Diane: Me, too! Sexual tension is everything when it comes to romance. To me, that’s what makes the couples mentioned here so interesting and lovable.
Ivy: You own Farscape?!?! Me, too. My favorite episodes never get old. One of my favorites is the one where everyone switched bodies. Crackers Don’t Matter, I think it was called. That one cracks me up every time. Maybe I’m just easily entertained. : )
Lori: A friend of mine recommended Vampire Diaries, too. It’s on my list to check out. Thanks for the nudge to start from the beginning!
June: There are indeed a lot of vamp books and shows. You’d think people would get tired of the vampire storyline, but it’s done so well on shows like Buffy, True Blood and Vampire Diaries – and with twists that make each story unique. I bet vamps are going to be around for a loooooooong time.
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Alyson: Wouldn’t it be nice to have such a psychic ability? You could find out why other some people are boneheads. : ) I wouldn’t want the same ability as the heroine, Alex, has in True Colors, though. It’s a bit more hyped-up than I could handle. Although it does have its fun moments.
Ginger: Another Farscape watcher! Woo hoo!!! I’d have a tough time deciding which show I would love more to see return. Buffy seemed to have a good, satisfying ending. I guess Farscape did, too, but there were some unfinished storylines, such as what the heck Aeryn was up to when she left John then returned with Scorpius. That seems like some rich territory to cover story-wise.
Ann: Oh, yes! Sam Beckett! And I love, love, love Scott Bakula. He was recently on the show Chuck playing Chuck’s dad. I was so happy to see him. I hear his series Men of a Certain Age is good, too, but I haven’t seen it. Yet! I agree that the ending of Quantum Leap was disappointing, though it was good to know lots more relationships were going to be repaired.
Tabitha: I love paranormal romance, too. I desperately wanted to write it but also wanted to stay away from what others already do so well, such as vampires, shapeshifters and werewolves, oh my. That’s why I went with the psychic thing. Plus, I was too lazy to create a whole mythology to go with the vampires, etc. The Trues are grounded in this world.
Diane: The most anxious summer I’ve ever spent was the summer that followed the season finale where Buffy killed Angel. I could not wait for the season premiere. Yes, I really am that much of a dork.
Christina: You are so right! I used to think I would be a soap opera writer someday. And I guess I kinda am. Let’s see: Amnesia? Check. Brought back from the dead? Check. Love triangles? Check. Hmm.
Lisa: Thanks for the Cold Midnight and True Vision love. : ) I hope you get a chance to check out True Colors. It’s super dark and twisted, if you like that kind of thing.
Diane: Funny you should mention “sizzling romance.†That just happens to be the tag line on my Web site. Or maybe you already knew that and are pulling my leg! : )
Kathleen: True Colors is pretty sexy. There’s a nice little side benefit of Alex’s psychic ability that appears during her lovemaking with Logan. So hot!
Melissa: Yippee squared!
Sheila True: Love your last name. It’s almost as if the True trilogy is just for you.
Renee: I just mentioned Maddie and David! Great minds. Moonlighting kinda lost it for me once they got together, though.
Lina: Hey, I know you. : )
Brenda: I hope you get a chance to read it.
Amanda: You definitely must catch up on the Castle episodes. The one I wrote about is one of the best ever.
Lisa Kendall: I miss Farscape as much as I miss Buffy. I’ve even gotten into reading the Farscape comic books, which are actually pretty good.
Lisa Richards: I love rewatching episodes of Castle, too. It’s fun to pick up on stuff I missed the first time. And, well, I could watch Nathan Fillion read the phone book.
Shelly: Thanks for Cold Midnight shout-out! : )
Mary: Yes, the Sawyer-Kate heat was amazing. Maybe that’s why Sawyer often looked like he was sweating. Interesting how some guys still look so hot when they’re sweaty. I want one of those!
Jane: I’m right there with you, Jane! Liz and Jack crack me up. And 30 Rock is such a smart sitcom. I like the Michael-Holly romance on The Office, too. Who knew it would be so darn sweet?
Carol: I’m a sucker for banter, too. That was one of the things that kept me tuning into Moonlighting way back when I was, oh, 3 or so. ; ) Yeah, sure, I was 3 then. Uh huh.
Sara: I admire your ability to ignore the TV. Wish I had that kind of resolve!
Linda: I would probably read more than watch TV if I didn’t spend all day looking at a computer monitor. My peepers get tired. (Yes, I’m just making excuses now.)
Stacie: The only Joss Whedon show I couldn’t get into was Dollhouse. I’m not sure why. And, oh, I love the snarkasm, too. I first got hooked on snarkasm when the movie Heathers came out back in the late ‘80s. That movie rocked!
Hello again! So cool to see so many readers tuning in!
Joanne: I haven’t tried the Twilight books yet. Not sure Bella and Edward could outdo Buffy and Angel, though I love the whole glowing thing I’ve heard about.
