tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post3013978002854634502..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark Launch Party!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-39189984287279314402009-05-11T10:13:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:13:00.000-04:00The book really sounds exciting.The book really sounds exciting.Elizabeth McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769477449767726442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-42253541775782668332009-04-13T12:29:00.000-04:002009-04-13T12:29:00.000-04:00Tough question. From research I've done for a shor...Tough question. From research I've done for a short story I had to write, women had to get married or risk ending up in a poor house, as father controlled everything, and then passes it on to oldest son when he dies, or the woman's inheritance goes straight to her husband when married, and he has control. So love didn't really come into it, it was a means to keep her social standing.<BR/>Saying that, if I was in that position, knowing I had to marry regardless, I would hope to marry a man who is kind and gentle and treated me with the respect I deserved, rather than just a baby-making machine for his "heir and a spare". It wouldn't hurt if he was good looking, either. If I have to get married, I'd like to be attracted to him in some way.<BR/><BR/>Great contest!<BR/>joannestapley[at]googlemail[dot]comJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-60738690001844800342009-04-07T16:26:00.000-04:002009-04-07T16:26:00.000-04:00Assuming I was independently wealthy or otherwise ...Assuming I was independently wealthy or otherwise free to choose for myself... I would be willing to give up closet space and the left side of the bed. Not my freedome or my sense of self. And DEFINITELY not chocolate. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the book! I look forward to reading it.<BR/><BR/>gypsyrover21(at)yahoo(dot)caVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07471888892825724116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-23372864087880039042009-04-05T21:02:00.000-04:002009-04-05T21:02:00.000-04:00Gosh, more I read about these books the more excit...Gosh, more I read about these books the more excited I am!! <BR/><BR/>That we are both one together now. That all I do is for you, that I'll spend my life making you happy. That you can always trust me. We are now ONE.Caffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830854922444380155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-78538113285295821012009-04-04T18:33:00.000-04:002009-04-04T18:33:00.000-04:00I think I'd have to go the scandalous route and ke...I think I'd have to go the scandalous route and keep the man on the side but place my independence first. At least until I knew I could trust the man. And that could take years--the sort of trust I'd have to have a in a man to basically hand my life over to him couldn't be achieved with just a few month's acquaintance, no matter how intimate.Rebecca Chastainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636968583309088356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-88843273501093832912009-04-04T11:23:00.000-04:002009-04-04T11:23:00.000-04:00If he was as much of a hunk as that, I don't feel ...If he was as much of a hunk as that, I don't feel I'd be losing any freedoms at all. I'd be just where I wanted to be. :)Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-81853165727898977152009-04-03T16:25:00.000-04:002009-04-03T16:25:00.000-04:00Thank you so much! I sent my address to you via th...Thank you so much! I sent my address to you via the email I found on your contact page. I really look forward to reading this book.<BR/>MargayMargay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-76595940365105441582009-04-03T15:57:00.000-04:002009-04-03T15:57:00.000-04:00Best of luck with the book Donna!Best of luck with the book Donna!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715527442459770647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-49501579099152018882009-04-03T13:10:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:10:00.000-04:00Hi all,Thank you so much for all your thoughtful c...Hi all,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for all your thoughtful comments... Sandy M. and Margay are the winners of a copy of Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark! <BR/><BR/>If you can both e-mail me your snail address, I'll send the books off right away!<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend, all!Donna Lea Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136523034196552960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-89071492347730680762009-04-03T00:37:00.000-04:002009-04-03T00:37:00.000-04:00I'm going to participate even though I already hav...I'm going to participate even though I already have a lovely copy of Lady Anne's first book.<BR/><BR/>Love is worth the sacrifice of previously supposed assumptions of who you are, who they are, what you want, and the future you had planned out for yourself, etc. for a life with this other person no matter how hard or different than your original plan it might be.<BR/><BR/>Is blogger telling me something with the word verification? <BR/><BR/>"Psyco" is not quite "Psycho" but it's close.Keira Gilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331468391417189912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-31172727963445681792009-04-03T00:21:00.000-04:002009-04-03T00:21:00.000-04:00Things were a lot different back then. The whole ...Things were a lot different back then. The whole thought process was a universe away from what it is now. But me, being the woman I am today, would answer with a resounding NO! To me, love is definitely not worth the loss of one's self or anything else for that matter. My husband understood from the day we met that I was not one to bully around. I've wondered often how I would have survived in the time of Lady Anne. Perish the thought!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353578670622953438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-27758031115025864582009-04-02T20:00:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:00:00.000-04:00said man would have given me his word that I could...said man would have given me his word that I could keep in contact with my family and hopefully we would with his. Family is IT and I couldn't not see mine or hear from them.robynlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250071917966470701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-38358147953467566102009-04-02T18:40:00.000-04:002009-04-02T18:40:00.000-04:00Trust and respect in love is tantamount. A woman s...Trust and respect in love is tantamount. A woman should be able to trust the man she loves to do what's right by her no matter what, including her property she brings to the marriage. She's giving him everything, that deserves his respect along with that trust. Then in that love would come the freedom to be who she is and he would encourage her to be herself.LighthouseSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317024267077852828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-21688412945628963352009-04-02T16:06:00.000-04:002009-04-02T16:06:00.000-04:00Congrats on the release!.He'd have to respect, and...Congrats on the release!.