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Old 01-18-2009, 01:32 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Ervserver View Post
aren't all Harlequin books the same....handsome muscular long haired guy on the cover with shirt unbuttoned, submissive damsel in his out stretched arms
Absolutely not!
Why, sometimes he's not wearing a shirt at all! And sometimes, it's a business jacket with no shirt underneath! Sometimes he has blonde hair, and sometims brown! And sometimes she's wearing a peasant blouse, and sometimes it's a modern shirt! Sometimes there's a fast car in the background, and sometimes it's a gothic house!

There's just oodles of differences in Harlequin romance covers & equal differences in the plots!

(I used to read a lot of them, and watched trends... there'd be a run of "sexy aloof English widowers needing a governess for his daughter," followed by "sexy South American guide to USian author/researcher" followed by "sexy Greek business tycoon seeking contract wife for social functions" and always, a recurring category of "sexy man from her childhood who returns to hometown with fortune and wants to [rekindle old flame/revenge himself on old enemies]." There are definite forumulaic plots, but they're not all the same. They are, however, all equally boring and unbelievable to people who don't care for them.)
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