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Subject: Romance Stories- Ladies here's one for us. Guys are welcome too of course.

Written By: ladyhawk on 12/30/07 at 12:11 am

There is a Romance story that was written for a magazine in July of either 1996 or 1997, I was the the main charactor of this particular story as it was written by someone I knew. They told me about it, but I never got to read it. So if anyone knows about it or could help me find it, I would appreciate it. But anyhow how about we discuss some Romantic Stories that we like. Sound like fun?

Subject: Re: Romance Stories- Ladies here's one for us. Guys are welcome too of course.

Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/31/07 at 12:08 pm

Well since no one else will respond-I will.

In terms of fiction, I like Jude Deveraux. I don't have ALL her books-but most of them. I love the fact that she uses the same family throughout many of her books. There was one book that even had a genealogy of her characters and which book their story could be found in. Not ALL of her books are related-so to speak. But a good majority of them are.


As for non-fiction, I would have say my own story. I fell in love with a very romantic guy and just my luck, he fell in love with me, too.  ;)

BTW, if you PM me info about that story that was written, maybe I can help you locate it.


Cat

Subject: Re: Romance Stories- Ladies here's one for us. Guys are welcome too of course.

Written By: ultraviolet52 on 12/31/07 at 9:03 pm

For fiction, my favorite romances are usually by the Bronte Sisters. I also like Kazuo Ishigaro, L.M. Montgomery, O. Henry, etc.

For non-fiction, probably Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra, C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and more. And, of course, my boyfriend and I are quite blessed in our relationship and I find our love story only getting richer and richer.  :)  :-*

Subject: Re: Romance Stories- Ladies here's one for us. Guys are welcome too of course.

Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 01/02/08 at 8:35 am

If you are speaking about stories that spark romance of the Ages, consider well Dante and Beatrice.
He saw her only twice in his life, yet the romance that was there lives on even today.

One might consider also the love described in Hugo's "Les Miserables".
The love between Marius and Cosette was powerful...as was Eponine's unrequitted love for Marius.
You also have the secret love that Valjean had for Fantine. Hidden on both counts from each other, yet when Valjean was at last dying, who did he turn to, among all the ghosts in his mind?

-Of course, if you want special love stories, "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" is exceptional.
Quasimodo's unblemished love for Esmerlada was more powerful than most, since he not only gave her sanctuary, but also defied the mobs of villagers in France, as well as Dom Frollo, who was a wicked wretch in his own heart.
Purportedly, when their skeletons were found, the sole attempt to separate them caused them both to crumble into dust.

This story hits me especially, since not only am I "physically challenged", but I once performed bits of this tale in HS Speech & Debate. When I got the score sheets back, I had trouble reading a couple, because of what I was told were teardrops.

And of course, some of you know a bit of my own romance story.
One I would not trade for the entire Unverse.

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