![]() Never! And I love that about my editor, Kate Miciak. Do you ever feel pressure, either internal or external, to "soften" your characters? But both characters also struggle with inner darkness. They are tough, stubborn, dedicated and vulnerable. and Tessa are complicated and highly nuanced characters. I think the opening line of Love You More says it all: "Who do you love?" Because that's what's going to define your day, your life, your family. Now, I'm a 40-year-old working mom, which is a stage of life that's all about compromise. Then I got married, hit 30 and changed to homicide. For example, when I was a single 20-something, I wrote romance novels. I always joke that my career has evolved in tandem with my personal life. I've been writing for over 20 years now-since I was 17. How did this theme develop as you wrote the novel? Warren and Tessa Leoni are strong women forced to make difficult-sometimes impossible-choices that cut straight across traditional gender lines. ![]() One of the most compelling themes in Love You More is that of choice. ![]()
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![]() Evoking the moment when Iceland's saga culture met the new narrative form of the cinema and when the isolated island became swept up in global events, this is the story of a misfit transformed by his experiences in a world where life and death, reality and imagination, secrets and revelations jostle for dominance. ![]() Moonstone : Sjón : 9780374536923 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. When the Spanish flu epidemic comes ashore, killing hundreds of townspeople and forcing thousands to their sick beds, the shadows that linger at the edges of existence grow darker and Mani is forced to re-evaluate both the society around him and his role in it. Moonstone by Sjón, 9780374536923, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Asleep, he dreams in pictures, the threads of his own life weaving through the tapestry of the films he loves. Awake, he lives on the fringes of society. Sixteen-year-old Mani Steinn lives for the movies. Yet despite the natural disaster, the shortage of coal and the Great War still raging in the outside world, life in the small capital goes on as always. ![]() ![]() The eruptions of the Katla volcano darken the sky night and day. Award-winning novelist, poet, and Björk collaborator Sjón ( From the Mouth of the Whale, 2008, etc. ![]() ![]() ![]() So I chose one that I continue to go back to, because it’s everything I love in a romance (slow build, true emotion), and everything I long for in erotica. After reading about 15 of these in the past two months–I must say, I’m pretty impressed. ![]() I’ve recently noticed a shift of mainstream romance authors into M/M (male/male) romance–so of course, I’ve checked it out. Typically, YA Anything all the way through Erotica. As a reviewer of all things ‘women’s fiction’ I have quite a large range. I’m happy to join in with one of the books I read this past month. ![]() Pull up a chair, order your cappuccino and join in the fun. Welcome one and all to the Armchair Squid’s Cephalopod Coffeehouse, a cozy gathering of book lovers, meeting to discuss their thoughts regarding the tomes they enjoyed most over the previous month. ![]() |