tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post5402912549100355823..comments2024-03-29T10:38:57.071-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Today's Special - - Manda Collinspjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-51745105279955429252012-08-02T21:29:20.036-04:002012-08-02T21:29:20.036-04:00I can't say I've ever thought about that -...I can't say I've ever thought about that - if at all, it would probably with some of the 'bluestockings' and their interests.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621358091229477687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-6115213576753676142012-08-02T09:29:59.524-04:002012-08-02T09:29:59.524-04:00hi manda! i have so many books where i saw a glimp...hi manda! i have so many books where i saw a glimpse of my self in them, i just can't keep track :Dsiennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980906203460793000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-68965057853935090522012-08-01T20:45:18.122-04:002012-08-01T20:45:18.122-04:00Hi Manda!
My favorite books are historical romanc...Hi Manda!<br /><br />My favorite books are historical romance and while I've never pictured myself in a specific book I often see myself as one of the spinsters sitting in a chair by the back wall of the assembly room or ball. <br /><br />Oh but the interesting thinks I hear and the things I see, why you'd be amazed. Sometimes it's nice to have no one paying attention to you! <br /Jeanne Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111451097520221555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-89347524142488984762012-08-01T11:43:03.617-04:002012-08-01T11:43:03.617-04:00Congratulations on the release of your latest book...Congratulations on the release of your latest book! I'm sitting here wondering how it has happened that I haven't discovered you before today. Your books are my favorite genre. From what I'm reading, your heroines are not 'perfect'. I like that in books I read and it is not done often enough. One of my favorite books was 'Blind Fortune' written by Joanne Waugh. Karen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732638672537005826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-5330068509914477112012-08-01T07:50:57.585-04:002012-08-01T07:50:57.585-04:00Sounds like a fantastic book! Congratulations, Man...Sounds like a fantastic book! Congratulations, Manda! Hmmm...a special character that I saw myself in? Can't think of one off the top of my head, but I recently read Mia Marlow's How to Distract a Duchess and loved Artemisia! Her sass and wit and the fact she didn't follow convention really spoke to me.<br />kjkamryn@gmail.comKellie Kamrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128538194212450324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-25662707213895795202012-08-01T03:17:24.304-04:002012-08-01T03:17:24.304-04:00It has been a pleasure blogging and tweeting with ...It has been a pleasure blogging and tweeting with you on you release day, Manda!fsbuchlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928364594015643639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-44293422549803261502012-08-01T00:58:07.963-04:002012-08-01T00:58:07.963-04:00Congratulations on your new release, Manda! I'...Congratulations on your new release, Manda! I've always had great sympathy for Evangeline Jenner from Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas. Not sure if it's a matter of affinity, but her way to stammer when insecure, her apparent vulnerability and plainess, and her hidden strength and strong will make her very endearing to me. Plus, she gets the best rogue in town!<br />minadecaro at hotmail Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051823919337174226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-45054898299713787522012-07-31T22:38:30.260-04:002012-07-31T22:38:30.260-04:00I read to escape, so I never imagine myself in the...I read to escape, so I never imagine myself in the stories that I read.LilMissMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847160970054624743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-85031116208936880302012-07-31T22:37:50.098-04:002012-07-31T22:37:50.098-04:00I see myself in many of the books I read, although...I see myself in many of the books I read, although, they tend to be the younger me. I relate to the quiet, misunderstood spinster more of ten than not. Odd, because I am not all that quiet and have been married for 40 years. The other character type I relate to is the oldest daughter who sets aside what she wants to help the family. That one is closer to the real me.<br /><br />HOW TO ROMANCEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-31773282155266161672012-07-31T21:35:26.249-04:002012-07-31T21:35:26.249-04:00Manda, thanks so much for hanging out with us toda...Manda, thanks so much for hanging out with us today! Sorry I had to go missing for a while but the day job called. ;-)<br /><br />Again, congrats on the release of <i>How to Romance a Rake</i>. It's such a wonderful book!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-25467941789674166852012-07-31T21:10:36.847-04:002012-07-31T21:10:36.847-04:00Ooh, Manda! HTRAR and Juliet sound wonderful!! I c...Ooh, Manda! HTRAR and Juliet sound wonderful!! I can't wait to read the story.