tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post452384341072763879..comments2024-03-27T22:29:34.670-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Today's Special - - Susan Seypjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-52528762074073080312016-05-25T16:46:14.135-04:002016-05-25T16:46:14.135-04:00HI Susan! I can't wait to get my hands on you...HI Susan! I can't wait to get my hands on your new book. I read your "money series " and really liked it...deerdoe69https://www.blogger.com/profile/11749548902980843245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-33612973271126214142016-05-25T01:30:34.574-04:002016-05-25T01:30:34.574-04:00I have to say Severus Snape too. I course it helpe...I have to say Severus Snape too. I course it helped that I also watched the movies & fell in love with Alan Rickman all over again. Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-51270498490041795172016-05-24T17:15:53.930-04:002016-05-24T17:15:53.930-04:00Oh yes! YES. Snape. He's a perfect example....Oh yes! YES. Snape. He's a perfect example. I can't wait for somebody to pull a WICKED on Harry Potter & retell that whole story from Snape's point of view. Wouldn't that be awesome?Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-73279890036105220622016-05-24T17:05:58.447-04:002016-05-24T17:05:58.447-04:00Severus Snape!!!! LOL :) it's all I could come...Severus Snape!!!! LOL :) it's all I could come up with right now. But I truly ended up feeling bad for him after his "villainous" portrayal in all the books/movies. Thanks for sharing!erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-4637829580128785262016-05-24T17:05:37.003-04:002016-05-24T17:05:37.003-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-57267662872174065002016-05-24T14:56:51.229-04:002016-05-24T14:56:51.229-04:00Oooh, I've read Death Angel but not Devil In W...Oooh, I've read Death Angel but not Devil In Winter. (I know, I know. I'm the last person on the planet.) I know what I'll be reading this weekend! Thanks!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-17759569564968139692016-05-24T14:55:58.828-04:002016-05-24T14:55:58.828-04:00I can't believe I've never read either of ...I can't believe I've never read either of them! They're going on my TBR pile right now!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-40598437522223614982016-05-24T14:37:02.214-04:002016-05-24T14:37:02.214-04:00I haven't read Death Angel yet but you have me...I haven't read <i>Death Angel</i> yet but you have me intrigued. pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-90954463338041222352016-05-24T12:15:29.950-04:002016-05-24T12:15:29.950-04:00Congratulations on the new series. Lisa Kleypas re...Congratulations on the new series. Lisa Kleypas reformed Sebastian from a villain into a hero in Devil in Winter and Linda Howard made an assassin the hero in her book, Death Angel.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-45753604697872889182016-05-24T12:14:14.442-04:002016-05-24T12:14:14.442-04:00Two come to mind immediately. First is Sebastian, ...Two come to mind immediately. First is Sebastian, Lord St.Vincent from <i>Devil in Winter</i> by Lisa Kleypas. Such a wonderful redeemed villain! <br /><br />Second is Adrik Wilder from Christina Dodd's <i>Into the Shadow</i>. I was two-thirds of the way into this book, loathed Adrik with a passion and had no flippin' clue how Dodd could possibly manage to redeem him but redeem him she pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-75244551083373003562016-05-24T12:03:19.270-04:002016-05-24T12:03:19.270-04:00Tom Hiddleston! Yeah, I'd suspend all kinds o...Tom Hiddleston! Yeah, I'd suspend all kinds of disbelief for Tom Hiddleston. I loved him as Loki, too! I haven't seen the Captain America/Iron Man CIVIL WAR movie yet but I'm looking forward to it for exactly this reason -- complicated heroes and maybe-not-so-evil villains. Seems like comic books are really good at this kind of characterization, maybe because they're usually Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-34335574560901076992016-05-24T12:01:10.049-04:002016-05-24T12:01:10.049-04:00I'll have to check her out! I love multi-face...I'll have to check her out! I love multi-faceted villains!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-26763156339422576472016-05-24T11:59:30.259-04:002016-05-24T11:59:30.259-04:00Oh boy it's been YEARS since I read Oliver Twi...Oh boy it's been YEARS since I read Oliver Twist. I'll have to give it a re-read!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48039976091115586372016-05-24T11:59:04.497-04:002016-05-24T11:59:04.497-04:00Yeah, some characters are just too scary to ever a...Yeah, some characters are just too scary to ever actually come to like. But we can certainly appreciate their scariness & what it brings to a story!