tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post6947872758527703480..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: Falling in Love with Romance NovelsPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-66115613473115843262014-08-26T17:22:22.538-07:002014-08-26T17:22:22.538-07:00I'd like to add an addendum. Deb, when you sai...I'd like to add an addendum. Deb, when you said "encounter," it triggered a memory. <br /><br />While I may not remember the first Harlequin I read, I grew up surrounded by Harlequin. I never saw my mother without one. She was a voracious reader and always read romance. I think I used to make fun of her or, at least, the covers.<br /><br />Fast forward twenty-five years. Mom moved in with us for a time, along with all of her books--hundreds of them. I pulled out some current releases and started reading. Okay, so it was the hunky Scot on the cover that intrigued me. At any rate, my love of romance novels was born. Not long after, I started writing.<br /><br />God definitely has a sense of humor. ;)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-61761631077774636772014-08-26T14:32:21.374-07:002014-08-26T14:32:21.374-07:00I love hearing everyone's stories about how th...I love hearing everyone's stories about how they first encountered Harlequin. Just so blessed to know you all!Deb Kastnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027911682220625645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-786325926152817012014-08-26T11:34:13.448-07:002014-08-26T11:34:13.448-07:00I love this story, Deb. Though I have no idea what...I love this story, Deb. Though I have no idea what my first Harlequin story was about, other than two people falling in love. :)<br /><br />I, for one, am so glad that you found Harlequins and especially that you're writing for them, too. Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-89701122020629898792014-08-26T11:16:51.839-07:002014-08-26T11:16:51.839-07:00What a cute story, Deb!! My "habit" star...What a cute story, Deb!! My "habit" started in college when I started ordering books from the book club. I remember the excitement of having those packages arrive each month!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-5386022372600326512014-08-26T10:57:24.886-07:002014-08-26T10:57:24.886-07:00The first Harlequin I read was written by Janet Da...The first Harlequin I read was written by Janet Dailey. I don't recall the name of the book, but I read every Harlequin the library had. When I exhausted those, I had to start buying them. :)Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-64792828648112860912014-08-26T08:46:58.602-07:002014-08-26T08:46:58.602-07:00I do. Jayne Ann Krentz. It was the first Desire.I do. Jayne Ann Krentz. It was the first Desire.Leann Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10840850473156676151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-2118017365328832372014-08-26T07:15:36.257-07:002014-08-26T07:15:36.257-07:00Aren't life's twists and turns fascinating...Aren't life's twists and turns fascinating? I don't recall the title of my first Harlequin romance, but I do remember it was a historical set in England. I loved those stories. Like you, I'm amazed and honored to write for Love Inspired Historicals. Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-65023002460503934252014-08-26T07:04:49.018-07:002014-08-26T07:04:49.018-07:00I vividly remember my first Harlequin - Blue Jasmi...I vividly remember my first Harlequin - Blue Jasmine by Violet Winspear. Bought it second hand at a church bazaar at a book table. I was about 13 or 14 and I fell in love. My sister and I read and re-read that book and I started getting others out of the library. My thrifty Dutch mother would never let me buy 'those' books. (I found out later she read them after I did) I devoured Harlequin romances after that. Never, in all my wildest dreams, did I think I would end up writing for that same company. My sister came to visit a year or so ago. Said she had a surprise. She found two copies of Blue Jasmine at a second-hand bookstore and bought them. One for her and one for me. We made a cup of tea, pulled out a plate of cookies, sat down and started reading. So fun..... Great question!Carolyne Aarsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720841505955717928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-28739840743956289312014-08-26T06:38:59.596-07:002014-08-26T06:38:59.596-07:00LOL, I was sixteen and one of my girlfriend's ...LOL, I was sixteen and one of my girlfriend's big sister's had a whole box of Presents she was giving away. I snatched one (at the time I was addicted to True Love magazines, so this was a step up!)<br /><br />I don't remember the name or the author, but it was about a poor secretary who used all her money to go on a cruise so she could meet and get engaged to a wealthy man. The hero was pretending not to be wealthy because he was tired of women throwing themselves at him because of his wealth.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.com