By May I’m looking for a few average men. I don’t want a hero in a uniform, the ultimate alpha male, the billionaire sheik/vampire/Viking/angel either today. No, I just want a regular, ordinary, nothing special guy to read about in my romance novels. He could be average looking, or unremarkable in his own [...]
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Where are the Rock Stars?
May 3, 2012
Recently Olivia Cunning unveiled the next cover for her Sinners on Tour series. This features a popular rock band, as they tour around the country finding love and having lots of sex. The first book in this series, Backstage Pass was filthy fun. The second book, not so much but I still like the idea [...]
The Aftermath of Plagiarism
April 24, 2012
In case you haven’t heard, yesterday news broke that the popular young adult blog The Story Siren, written by Kristi Diehm was accused of plagiarism in January of this year. You can read how this plagiarism was discovered here and here. In that article, they do not name The Story Siren, deciding to keep her [...]
Revenge Sex and Romance
April 18, 2012
I’ve read two books in a row this week that features revenge sex – where the heroine feels jilted by the hero for a past wrong deed and decides to get revenge by sleeping with him, and then dumping him once he falls in love. But of course, she sleeps with him and she falls [...]
Smexy’s Rule of Romance
March 21, 2012
As I’ve read romance over the years, I’ve collected little rules I live by when reading a book. I’m all about stretching my boundaries as I read, for example BDSM books have a way of making me reach outside my box. Broken and Dirty by Megan Hart have pushed on my emotional boundaries (in a [...]
Tori and the Wall Street Journal Talk Erotic
March 14, 2012
Recently, our very own Tori Benson was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal to give her thoughts on the types of erotic books she reads and how she reads them. We all know Tori is a huge reader and she has been contributing articles about the erotic genre to Heroes & Heartbreakers for some time [...]
May’s Love of the Ugly Hero
March 6, 2012
I love the tale of Beauty & the Beast except for one thing: when the beast turns into a wimpy little pretty boy prince at the end. The thing is, I liked reading about a dark, physically unappealing man and how he woos his lady love. She doesn’t have to be a beauty either. In [...]
Mandi Goes Back to 1984 and Falls in Love With Jake Ryan
February 27, 2012
I recently admitted to the world that I haven’t really seen any movies from the 80’s. As in – no Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, no St. Elmo’s Fire, no Say Anything etc…Why you ask…well, I don’t know. You would think in the past 34 years I would somehow come across come of these movies. But [...]
Nicole and Mandi Chat about Emotional M/M Books
January 19, 2012
I talk a lot on Twitter with Nicole (who also blogs at The Book Pushers) about books. After a little pushing (me pushy? No way.) she tried the m/m romance genre…and she has found some great books. We wanted to do a post exploring just what it is that draws us so emotionally to certain [...]
Stop SOPA/PIPA
January 17, 2012
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) has been on the news and around the internet a lot lately, and for good reason. It is stated to stop piracy, like illegal downloads of movies etc…but its broad terms may have severe consequences. Per this article on BBC: The US government and [...]












May 15, 2012
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