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Originally Posted by Grace Elliot
I read historical romance for the escapism and find it totally jarring if the characters don't act according to the time period. It pulls me out of the story. I hadn't heard the expression 'contemporaries in long dresses' but it's very apt - perhaps you should copyright it!  |
It's not mine so I can't. I got it from a comment on a blog about historical romance industry issues. I thought it fit the problem perfectly and have been using it since then. I don't think Wallpaper Historicals works as well. When I think of that term I think of a romance that isn't history intense but these new ones out just break the rules too much to be even consider a historical.