gre...CSJ, I too read C cookson & N Lofts, plus Zane Grey (learned my first swear word- bastard there! age 12 LOL); devoured & collected LaVyrle-loved the Midwest connection; didn't care for Separate Beds for some reason. Stopped romance for awhile; reintroduced to genre 12 yrs ago by a co-worker: we had slack time to read a novel a week. I enjoy history so historicals are my favorite: Ire/Scot/England & American.LuckyLouPlattsmouthNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928593141326304867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-18542392254248390242007-05-11T20:40:00.000-05:002007-05-11T20:40:00.000-05:00Not counting the classics, my first romance was Fo...Not counting the classics, my first romance was For the Roses by Julie Garwood. I was 13 or 14 and I had seen the tv movie "Rose Hill" that was based on the book (but nothing like the book) and got my mom to buy it for me. Yeah, it was definitely a shock when I read the first love scene...LOL. But I was hooked and haven't looked back since.<BR/><BR/>I still remember my first Harlequin Historical (and still have it) as well...Cally and the Sheriff by Cassandra Austin. My sister bought it for me when we were book shopping for her (she read contemporary category romances, but I was drawn to the historical...I was a HUGE fan of westerns and the western themed romances sucked me in)...I was hooked on historicals.Jennifer Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17872094673771046272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-22130522067504027812007-05-09T22:17:00.000-05:002007-05-09T22:17:00.000-05:00Karen! Me, too! You reminded me that I used to r...Karen! Me, too! You reminded me that I used to read westerns. I read every Louis L'Amour there was. I still own a complete leatherbound set.Cheryl St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947267011326863581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-34656440916427812812007-05-09T20:08:00.000-05:002007-05-09T20:08:00.000-05:00My first romance was a western romance by Rosanne ...My first romance was a western romance by Rosanne Bittner, although I don't remember which title it was. I was searching for westerns & that book looked good, and it drew me into the whole romance genre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-34535265209561763302007-05-09T16:53:00.000-05:002007-05-09T16:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing, Michelle! Things wer often a ...Thanks for sharing, Michelle! Things wer often a tad bleak in her stories, no? But that was my first toe in the romance pond.<BR/><BR/>I ADORE your cover, btw!Cheryl St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947267011326863581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14505413.post-420395363408194012007-05-09T14:14:00.000-05:002007-05-09T14:14:00.000-05:00I loved and adored Hummingbird. I had discovered h...I loved and adored Hummingbird. I had discovered historical romance by then, but Hummingbord was fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Catherine Cookson was a lovely person. She just outside my village. I used to see her every so often. However, she never considered that she wrote romance. I have a sort of love/hate relationship with her books -- Newcastle and Northumberland are ever so much nicer than her books. Truly.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.com