tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post6776067963518430411..comments2024-03-28T23:06:34.406-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Today's Special - - Andrea Pickens a/k/a Cara Elliottpjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-71132015102575159542014-11-12T11:20:23.043-05:002014-11-12T11:20:23.043-05:00Each book sounds great. Sweeter Than Sin had me a ...Each book sounds great. Sweeter Than Sin had me a little more intrigued. Love these books too.Vickie Raynornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-80324301282531500552014-11-11T15:17:56.539-05:002014-11-11T15:17:56.539-05:00Unconventional characters are sometimes easier to ...Unconventional characters are sometimes easier to take than unconventional settings. Even though many readers complain that all historicals are set in Regency or Victorian England, I find that I prefer these settings to other countries around the world.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-43181151513131666152014-11-11T07:51:58.894-05:002014-11-11T07:51:58.894-05:00Yes, it's romance so we want our heroes and he...Yes, it's romance so we want our heroes and heroines to be wonderful! And thanks so much —so glad you enjoyed Code of Honor!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-87095907196464972252014-11-11T07:50:57.951-05:002014-11-11T07:50:57.951-05:00Thanks—I agree!Thanks—I agree!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-39760799995297624662014-11-11T07:50:11.568-05:002014-11-11T07:50:11.568-05:00Thank you SO much, Deb! I really appreciate that!Thank you SO much, Deb! I really appreciate that!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-73603674878062482712014-11-11T07:49:23.335-05:002014-11-11T07:49:23.335-05:00Oh, I agree!Oh, I agree!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-78199182922878433762014-11-11T07:48:32.654-05:002014-11-11T07:48:32.654-05:00Ha, so true, Janice. That's why reading is so ...Ha, so true, Janice. That's why reading is so fun for our imagination!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-44983500781852629542014-11-11T07:47:30.007-05:002014-11-11T07:47:30.007-05:00Thanks, Erin. Those are the books I enjoy reading ...Thanks, Erin. Those are the books I enjoy reading too!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-56256268415221139792014-11-11T07:46:37.747-05:002014-11-11T07:46:37.747-05:00Thanks, PJ!Thanks, PJ!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-55231405085985387282014-11-11T05:01:39.765-05:002014-11-11T05:01:39.765-05:00I like unconventional heroes and heroines as long ...I like unconventional heroes and heroines as long as they are not stupid or unpleasant (naturally). I just read an Andrea Pickens book (Code of Honour) & really enjoyed it. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796250279878652019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-15001353555575389312014-11-10T23:58:00.747-05:002014-11-10T23:58:00.747-05:00I love characters who have character or quirky tr...I love characters who have character or quirky traits, oddballs--but not too much. Enough to keep them interesting and entertaining.<br /><br />Denisedstoutholcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715837468307132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-54976492781179620882014-11-10T19:36:09.290-05:002014-11-10T19:36:09.290-05:00So now I get to read more of your lovely stories s...So now I get to read more of your lovely stories since I did not know you wrote under other pen names, Cars/Andrea. The books sound so good!! Congrats on the digital releases of previous books! Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568593700973347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-49502611767887677182014-11-10T18:07:42.964-05:002014-11-10T18:07:42.964-05:00Yes I love unconventional in romance books. It hel...Yes I love unconventional in romance books. It help me excape the real world for a change.Quilt Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958381203753210051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-23824942168781897052014-11-10T17:28:16.828-05:002014-11-10T17:28:16.828-05:00Janice, I think that's why many of us enjoy ro...Janice, I think that's why many of us enjoy romance. It allows us to escape our normal lives and for a few hours and be someone or somewhere outside our comfort zone. pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-85672720939679573542014-11-10T17:24:54.708-05:002014-11-10T17:24:54.708-05:00Yes, I like unconventional "anything" in...Yes, I like unconventional "anything" in my romances...perhaps because I am rather conventional in my own life. When I'm reading I like to fantasize, be adventuresome and brave! And thanks for the introduction to your alter ego (Andrea Pickens), Cara! jdh2690@gmail.comJan Houglandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253192243976154166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-72014788864657067342014-11-10T17:21:58.040-05:002014-11-10T17:21:58.040-05:00Never hurts to liven things up
Exactly! :)<i>Never hurts to liven things up </i><br /><br />Exactly! :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-80290482075164838172014-11-10T17:21:32.186-05:002014-11-10T17:21:32.186-05:00I think you do a good job of balancing history wit...I think you do a good job of balancing history with story. I always enjoy your books.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-65573495916332439062014-11-10T17:21:01.606-05:002014-11-10T17:21:01.606-05:00Hi Jaye! Thanks for stopping by. I'm unfamilia...Hi Jaye! Thanks for stopping by. I'm unfamiliar with Diana Quincy. Thanks for the rec!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-64359189260916099372014-11-10T17:20:17.360-05:002014-11-10T17:20:17.360-05:00I think I'm going to send a copy of Diamond in...I think I'm going to send a copy of <i>Diamond in the Rough</i> to college girl. Her boyfriend is on his university's golf team. ;-)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-73224704076243508952014-11-10T17:15:14.948-05:002014-11-10T17:15:14.948-05:00Congrats Cara on the new release! I do enjoy "...Congrats Cara on the new release! I do enjoy "unconventional" characters and settings. Never hurts to liven things up and I'm always up for new twists on old genres :) Thanks for sharing!erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-8324032265392695402014-11-10T16:55:31.767-05:002014-11-10T16:55:31.767-05:00Thank you, Jaye! I do love history, but I do try t...Thank you, Jaye! I do love history, but I do try to be careful not to let it dominate the story. It's fun when it's a complement to the plot and the characters.cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-47274410108408842014-11-10T16:53:02.131-05:002014-11-10T16:53:02.131-05:00Oh, Connie, that's so nice of you to say! You&...Oh, Connie, that's so nice of you to say! You've really made my day. And thank you for the word of mouth. Really appreciate it.cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-44018839086719499652014-11-10T16:51:16.886-05:002014-11-10T16:51:16.886-05:00Thanks, Cathy!Thanks, Cathy!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-63623491154585476542014-11-10T16:50:56.367-05:002014-11-10T16:50:56.367-05:00Hi, Andrea,
I love your books because they are so ...Hi, Andrea,<br />I love your books because they are so smartly written and you find the humor in your scenes. Not to mention your impeccable research. I think you and I are alike in that we get caught up in the history sometimes.<br /><br />I love Diana Quincy's novels because she, like you, takes little known facets of history and weaves her stories around them.<br /><br />Jayenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-69462609354027085632014-11-10T16:50:46.432-05:002014-11-10T16:50:46.432-05:00THanks, so much, Celia. I'm so glad you enjoy ...THanks, so much, Celia. I'm so glad you enjoy the genre. I have always looked ttrads for exactly the reasons you mention!cara elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043378372390036416noreply@blogger.com