Hi everyone! So I've kidnapped Emma Lai and made her guest blog here! lol just playing but today's guest is Emma Lai! Welcome to When Doves Cry, Emma!
Sweet Romance
Sometimes I feel as if the market demands sex with romance.
Take Regencies. When I started reading them, they were sweet courtship stories. A young miss sees a handsome lord, soldier or even plain mister across the crowded ballroom floor or the park and she’s in love. But the most popular line of Regencies has disappeared. Yes, you can still find Georgette Heyer, but most “Regencies” now have sex.
I’m not against sex. Far from it, but I don’t have to write it into every story. My first published story, His Ship, Her Fantasy is sweet. The characters just didn’t go there. It wasn’t important to building their relationship. The third story in the series is also sweet. And though it hasn’t been contracted yet, I don’t see myself adding sex just to sell it.
Blurb:
Ellie Woods is in love…with a ship. When an argument with the ship results in a bump on the head, she finds herself in the strong arms of Alastair. But, who is he, and where did he come from?
Alastair has loved Ellie from afar for years, but duty has kept him from revealing himself to her. When a grave threat reveals his true identity, he hopes that Ellie will choose reality over fantasy.
So, what about you? Do you sometimes crave sweet? Does it remind you of your younger self when seeing a boy smile your way made your heart jump?
Sometimes I feel as if the market demands sex with romance.
Take Regencies. When I started reading them, they were sweet courtship stories. A young miss sees a handsome lord, soldier or even plain mister across the crowded ballroom floor or the park and she’s in love. But the most popular line of Regencies has disappeared. Yes, you can still find Georgette Heyer, but most “Regencies” now have sex.
I’m not against sex. Far from it, but I don’t have to write it into every story. My first published story, His Ship, Her Fantasy is sweet. The characters just didn’t go there. It wasn’t important to building their relationship. The third story in the series is also sweet. And though it hasn’t been contracted yet, I don’t see myself adding sex just to sell it.
Blurb:
Ellie Woods is in love…with a ship. When an argument with the ship results in a bump on the head, she finds herself in the strong arms of Alastair. But, who is he, and where did he come from?
Alastair has loved Ellie from afar for years, but duty has kept him from revealing himself to her. When a grave threat reveals his true identity, he hopes that Ellie will choose reality over fantasy.
So, what about you? Do you sometimes crave sweet? Does it remind you of your younger self when seeing a boy smile your way made your heart jump?
