Calling all wanna-be studs! Have you overheard your significant other say this?
"My man is great, but he would be the whole package if only he were more
romantic.&mquot; What do you do? Hang your head in shame or beat your chest to
prove your prowess? Do you buy a bottle of wine and grill her a lean piece of
meat? Maybe pick up a bouquet of flowers in the grocery store? .
That's all well and good, big spender. But I, Gracious
Jane Marie, author of
historic romantic suspense, have discovered the perfect game plan for growing
your romantic muscles. It requires only a pair of eyes, a sports magazine and a
paperback romance novel to tuck inside it!
Romance novels are the encyclopedia of love. Here you will learn what women want
and how to give it to them: a tender word when all seems lost, a nuzzle to
comfort a broken heart, perhaps a clever line with which to tease and flirt. So
long as she hasn't read the same book, you're set.
On the other side of the bed, as it were, if your guy imagines himself too macho
to actually go to the store and pick up a romance book or even order one online
lest the mail carrier sees a glimpse of the cover through a tear in the wrapper,
fear not females. You, lovely lady, will have to be the one to purchase the
book. Just think how surprised, okay shocked, he will be when he rips away the
football print gift wrap to reveal a man's glove and a woman's glove atop a bed
of sparkling sand, surrounded by a meandering red ribbon and tropical flowers.
(That just happens to be the cover of my novel,
The Goodbye Lie.) If
you've circled the "good parts", so much the better. Should the story contain a
little murder or at least one good bar fight, he'll be hooked! If he is new to
your plan, wink, nod and waggle a bare shoulder his way, saying, "This is the
instruction manual to find the key to my heart, honey. Try page 130. It will
inspire!" Then, just walk away. Give him a few minutes to decipher your
meaning, acclimate to the idea, and read the passages you've bookmarked.
Meanwhile, as you await the knock on your private chambers, spritz the pillows
with a light spray of new-to-him, never before sniffed perfume, just to add to
the adventure. After little is said and all is done, he will thank his
beautiful and responsive mate and wonder why his father didn't offer this wisdom
to his son.
Jane Marie Malcolm aka
Gracious Jane Marie is the author of
The Goodbye Lie and
Amelia Islandβs Velvet
Undertow, historic romance on Amelia Island, Florida in the 1880s. Enter her
gracious world at
www.GraciousJaneMarie.com , an 800 plus page website, to
celebrate heart and home with roses, recipes and romance. Contact Jane Marie at
graciousjanemarie@yahoo.com to
join her ever-gracious gathering.
I've learned that women use 6000 words a day while men use 2000. So no wonder they have difficulty understanding us. Also men want to solve problems and offer solutions while women just want to be heard. By hearing ourselves think outloud, we may come to a decision. Ladies have to train their men as to what is their idea of romance. It still makes me laugh to know my sister-in-law received a fire extinguisher for a birthday gift. Bookmarking a passage in a book or leaving it open sounds like a good plan without being pushy.
(Alyson Widen 9:33pm August 19, 2010)
That sounds like a good idea if you have a hubby that would look at the book mine would just think it was one of mine and not give it another look
(Vickie Hightower 12:33pm August 20, 2010)
I made my boyfriend look for "Sex and the Single Earl" for me; he even had to ask for help. He considered this as cruel and unusual punishment so I doubt he'll ever willingly read a romance novel; he wouldn't even let me read passages to him.
(S Tieh 3:18am August 20, 2010)
Since my Husband is an avid reader, he just might give this book a shot!! Knowing what this book is about is an added plus!! Thank you for writing a book that both sexes can not only enjoy reading, but can enjoy!!
(Peggy Roberson 10:20am August 20, 2010)
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