tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post3322546434206965153..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Sweet or Steamy?Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20239508900939220902014-02-12T10:46:50.999-08:002014-02-12T10:46:50.999-08:00Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on the sw...Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on the sweet and steamy divide! See you next month! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-38464394126257455932014-02-11T18:31:30.411-08:002014-02-11T18:31:30.411-08:00Hope, how lovely I've introduced some new writ...Hope, how lovely I've introduced some new writers to you. I've read lots of stuff by all of them and I doubt you'll be disappointed in anything you pick up from them. I love your sweet and salty comparison. How right you are! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-16035947219611115682014-02-11T17:02:40.472-08:002014-02-11T17:02:40.472-08:00I love them both too, just as I like salty as well...I love them both too, just as I like salty as well as sweet snacks. It all depends on what my day, week or even night is like. I have read awesome sweet YA novels as well as sultry hot passionate romances that make me melt. All are wonderful as long as the story works and characters appeal in some way, Thanks for the heads up on those new authors (to me) and some new great reads. hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630966299992245426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-675840081176731282014-02-11T16:08:58.628-08:002014-02-11T16:08:58.628-08:00Kaelee, how interesting! I do love a steamy read b...Kaelee, how interesting! I do love a steamy read but it really does depend on my mood. I hope you'll take some of my recommendations and give them a go. If you like sweet romances, these should really be right up your alley. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-12193616558126442562014-02-11T16:08:06.184-08:002014-02-11T16:08:06.184-08:00Hi Mary Anne. I must say love scenes where it'...Hi Mary Anne. I must say love scenes where it's a purely physical event don't particularly draw me in either. What I love about a good love scene in a romance is that generally there IS a lot going on with heads and hearts. Having said that, lots can go on with heads and hearts when the characters aren't in bed too! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-9445531368975141182014-02-11T16:07:02.353-08:002014-02-11T16:07:02.353-08:00Annie, I must lend you that Sophie Weston. I just ...Annie, I must lend you that Sophie Weston. I just loved it (I actually thought I HAD lent it to you - I raved about it at the time and I've read it a couple of times since). I just read Liz's latest FOR HIS EYES ONLY which is a little steamier than her usual - she writes the most gorgeous heroes. I'm always in love by the time I finish one of her books. And of course, the Eva IbbotsonAnna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-78418068388588381662014-02-11T16:02:28.638-08:002014-02-11T16:02:28.638-08:00HI Anna ~ I go for a mixture of sweet and steamy w...HI Anna ~ I go for a mixture of sweet and steamy with sweet winning out most of the time. Kaeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897964695988614355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-823982087776086412014-02-11T15:42:52.128-08:002014-02-11T15:42:52.128-08:00Thank you, Anna. I prefer sweet romances. Why? Bec...Thank you, Anna. I prefer sweet romances. Why? Because sex scenes offend me? No. Because they bore me.<br /><br />In such a scene, two people can do only so many things. Going into minute detail is absurd. Most variations are either gross or ludicrous.<br /><br />But if the author focuses on the characters' hearts and heads, there is much more going on. Including just about anything that Mary Anne Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846610621610508819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-70078519440148806552014-02-11T14:38:29.166-08:002014-02-11T14:38:29.166-08:00Hi Anna, what great choices! I haven't read th...Hi Anna, what great choices! I haven't read that Sophie Weston but the others are classics, aren't they? Like PJ I find it depends on my mood. I remember being on vacation just a few days before Christmas a few years ago and picking up Liz Fielding's latest sweet Christmas story and just melting into it. It was perfect for my mood and the holiday. Other times I want the high drama andAnnie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-17590491576874538852014-02-11T12:00:30.134-08:002014-02-11T12:00:30.134-08:00Alina, I tend to go through phases. At the moment,...Alina, I tend to go through phases. At the moment, it's definitely a yen for the softer, more emotional books over books with really strongly sexual plots. I'm sure I'll go back to those in time! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20517045458620421162014-02-11T11:59:43.626-08:002014-02-11T11:59:43.626-08:00Hi Jo! That's interesting! I've read all o...Hi Jo! That's interesting! I've read all of those things in steamy books but I agree with you, the sweet books can really tug at your emotions, can't they?Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-15001191046331499862014-02-11T11:55:01.774-08:002014-02-11T11:55:01.774-08:00PJ, you put that just perfectly. I actually find t...PJ, you put that just perfectly. I actually find that some writers can make the touch of a hand more powerful than others can with a whole long love scene. Hope you enjoy these books - they're all lovely! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20308097087972086552014-02-11T11:09:56.742-08:002014-02-11T11:09:56.742-08:00Most of the time I prefer steamy, but I have been ...Most of the time I prefer steamy, but I have been known to read sweet from time to time :)Alina Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373709412675787965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-14997609251100693262014-02-11T10:15:54.264-08:002014-02-11T10:15:54.264-08:00I like the sweeter stories because I read romantic...I like the sweeter stories because I read romantic books for the emotions, the connection between people, the love and the friendship they find in each other.Jo's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271078986113832925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-32439404743314652402014-02-11T09:02:56.080-08:002014-02-11T09:02:56.080-08:00For me, it's a matter of mood. Sometimes I wa...For me, it's a matter of mood. Sometimes I want the sexy sizzle of a hot read but other times I prefer an emotional story with sexual tension but no more. There are many wonderful books out there that fit both descriptions and just because a story is sweet doesn't mean it's devoid of depth and emotion. Some of the most emotionally fulfilling books I've read had no sex scenes.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.com