tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post115555372133034579..comments2023-09-23T12:13:10.019+00:00Comments on December Quinn, Erotic Romance<br>Stacia Kane, Sexy Urban Fantasy: Scot Wha Hae, or Glencoe Part 2Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155813233216016662006-08-17T11:13:00.000+00:002006-08-17T11:13:00.000+00:00I love historical romances too - but as a history ...I love historical romances too - but as a history buff I can't stand too many (I'll tolerate a few) errors.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155750898312320962006-08-16T17:54:00.000+00:002006-08-16T17:54:00.000+00:00I'll have to give Scarborough a try, Zinnia...soun...I'll have to give Scarborough a try, Zinnia...sounds really good!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Beth, I hate Brianna because I think she's an idiot. She's supposed to be an historian but sends most of <I>Drums of Autumn</I> trotting around Colonial America in pants and refusing to get married for the sake of her baby. Does she <I>want</I> to be burned as a witch? Does she not care what happens to her child? Anyone with any historical knowledge knows there were very, very real consquences to such behavior at that time, but she insists on behaving like it's still 1969 or whatever and she can do anything she likes. It just irked me. I thought way too much time was spent on her and her irritating little notions and brattiness.<BR/><BR/>She's ver not me, either. Perhaps it's my failing, in not liking characters who aren't like me? Hmmmm.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155741327629064532006-08-16T15:15:00.000+00:002006-08-16T15:15:00.000+00:00I find Brianna fascinating. She is so not me. [g] ...I find Brianna fascinating. She is so <I>not</I> me. [g] What is it you don't like about her?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504439129670380071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155655968255977902006-08-15T15:32:00.000+00:002006-08-15T15:32:00.000+00:00I'm reading Cleopatra 7.2 right now by Elizabeth A...I'm reading Cleopatra 7.2 right now by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Apparantly, she's a well-known author, but I'd never heard of her before. She's a Brit author and uses a combo of omiscient, first person and third so well it stuns me. Never read anything like this author's work before.Zinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411851228754372195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155642077292080582006-08-15T11:41:00.000+00:002006-08-15T11:41:00.000+00:00Twelfth century Durham and a bonnie (oops) Norman?...Twelfth century Durham and a bonnie (oops) Norman?Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155638465661508382006-08-15T10:41:00.000+00:002006-08-15T10:41:00.000+00:00The dinner where the boorish laird makes fun of th...<I>The dinner where the boorish laird makes fun of the heroine. How she wins him over. How she puts herself in some ridiculous dangerous situation he has to bail her out of. </I><BR/><BR/>UGH! Oh I know exactly what you mean! And LOL on the shop in Inverness. I felt that way when we were in Edinburgh too.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Heh heh, Isabella! That could actually be a funny scene, if done right.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155638260736017412006-08-15T10:37:00.000+00:002006-08-15T10:37:00.000+00:00I think you're on to something there, Beth (and in...I think you're on to something there, Beth (and in my lamentations for authors ignoring the 18th century in Scotland I neglected to think of Gabaldon. Perhpas because after the introduction of the Brianna character I'm trying to block those books out.)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Aaaw, thanks SW! Don't worry, I won't actually be setting any books in France. I was just pointing out the many and varied other wars etc. to get involved in. England was at war most of the time, so there's lots to choose from-nobody ever writes about England at war with the Dutch in the 17th century, you know? It's always those clans!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I have never read Julie Garwood, but I've hear this before. One of these days I'll pick one up. And yes, writing a Norman hero gives her two-for-one in my account books--I'll remove two bad Scottish romances for every one good non-Scots romance an author writes.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155600854660990152006-08-15T00:14:00.000+00:002006-08-15T00:14:00.000+00:00Well could you imagine it in print??Scot: "Aye... ...Well could you imagine it in print??<BR/><BR/>Scot: "Aye... briginae ern ma, lass.."<BR/><BR/>Girl: (mmmpff.. moan..dramatic pause)"Hold up - what did you say?"<BR/><BR/>Scot: "Cannae hernda thasma luverly.."<BR/><BR/>Girl: (slightly peeved by the distraction) "Do what??"<BR/><BR/>Scot: "Aye, lassie.. wahaaay..."<BR/><BR/>Girl: (full on ticked) "Look, just shut up and get 'er done, ok mate?"<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>*grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155590439745723112006-08-14T21:20:00.000+00:002006-08-14T21:20:00.000+00:00I adore Julie Garwood's Scottish historicals, but ...I adore Julie Garwood's Scottish historicals, but they have big signs that say MY WORLD AND WELCOME TO IT. Really, they might as well take place on Neptune. The clan plaid, (yes! I'm riding alone across your land and wearing a bright piece of clothing that says <I>Hey, I'm from the clan you're feuding with! Come and get me!</I> the Highlander (always, always Highlanders! No lowlanders allowed!) who would never raise a hand to a woman, is always kind to children, and is always built like a 7 foot tall linebacker with arms and legs as sturdy as tree trunks...gotta love em. <BR/><BR/>But I guess Ms. Garwood gets points for <I>The Prize</I>, right? Her hero is a conquering Norman in that one- no Highlanders in sight.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857307804942257484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155579435647814892006-08-14T18:17:00.000+00:002006-08-14T18:17:00.000+00:00I'd love to see more medievals set elsewhere besid...I'd love to see more medievals set elsewhere besides Scotland (just read a fantastic one, actually, by this wonderful author whose name starts with December and ends with Quinn :-).<BR/><BR/>However, please don't set them in France. Anywhere but France. Medieval Canada, anyone?s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155576779770187642006-08-14T17:32:00.000+00:002006-08-14T17:32:00.000+00:00I suspect that the success of Diana Gabaldon's Out...I suspect that the success of Diana Gabaldon's <I>Outlander</I> and sequels has something to do with the glut of Scottish romances.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504439129670380071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155567945146532492006-08-14T15:05:00.000+00:002006-08-14T15:05:00.000+00:00Groan on the kilts and potatoes, Jenn. :-)Very tru...Groan on the kilts and potatoes, Jenn. :-)<BR/><BR/>Very true, Isabelle. It is difficult, isn't it? And you never hear that mentioned.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155567828122521452006-08-14T15:03:00.000+00:002006-08-14T15:03:00.000+00:00Mmmmmm...Vikings! I've been doing some Viking rese...Mmmmmm...Vikings! I've been doing some Viking research lately, too.<BR/><BR/>I know there's a Viking book coming out from Triskelion but I don't recall when.<BR/><BR/>And you're welcome! It's a big enough country to go around, I guess. :-)Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19623437.post-1155567699013510622006-08-14T15:01:00.000+00:002006-08-14T15:01:00.000+00:00I love me some fine Scottish men. But I can't be k...I love me some fine Scottish men. But I can't be knocking boots with them. You know how I like my men to be chatty - what a pain it would be to constantly have to ask for clarification. Love my Scottish mates.. just cannae understand a word they say. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com