Tag: Kathleen Woodiwiss

1972: Avon launches the historical romance genre…

Avon launches the historical romance genre when it publishes Kathleen Woodiwiss’s The Flame and the Flower, a historical romance with a strong female lead and sexual situations that go a step beyond the tame romances of earlier eras. More

Virgin River

Debut title in the series that took Robyn Carr to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. More

Gena Showalter

I read for the same reason I write. More

Gena Showalter

The Perfect Neighbor

First category romance novel to ever hit the New York Times bestseller list. More

Barbara Taylor Bradford

When I say I have the need to write, I do mean need. More

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Diana Palmer

The first romance novel I ever read was Margaret Way’s Red Cliffs of Malpara. More

Diana Palmer

Sharon Kendrick

I read to remind myself of the power of words and what they’re capable of when the subtle alchemy of a good storyteller kick-starts the imagination and flies you into a different world. More

Sharon Kendrick

16 Lighthouse Road

The first in Macomber’s most popular series, about the fictional town of Cedar Cove. More

RaeAnne Thayne

I write because I love knowing my stories bring people joy. More

RaeAnne Thayne

Lynne Graham

What I love the most about writing is that it allows me to create my own world, filled with characters that fascinate me. More

Lynne Graham

Social Change: Sex in the 20th Century

In between the two world wars, Harper authors tackled the then taboo subject of sex. More

Eloisa James

The simple answer is that I love a happy ending. More

Eloisa James

Nikki Gemmell

Reading is a haven, a harbor, to shelter me from the toss of the world. More

Nikki Gemmell

Anne O’Brien

Writing about medieval women is compulsive. More

Anne O’Brien

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Why do I read? Seriously? I’m supposed to provide an intelligent answer? More

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Brenda Jackson

Of all the books I’ve read, it was a romance story that influenced me the most. More

Brenda Jackson

Publishing Firsts: The Historical Romance Genre

At the time of its publication in 1972, nothing like Kathleen Woodiwiss’s The Flame and the Flower had ever been published. More

Kristan Higgins

A book that influenced me and why . . . Little House on the Prairie. More

Kristan Higgins

Sarah Morgan

I read for many reasons. More

Sarah Morgan

Cally Taylor

When I get an idea for a novel the fizz of excitement I feel is electrifying. More

Cally Taylor

Heather Graham

Why I read . . .Books are simply magic. More

Heather Graham

B. J. Daniels

I grew up in Montana on stories around the campfire so it’s no surprise that I love to read—and write my own. More

B. J. Daniels