Category Archives: History

The Corset & The Crinolin

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Cat In Books

The Corset & The Crinoline: An Illustrated History W. B. Lord Publication Info.: Dover Publications, 2007, (1868 by Ward, Lock, and Tyler), ISBN: 139780486461861   You can’t read historical romance without learning a thing or two about women’s underwear.  No … Continue reading →

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A Rose By Any Other Name

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Cat In Books

Have you noticed that romance heroines usually have unusual names?  Bryony, Gigi, Freyja, Annique, Evangeline–these are the heroines of the first five books I pulled from my shelf, all published fairly recently.  Even among the older set there’s Mariah, Merry, … Continue reading →

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Classical Heroes

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Cat In Books

Somewhere I read plotting advice from Christina Dodd that said something like “torture your hero early and often.”  I think she also said a hero should be as “alpha” as possible.  I hope I’m not mis-attributing these ideas, but I … Continue reading →

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