Tome Thursday: The Flame and the Flower

Hello everyone!

I'm just off the Arrow / Flash crossover for this season, and I'm so happy with that fact. Also happy that they promised to make it a yearly event because they can see that fans enjoy this type of thing. So yay to that!

But I also had to think about which book to write into the blog post, and I've been bouncing in the sci-fi world for a while now so I figured I'd try something else again.

Into my trusty notebook we go, and I remember that, whenever I'm out of ideas as to what to read, or better whenever I honestly just need a break from every other story and whatever else happens in there, I turn to Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, because she tends to supply all my needs for some romance, history, and a general relaxation.

At least, it was until I got to the book that established her as a historic romance writer and introduced this genre to the world.

I'm talking about The Flame and the Flower.

Tome Thursday: Petals on the River

Hello everyone!

So I normally go through books that aren't necessarily romantic in genre, or there's some romance in there somewhere but the prevalent message is something else (most notably, I'm currently burrowing through The Bourne Ultimatum, which is a rollercoaster if I've ever seen one!), and that's fine. I'm not one for the mushy, sappy things that happen in a lot of, say Amanda Quick's novels (although granted, I like at least two from that collection, oops). Most of my books are either based on historic facts (like, Genghis Khan or Julius Caesar facts), crime (think Tess Gerritsen or Agatha Christie), intelligence agencies (The Company, Vince Flynn, Stephen Coonts), etc.

But every once in a while, my brain starts screaming at me that I need to take a rest. So I either do it with fantasy novels (Tolkien anyone?), or I go to find some sort of romance story that's easy on the mind and not that long to get through. I'll admit, there are certain offers I read from that genre, but I think one of my favourites has to be Kathleen E. Woodiwiss ... because she has historical romance, not just romance in general.

Colour me surprised? I thought not. My choice of relaxation the last time was her novel titled 'Petals on the River'. (image not mine)