tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post537006297598529041..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: Welcome Guest author Karen Tabke!!Kathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-23750750913554531152008-06-22T11:39:00.000-05:002008-06-22T11:39:00.000-05:00When I was young I read Forever Amber and Gone Wit...When I was young I read Forever Amber and Gone With the Wind but I never had much time for pleasure reading. It was time spent on college texts. b But in the 80's someone gave me their copy of a LaVeryl Spencer book called Twice Loved and then I began to really read romance books. Also about that time I read Shana by Kathleen Woodiwiss-both still on my keeper shelf much to the chagrin of my husband.<BR/>JOYE<BR/>JWIsley@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-43622959807713737062008-06-19T00:55:00.000-05:002008-06-19T00:55:00.000-05:00Maureen? You are my winner!! email me at Karin@K...Maureen? You are my winner!! email me at Karin@KarinTabke.com with the title of one of my back list and your snail mail addy and I will get it right out to you.<BR/><BR/>Ladies, I had a blast today, thank you for inviting me, and thanks to all who stopped by to chat. If you want to chat some more you can always find me at my blog, www.karintabke.com/blog most days, I love having new friends stop by.<BR/><BR/>Take care, and happy reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-8840343121811827512008-06-19T00:41:00.000-05:002008-06-19T00:41:00.000-05:00Amy, how cool that your aunt introed you to the wo...Amy, how cool that your aunt introed you to the world of romance! <BR/><BR/>And Caffey, I would have loved to have picked out romance books with my mom. She didn't begin to read it until I started writing it. Now she is a huge fan!<BR/><BR/>Wendy, See Jane Score. Love that title!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Cindy! I'll draw a name for one of my books in just a few, and post it here.<BR/><BR/>Kim, those endings are the best kind. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-56425690176281944282008-06-19T00:35:00.000-05:002008-06-19T00:35:00.000-05:00i love happy endings and lovers getting toghether....i love happy endings and lovers getting toghether.<BR/><BR/>kim hAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-73352938088791578122008-06-18T23:04:00.000-05:002008-06-18T23:04:00.000-05:00ONe more time - Thanks again, Karin for hangin' wi...ONe more time - Thanks again, Karin for hangin' with us today. Best of luck on the new releases and wow, those covers are so amazing!!<BR/>Hugs<BR/>CindyCindy Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311224531297908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-39624110039777037972008-06-18T21:48:00.000-05:002008-06-18T21:48:00.000-05:00Hi, Karin! I love See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson ...Hi, Karin! I love See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson - heck, I named my blog after it. It's one of my favorite romance books. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467070028688210481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-24197857363750745072008-06-18T21:42:00.000-05:002008-06-18T21:42:00.000-05:00Hi Karin! I've always been a reader as a child too...Hi Karin! I've always been a reader as a child too because it was my way for me to communicate. I had just absorbed into reading because I could get into the world in what I was reading compared to home and school since I was deaf. So I had learned so much! I read everything I could. With romance, I saw my mom reading lots of series books and going to the store with her as she picked out each of one of the books they had out! It then became a routine that each evening I'd visit my mom's room and she would use miming and tell me about the book, and I would take it and read that evening and come back the next night to get a book and chat with her. Romance had such a wonderful feel to it and I could open up so much more to my mom. So I cherish those memories! Great question to ask, I loved thinking back on these!Caffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830854922444380155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-58662029784368569192008-06-18T20:50:00.000-05:002008-06-18T20:50:00.000-05:00Hi Karin! My aunt gave me my first romance novel ...Hi Karin! My aunt gave me my first romance novel when I was 13. I've been hooked since. I even still have the first book. Congrats on the new releases!Amy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17202603187907169256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-70480028833078189812008-06-18T19:50:00.000-05:002008-06-18T19:50:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-3969844048108773732008-06-18T18:30:00.000-05:002008-06-18T18:30:00.000-05:00Tetewa, I'm with you on loving where romance takes...Tetewa, I'm with you on loving where romance takes me. I loved that place the <BR/>first time I read a romance, and like an addict keep going back for more. Life is good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-8291413925572555072008-06-18T18:28:00.000-05:002008-06-18T18:28:00.000-05:00Hi, Jane, another Garwood fan!Cathy, KW is the wom...Hi, Jane, another Garwood fan!