Kai: Oh, yeah, Bones! I love that show, too. What I love best is that David Boreanz’s character is so different from the broody Angel in Buffy. And, wow, when he takes his shirt off … I’m sorry, what were we talking about?
Mary: I hope you get a chance to read it!
Barbara: I’m so glad I never have to choose between love and saving the world – at least not yet.
Katie: I’d prefer you get your own book done so we can talk about that here! : )
Debbie: Oh, I know!!! I loved the triangle with Sawyer and Jack and Kate. And they were all such wonderfully drawn characters. I always rooted for Sawyer and Kate, though, cuz they were such lost souls and so perfect for each other. And, well, Sawyer without his shirt on ... Who could resist? : )
Colleen: I really enjoyed writing the Trues. It was sooooo fun to explore the sisters’ psychic abilities.
Anna: True Colors was certainly interesting to write!
G. Bisbjerg: Yes, Alex has a tough time with her “gift,†the toughest time of all the Trudeau sisters. Being inside a serial killer’s head is NOT fun. Some of the book was hard to write, because it gets pretty dark and twisted.
Mona: Oh, yes, the Officer and a Gentleman scene. I love that one, too! Who wouldn’t want to get literally carried away by our true love?!? I’m going to have to go on a diet before that can happen, though. Or maybe I could carry him off. : )
Virna: Only three months until Chosen by Blood! Woo hoo!!! Thanks for stopping by. You rock!
Sandra: I’m impressed when people can live without TV. I would definitely read a lot more. And, oh my, I could never begin to list all the romances in books that have inspired me through the years. In fact, I was tempted to try that as a blog topic, but the choices were too overwhelming. Happy reading!
Sue: I know what you mean! I love all the relationships on Castle. They’re so very well done, even the friendship between Esposito and Ryan. And the drawn-out romance between Castle and Beckett isn’t making me as impatient for them to get together as similar TV couples in the past. I think it’s cuz I’m really enjoying the subtle baby steps they take each episode.
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Felina: Hello again! Excellent point. I’m not much into it when couples hurt each other repeatedly then keep going back to each other. There gets to be a point where enough is enough. How can you possibly be happy with someone who repeatedly breaks your heart? To me, finding your true love also means finding a way to accept that person for who he is without trying to change him. I mean, you should fall for who he IS, not who you want him to be, right? There are so many levels to love. Which, for a romance writer, is a wonderful world to explore.
Beverly: I would love for the Trues to be king of the world! : ) Like Rose and Jack in Titanic, though, not like James Cameron when he won the Oscar. : )
Desiree: I know! I love the True Colors cover. Doesn’t the heroine look like a young Heather Locklear?
Kelly: Isn’t it funny that Nicholas Sparks insists that he doesn’t write romance novels yet the romances in his books are among the most wrenching? I suppose he can get away with saying he doesn’t write romance cuz his stories generally don’t have happy endings. But, still, great romances dominate his books. He needs to get over it. I can guarantee he’d have a fabulous time hanging out with romance writers. : )
Hi, everybody! What GREAT comments! This is why I love, love, love romance readers!
Dawn: Thanks for dropping by and commenting!
Kim: Hi! Are you there? Hello? Kim?
Peggy: How do you live on 3 TV channels? I can’t even imagine. Yet, it sounds perfect for a writer like me who’s very easily distracted. If something is shiny, it’ll entertain me for hours.
Felina: Woo hoo!!! A fellow Farscaper. I know exactly what you mean. That show ruined me for days. I would stay up until 5 in the morning watching episode after episode on DVD. I was lucky that I watched it that way, cuz I would have gone nuts having to wait to find out what happened next. The John-Aeryn romance, to me, is one of the best ever.
Maria: Thanks for the True love! : ) Sam’s story is scheduled for December. I’m eager for it to come out, cuz it’s my favorite among the Trues. It’s now called True Shot, by the way, instead of True Calling.
Kim: There you are! Whew, I thought we’d lost you. I loved the Spike-Buffy relationship, too. The contrast between the innocent Buffy who fell for Angel with the broken Buffy who fell for Spike was incredible. And the fact that I could root for Spike-Buffy when I was so devoted to Angel-Buffy kind of blew me away. My all-time favorite scene with Spike and Buffy was when Buffy was sitting on the porch steps after learning her mother was ill, and Spike shows up with the shotgun, determined to end Buffy once and for all. But then he sees her stricken by grief, and he puts the gun down and sits next to her to console her. I loved that!!! He set aside his own anger and angst to comfort her. That was true love, to me. Joss Whedon is a writer god.
Felina: Hello again! Excellent point. I’m not much into it when couples hurt each other repeatedly then keep going back to each other. There gets to be a point where enough is enough. How can you possibly be happy with someone who repeatedly breaks your heart? To me, finding your true love also
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