Comments on: When Worlds Collide http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/ SEXY, SASSY, SMART ROMANTIC FICTION Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:21:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Wendy Duren http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-281 Wendy Duren Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-281 Hmmm, I'm on the fence about divorce romances. It isn't that I loath them, as I do secrete baby books. It's more that I can't make the leap to suspend my disbelief that couples willing to dissolve their marriage would then be willing to reconcile. When there are so many choices in the field of romance, I would rather pick a story that isn't an uphill battle to fall into. Hmmm, I’m on the fence about divorce romances. It isn’t that I loath them, as I do secrete baby books. It’s more that I can’t make the leap to suspend my disbelief that couples willing to dissolve their marriage would then be willing to reconcile. When there are so many choices in the field of romance, I would rather pick a story that isn’t an uphill battle to fall into.

]]> By: Beverly Danae http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-282 Beverly Danae Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-282 I don't really care for reunited couples stories myself. My own parents married and divorced twice, so I can't help but equate the whole thing with dysfunction and codependence. The real-life stories that I avoid are the ones with military heroes, and especially heroines. Most romance writers have no idea what the military, even the fringes of it (let alone the hardcore, elite units), is like. I don’t really care for reunited couples stories myself. My own parents married and divorced twice, so I can’t help but equate the whole thing with dysfunction and codependence.

The real-life stories that I avoid are the ones with military heroes, and especially heroines. Most romance writers have no idea what the military, even the fringes of it (let alone the hardcore, elite units), is like.

]]> By: HelenKay http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-283 HelenKay Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-283 I have to admit I like a military hero now and then. Since I don't have any personal knowledge, the ones I like might not be too realistic but I wouldn't be able to tell. If you have any recommendations of realistic ones, I'd love to read 'em. Divorcing couples are my biggest contemporary romance no-no but, like Wendy, the secret baby thing isn't a fav either. I have to admit I like a military hero now and then. Since I don’t have any personal knowledge, the ones I like might not be too realistic but I wouldn’t be able to tell. If you have any recommendations of realistic ones, I’d love to read ‘em.

Divorcing couples are my biggest contemporary romance no-no but, like Wendy, the secret baby thing isn’t a fav either.

]]> By: Jorie http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-284 Jorie Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2005/04/when-worlds-collide/#comment-284 I'm not keen on divorced/divorcing couples at all. I prefer reunion stories when the couple was quite young or not too serious and where the break wasn't devastating. Unless it's suspense or paranormal where extraordinary circumstances apply. Then I willing to go with the flow. Anyway, I should probably whisper this, but I can enjoy a secret baby story with PROPER motivation. I don't like every single romance to have kids, but I do like some. (Kind of like parents deserve romance, too.) And secret baby can be one way to do that. I don't know if there are many secret babies outside of category, though. (Sorry, I'm going off on a tangent here.) I’m not keen on divorced/divorcing couples at all. I prefer reunion stories when the couple was quite young or not too serious and where the break wasn’t devastating. Unless it’s suspense or paranormal where extraordinary circumstances apply. Then I willing to go with the flow.

Anyway, I should probably whisper this, but I can enjoy a secret baby story with PROPER motivation. I don’t like every single romance to have kids, but I do like some. (Kind of like parents deserve romance, too.) And secret baby can be one way to do that.

I don’t know if there are many secret babies outside of category, though. (Sorry, I’m going off on a tangent here.)

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