I'm Melinda Curtis, award winning writer of light-hearted romance and comedy with romantic elements!

Recently I decided to read AAR's list of top 100 Romances of all time (Quick! Before the new list comes out in Feb 2012!).

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (#5)

Coming in at #5 on the top 100 romances is Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, published in 1991. This was the book Melinda read over the holidays.  She put it down a lot - not, she says, because it wasn't an interesting story, but because it was told in epic fashion (that means a bit long-winded).  Melinda says it's the first in a very popular series, but she might not be the right reader for this book, seeing as how it's a time travel and set in Scotland (she's more into contemporaries and hi ...
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Top 100 Romances: #8 The Viscount Who Loved Me

I'm skipping to #8 because I can't find #5-7 in the local store and it's the holidays - forgot to add them to my Amazon order (eesh!). What can we learn from Julia Quinn's The Viscount Who Loved Me?  She is the queen of pitting historical h/h against each other in a way that has you rooting for both.  Layer that on top of her excellent characterizations (if you haven't read the Bridgerton series, please do - siblings at their best and funniest) and you have reads you can't put down. His ...
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