Finances play a role as well. Read book one and thought it was fine. I also miss Cecilia Grant, who hasnt shown up on Twitter for quite a while. Her debut, The Duke of Shadows, has been translated into thirteen languages and together with her sophomore book, Bound by Your Touch, was ranked among the top 100 romances of all time in . Thank you for the updates. Its always hard for me to decide when to break up with an author Ive followed for years. Eileen Wilks (her Lupi books are UF rather than romance, but its been a couple years). I dont know why I have to go through so much tsuris (I think thats the right word meaning a whole lot of shit) but after throwing out the last third of the book and rewriting it I finally got it to a state thats actually quite delightful. I really miss Meredith Duran, and hope she returns. Laura Florand, especially since she took a hiatus (which I understand, life happens and is complicated, but I want to maaaaybe have a tentative year for that book) before the final book in her La vie en Roses series, which also has a twist Ive been wanting to read about for a while,now. So detailed and slow. When you're back on the market and ready to fall in love with a new romance, who are the best matchmakers you can find? Games of Command was such a good book. I have also heard that editors all also asking authors to rewrite entire characters to make them more acceptable in some way and other things that seemed to be less about making the book stronger and more about making sure it fit into the mold they wanted. Pinegrove announce hiatus and departure of drummer Zack Levine If the average romance reader tears through Regencies with titled heroes and bluestocking heroines, thats what theyll keep producing. In her B+ review, Blythe said: Fool Me Twice is easily my favorite Duran book of the last few years. Were they ever in large numbers? or. I meant it more in the sense of trends. Then if I keep trying and getting disappointed, I get angry at myself for wasting my own time. (Harlequin definitely plays it safe by putting queer romances under their Carina Press imprint.).