<br /><br />I have had two books where I have been able to connect with the main heroine. The first is Julia Quinn's ROMANCING MR. BRIDGERTON because Penelope and I could be sisters. Both shy, but not dumb; overweight in a pleasing way; and lack of self-confidence until we've come into our own. Loved that Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568593700973347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-73089914856397580692012-07-31T21:09:04.142-04:002012-07-31T21:09:04.142-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568593700973347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-74557176607268259432012-07-31T20:56:18.581-04:002012-07-31T20:56:18.581-04:00That's too bad:(That's too bad:(Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84596706173932297662012-07-31T20:55:23.078-04:002012-07-31T20:55:23.078-04:00Hi Leah, you are right on the money about Juliet&#...Hi Leah, you are right on the money about Juliet's strength. I think whether she got the strength from growing up as her mother's daughter, or from her disability is a toss up. But she's definitely one tough cookie!Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-35918211316534601062012-07-31T20:53:23.161-04:002012-07-31T20:53:23.161-04:00It is fun, isn't it, Barbara? It's like tr...It is fun, isn't it, Barbara? It's like trying out a racy outfit that you wouldn't really wear in public in a million years. It's fun to try on a new personality between the pages of a book--and safer than trying it in real life!Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-12332318978826513572012-07-31T20:51:26.737-04:002012-07-31T20:51:26.737-04:00Interesting that you "see" the books unf...Interesting that you "see" the books unfold, girlygirl! That's pretty cool:) I'm with you on perfect characters. Aside from them not being very believable, they're also pretty darn dull.Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-90655291398073698832012-07-31T20:49:29.369-04:002012-07-31T20:49:29.369-04:00Excellent point, Flora. It is so sad to me that pr...Excellent point, Flora. It is so sad to me that prosthetics are getting so good, because it means necessarily that there has been a higher incidence of amputations. And aside from diabetes, the big reason for the uptick in the US is war. If my book helps anybody who has suffered that kind of loss then I'm doing pretty well.Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-16359860364936369612012-07-31T20:45:46.365-04:002012-07-31T20:45:46.365-04:00Thanks, LSUReader! You could do a lot worse than e...Thanks, LSUReader! You could do a lot worse than emulating Jessica Trent! Plus she ends up with the ultimate bad boy:) Not too shabby!Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-25790546203020837872012-07-31T20:44:09.467-04:002012-07-31T20:44:09.467-04:00Hi Cathy, thank you so much! I hope you enjoy Juli...Hi Cathy, thank you so much! I hope you enjoy Juliet's book. Madeline's will be coming out at the end of January 2013. But there will be snippets along the way.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by!Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-41366910884516626652012-07-31T20:40:21.413-04:002012-07-31T20:40:21.413-04:00Thank you so much, Erin! Glad you enjoyed How to D...Thank you so much, Erin! Glad you enjoyed How to Dance with a Duke and I hope you like the new one too!<br /><br />Great example. And if you're anything like me, it's not that you ONLY want to read books with Asian heroines (or in my case disabled heroines) but it's so good sometimes to read a book with a heroine who looks like you for a change. I mean, if I only wanted heroines who Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-53166693787769313102012-07-31T20:34:34.367-04:002012-07-31T20:34:34.367-04:00I don't see myself in the books I read.
bn100...I don't see myself in the books I read.<br /><br />bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)combn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-66506177177641161352012-07-31T20:34:16.773-04:002012-07-31T20:34:16.773-04:00Thank you, Jane! I think we're probably not al...Thank you, Jane! I think we're probably not alone in our love for the Wallflowers! They're so good!!!Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-41060917953458872412012-07-31T20:32:02.831-04:002012-07-31T20:32:02.831-04:00Thank you so much, Flora! And you are so right tha...Thank you so much, Flora! And you are so right that we all struggle with some kind of disability--even if it isn't something that's visible. I couldn't have worded it better myself! And I will happily sign a copy for you in Atlanta! :)Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-12188032657267271652012-07-31T20:25:26.514-04:002012-07-31T20:25:26.514-04:00Hi Na! Thank you--about the book and the cover! I ...Hi Na! Thank you--about the book and the cover! I have been very lucky in that regard!<br /><br />I need to read some Catherine Anderson one of these days. I've heard lots of great things about her books.Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-23339466298346984732012-07-31T20:23:40.652-04:002012-07-31T20:23:40.652-04:00Hi Connie! Thanks for coming by:) Mostly I end up ...Hi Connie! Thanks for coming by:) Mostly I end up writing on weekends, otherwise my brain would turn to mush. <br /><br />Juliet's mother is a piece of work. But Juliet does a pretty great job of overcoming her nastiness, I think. With a bit of help from Lord Deveril:)<br /><br />What an amazing man your neighbor must be! Gotta love a survivor.Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.com