<BR/><BR/>He'd have to respect, and welcome, my opinions and abilities, admire me for my intelligence, encourage and allow my independence, even if he doesn't quite agree all the time. And he'd not shut me out from his own troubles and woes, because of that deep respect, trust, understanding and love between his.Pam Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707336988423231812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-50358618480850741012009-04-02T15:14:00.000-04:002009-04-02T15:14:00.000-04:00I'm afraid love is stupid. People have forsaken ev...I'm afraid love is stupid. People have forsaken everything for that thing called love. Today I would say I would want it to be a complete partnership in all ways. All decisions would be made together. Both should want the other person's happiness. I and me would have to change to us and we :)catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-81792374638279350372009-04-02T14:52:00.000-04:002009-04-02T14:52:00.000-04:00Congrats on the launch, Donna! I'd give an answer...Congrats on the launch, Donna! I'd give an answer of my own, but I really like Margay's answer best. In that time, to have a man who encouraged and respected your intelligence, independence and individuality would have been absolutely necessary if I wasn't going to wind up miserable. But then, those are still my requirements (which my hubby meets, lucky for him, LOL). I just have the freedom to stay or go. Thank God for the suffragettes!Kendra Leigh Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254059079950439368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-32985972398937083302009-04-02T14:42:00.000-04:002009-04-02T14:42:00.000-04:00Donna,SUPER CONGRATS on your launch! I'm really lo...Donna,<BR/>SUPER CONGRATS on your launch! I'm really looking forward to reading "Lady Anne!"<BR/><BR/>I agree with Sharon, marriage in the 18th century looks very different from our 21st century perspective! Plus, I will confess that I had some pretty unrealistic expectations and dreams at 18, 19, and even into my early 20s that I do not have NOW! You know what they say about hindsight being 20/20! LOL!<BR/><BR/>ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-5381298630014014732009-04-02T13:26:00.000-04:002009-04-02T13:26:00.000-04:00I'm a hard sell right now on marriage honestly. T...I'm a hard sell right now on marriage honestly. The odds are not in my favor in my family for a long lasting happy one so I'm just as content to be married.<BR/><BR/>Back then? I suppose like everyone else a form of response from the man to show that he trusts me and would allow me to be myself. Wouldn't dictate to me about my wardrobe or who my friends are or that I'm reading instead of planning a Ball...in short a man who trusts me to have common sense enough not to associate with people who are obviously suspicious or wear a scandalous (or ridiculous) outfit or someone who ignores the social necessaries inherent in our social position.Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997726505496899916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-49949163167693948072009-04-02T12:45:00.000-04:002009-04-02T12:45:00.000-04:00Hm, if that's the case, he'd just have to be my bo...Hm, if that's the case, he'd just have to be my boy toy. :}<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398941824875217938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-90720647528261822312009-04-02T12:23:00.000-04:002009-04-02T12:23:00.000-04:00The eternal question, but it's not actually what l...The eternal question, but it's not actually what love is worth. Rather, it is what you are worth. Whether what you will gain from marriage to this man is greater than what you will lose. Whether you yourself as a single woman is of more importance than the self you will be with this man when, 'the two become one'. Of course this new married entity of man and woman would have to be one of true partnership, of complimenting each other in faults as well as virtues. Love should be the greatest part of this, maybe the transcendent part.<BR/><BR/>MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612437244688388815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-3211462244071906362009-04-02T12:04:00.000-04:002009-04-02T12:04:00.000-04:00A lot of this commentary is exactly why I knew Lad...A lot of this commentary is exactly why I knew Lady Anne had to have money; I didn't want her to seem foolish, making a man who is wealthy, like Darkefell, prove his intentions.<BR/><BR/>Darkefell is a real 'catch', but Anne knows she has much to lose and little to gain, if the marquess should turn out to be the kind of man who would not allow her some independence.Donna Lea Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136523034196552960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-89371052174005667752009-04-02T11:19:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:19:00.000-04:00Your book sounds wonderful Donna, and all the revi...Your book sounds wonderful Donna, and all the reviews I have seen so far are glowing. Congratulations on your launch day!!! <BR/><BR/>Your question is intriguing to be sure. Of course, we ARE looking at it from a 21st century perspective! Very few women in Lady Anne's day would have been as lucky as her. Most would have been facing complete destitution if they did not marry. As you said, that is why marriage was approached with a business-like attitude. Love, if it happened at all, must be tempered with logic. Plain respect was usually good enough. I'm not sure I am answering your question as I am a huge romantic and want to believe that love conquers all, etc. But I am also very practical and suppose if I were in Anne's situation I would take the time to make the fellow prove his devotion. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with the novel. I am sure it will be a hit!Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-37373708174809593932009-04-02T10:38:00.000-04:002009-04-02T10:38:00.000-04:00Congratulations on the book. It sounds like a "sma...Congratulations on the book. It sounds like a "smart" Regency--which I just adore. Can't wait to read it.<BR/><BR/>As for your question, I don't know. I'm not sure that even great love would have been sufficient. From my twenty-first century perspective, a marriage so unequal doesn't sound like marriage at all.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-39398130519589954402009-04-02T10:23:00.000-04:002009-04-02T10:23:00.000-04:00I'd give up corsets for love.Big sacrifice, I know...I'd give up corsets for love.<BR/><BR/>Big sacrifice, I know. :)<BR/><BR/>Congras, Donna!Judi Fennellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913199632952461638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-2981049610762051192009-04-02T10:06:00.000-04:002009-04-02T10:06:00.000-04:00Happy Launch Day, Donna!Don't enter me in the draw...Happy Launch Day, Donna!<BR/>Don't enter me in the drawing, I've already got the book :)Danielle Jackson Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293766728921704640noreply@blogger.com