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-63005679672495762122016-05-24T11:49:26.817-04:002016-05-24T11:49:26.817-04:00First thing that came to mind is Loki in Thor. How...First thing that came to mind is Loki in Thor. How can you not end up liking Tom Hiddleston!!!catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84253002420672895222016-05-24T11:32:46.338-04:002016-05-24T11:32:46.338-04:00Joanna Bourne is amazingly good at that. Some of ...Joanna Bourne is amazingly good at that. Some of her villains could be heroes in a different setting/social class. I am thinking of Lazarus in particular.Kathy Elliottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-43900609505287464252016-05-24T11:25:39.820-04:002016-05-24T11:25:39.820-04:00Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist has my vote.Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist has my vote.travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-8716739738637914642016-05-24T11:20:11.251-04:002016-05-24T11:20:11.251-04:00Susan, I love that Balogh still gives us glimpses ...Susan, I love that Balogh still gives us glimpses of the warmer Wulfric in her later books. Jo Beverley did a similar thing with Rothgar in her Mallorens books--and her character actually predate Balogh's.<br /><br />Interesting explanation re historicals. I had not considered the social issues.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-65970870709107379782016-05-24T11:09:17.187-04:002016-05-24T11:09:17.187-04:00Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca is my favorite but I cou...Mrs. Danvers from Rebecca is my favorite but I could never change my view of her at all.petitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326383614079568432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-62104261309076913032016-05-24T10:53:22.922-04:002016-05-24T10:53:22.922-04:00I think historicals are especially given to redeem...I think historicals are especially given to redeemed villains because the gender roles and classes were so defined. When one gender or class has SO much more power than another, there's a lot of opportunity for culturally sanctioned misbehavior. This creates a lot of room for personal growth & redemption, though. <br /><br />I know he's not actually a villain but I have always adoredSusan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-39684718596704746112016-05-24T10:49:40.322-04:002016-05-24T10:49:40.322-04:00Ha! I apologize for your busted bank account -- ho...Ha! I apologize for your busted bank account -- hope it lives up to the hype, though! Would love to hear what you think when you finish it!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-64655165884061605832016-05-24T10:47:15.599-04:002016-05-24T10:47:15.599-04:00I haven't read Picture Me and You yet, but it ...I haven't read <i>Picture Me and You</i> yet, but it is on my Kindle. I look forward to reading it.<br /><br />Georgette Heyer was probably the first author who made me fall in love with a character with villainous qualities. The Duke of Avon is unforgettable. Patricia Veryan's Roland Fairleigh Mathieson is a favorite. Veryan redeems him in stages until he becomes the hero of <i>The Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-80602876418450129832016-05-24T10:37:05.825-04:002016-05-24T10:37:05.825-04:00The premise and first pages were so intriguing I w...The premise and first pages were so intriguing I went and bought it. I totally blame PJ for my busted bank account this week!!<br />Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-11193048544169400252016-05-24T09:33:25.666-04:002016-05-24T09:33:25.666-04:00Then my work here is done! And if somebody doesn&...Then my work here is done! And if somebody doesn't get tossed off a cliff by book 3 (or at least into the Kettle) some fictional person will have to answer to me. Because you know what they say -- if you show them a gun in Act One, it better go off by Act Three. So if I show my readers a bottomless pit in Act One....<br />:-) <br />Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-45161673101788853652016-05-24T09:28:41.960-04:002016-05-24T09:28:41.960-04:00It's a pleasure to host you, Susan! I loved Pi...It's a pleasure to host you, Susan! I loved <i>Picture Me and You</i>! I can't wait to see what you do with the residents of Devil's Kettle next. By the end of the book there were some I wanted to hug, some I wanted to whack upside the head and a couple I would have been happy to toss off the cliff. You've sucked me in. Again! *grin* pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.com