<BR/><BR/>Cathy, KW is the woman of the hour, and I'm with you on liking sexy books. :)<BR/><BR/>Maureen, glad you came back to romance. And I have to say, I have not been to a library to check out a book since my kids were younger. I really should go check out some of the titles mentioned here today.<BR/><BR/>acdaisy95, I read the Notebook. Made me cry. Good tears.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi, flchen1, I've been very fortunate in the cover department. My editor has a lot of input. She has been especially on top of the historical covers. <BR/><BR/>Dina, MofSurrender looks even better in hand. Especially that sword. ;)<BR/><BR/>WK, glad you're intrigued. if you do happen to pick up one of my titles, please, let me know how you liked it.<BR/><BR/>Ah, yes, Estella, Bertrice Small. Sexy stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-37148328438774205052008-06-18T18:24:00.000-05:002008-06-18T18:24:00.000-05:00Love your cover for Jaded! I don't really remember...Love your cover for Jaded! I don't really remember how I started reding romances, just know that they take me to places where I'd love to go and I've never been!tetewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287233499993365048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-23254982181015734642008-06-18T18:17:00.000-05:002008-06-18T18:17:00.000-05:00Hi, Karen!Bertrice Small made me fall in love with...Hi, Karen!<BR/>Bertrice Small made me fall in love with romance.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-7109228222554136332008-06-18T17:36:00.000-05:002008-06-18T17:36:00.000-05:00Wow I like the sound of that historical as well as...Wow I like the sound of that historical as well as hot cops. My first romances were Jude Deveraux's Velvet Series, with VELVET PROMISE. I did read Pamella Belle before that and still have her books, I adored her work, but once I found Jude Deveraux I devoured all her work. I still have a collection of all her books. <BR/><BR/>I love a great love story. LOL<BR/><BR/>hugs,<BR/>Wendyk<BR/>www.the-keels.blogspot.com<BR/>www.four-ladies-reading.blogspot.comWKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951723803188389335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-5163742687912848692008-06-18T17:35:00.000-05:002008-06-18T17:35:00.000-05:00Hi Karen and welcome.My first foray into romances ...Hi Karen and welcome.<BR/>My first foray into romances were by Deveraux and Lavryle Spencer.robynlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250071917966470701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-50736890303341923592008-06-18T17:17:00.000-05:002008-06-18T17:17:00.000-05:00Hi Karen, Your Master of Surrender cover is hot!I ...Hi Karen, <BR/><BR/>Your Master of Surrender cover is hot!<BR/><BR/>I can't remember wchich book got me into the lvoe of reading, sorry.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-83449313567640820052008-06-18T16:07:00.000-05:002008-06-18T16:07:00.000-05:00Hi, Karin! What fabulous covers! I'm excited to ...Hi, Karin! What fabulous covers! I'm excited to see your latest! And books and food are two of my passions, too!<BR/><BR/>As for which book hooked me? I don't remember the very first one (I definitely read some of those Silhouette First Loves in junior high, but didn't read a grown-up romance until high school, when a friend from Algebra lent me a historical of some sort. I can't remember much about it, but I was hooked and avidly read through everything at our local library. I stopped for a while in college and for a while after, and then picked up a Jennifer Crusie at the library a some years ago and have definitely been rehooked but good!Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-88416301347104340782008-06-18T15:54:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:54:00.000-05:00Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and Never Too Much by ...Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and Never Too Much by Lori Foster made me fall in love with romance.acdaisy95https://www.blogger.com/profile/06236467793638281518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-45997807937782202772008-06-18T15:48:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:48:00.000-05:00Hi Karen,I originally started reading romance in h...Hi Karen,<BR/>I originally started reading romance in high school but then I started reading more best sellers when I did get a chance to read. One day when I my kids in the library I picked up a book by Lavryle Spencer and have been reading romance for years now.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-70999708202743612992008-06-18T15:20:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:20:00.000-05:00Hi Karen, Kathleen Woodiwess swept me into romance...Hi Karen, Kathleen Woodiwess swept me into romance stories too. Over the years I've read all the genres, and love them all, the sexier the better.Cathy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755004700955618379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-84185639078387983042008-06-18T14:34:00.000-05:002008-06-18T14:34:00.000-05:00Welcome Karin,My first romance was Julie Garwood's...Welcome Karin,<BR/>My first romance was Julie Garwood's "The Bride" and I've been hooked ever since. I can't wait to read your first historica.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-48271910773866236082008-06-18T14:18:00.000-05:002008-06-18T14:18:00.000-05:00Laurel, I've read Mary Stewart and loved her!Hi, D...Laurel, I've read Mary Stewart and loved her!<BR/><BR/>Hi, Debra, another heart turned by Woodiwiss! and a sword! She really left a remarkable legacy for us all.<BR/><BR/>Hey, another Karin with an i! I need to read Garwood. I think there is something of hers in my towering tbr pile. After this deadline, I'm going to sequester myself in a room and read until my eyeballs drop out.<BR/><BR/>Georganna, ain' t it grand our loud lusty families? If you happen to pick up one of my books, let me know how you liked it.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Christie. Okay another vote for GH. Talk about spending babysitting money on books, I had a paper route. On payday it was a bee-line to the corner market that had a twirly book rack, and there I discovered Laurie McBaine (sp), and Rosemary Rodgers. <BR/><BR/>Marilyn you must get early Woodiwiss! you will sigh and hit yourself in the forehead saying, screw the V-8! Icould have had this all this time!<BR/><BR/>Catslady, I think after all of this mention of KW, I'm going go on a book search and snap up every one of her titles I can get my hands on. Have you read the old Anita Mills historicals? She's good too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-9332565152768312732008-06-18T14:05:00.000-05:002008-06-18T14:05:00.000-05:00Hey, Kathleen, I LOVE westerns. and I am embarras...Hey, Kathleen, I LOVE westerns. and I am embarrassed to say I haven't read one in ages, (except my friend Jan Kenny). Can you recommend a good meaty one?<BR/><BR/>Hi, Flip. am I bad because I've never read Georgette Heyer? I get the feeling I'm missing something good.<BR/><BR/>Cheri, thank you, and if I do say so myself, JADED and SURRENDER are pretty good reads!<BR/><BR/>Msshllion, I read my first romance at 14 under the covers. Very dee-lish.<BR/><BR/>Darcy, I think Ms Woodiwiss can be given the credit for turning many us doey-eyed girls into ravenous romantics! I remember when my brother, who is a year younger then me, found my dog eared copy of THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER, then threatened to tell my mom if I didn't let him read it. He was never the same again. He still talks about how he'd like to meet Heather Birmingham in a dark alley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-86775022657757572562008-06-18T14:01:00.000-05:002008-06-18T14:01:00.000-05:00I've read pretty much all the authors mentioned bu...I've read pretty much all the authors mentioned but it was Woodiwiss that hooked me on romance the most. I've recently found Julie Garwood. Historicals have always been my favorite and Master of Surrender sounds wonderful. And what a cover!catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-8244946270149086512008-06-18T13:40:00.001-05:002008-06-18T13:40:00.001-05:00I didn't start reading romance until about seven y...I didn't start reading romance until about seven years ago and it was actually category romance that got me hooked. 80% of what I read is category. I love the short format and the promise of a happy ending.<BR/><BR/>One of these years I'm going to have to read Woodiwiss and Curtis and Spencer and Heyer and catch up.<BR/><BR/>MarilynPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.com