Comments on: Don’t Mess With My HEA

By: Lucy Monroe

Lucy Monroe — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:20:31 +0000

Sorry, Allison…I’d feel really uncomfortable doing so. It was a lesson for me, you know? But I didn’t want to tell the author’s name or allude to much about the stories as that might prejudice someone against them and well, that would make me feel bad.

Thanks for the discussion, gals…this is lots of fun.

Hugs,
Lucy

By: allison

allison — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:58:24 +0000

Hi again Lucy, would you say which trilogy that you read the first 2 of which you mentioned in your post? I’m curious! Thanks, Allison

By: Pat L.

Pat L. — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:46:30 +0000

Oooh, Angie, I loved Three Wishes. I recommend to everyone. I would have liked a different ending also. I met Barbara at a book signing and she said the book had to end the way it did; I guess she is right – but it was such a wonderful tale of love and redemption. After finding this author I ran out and bought about 20 of her books. Three Wishes was not the first I read. I also loved her Matchmaker series – Twelve Across being one of them.

By: Lucy Monroe

Lucy Monroe — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:55:20 +0000

Oh…Barbara Delinsky is SO talented. And hon, you are *not* weird. That’s what personal preference is all about.

Hugs,
Lucy

By: Angie-la

Angie-la — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:39:22 +0000

Although I both love and want the HEA, it is not a requirement for me to like a book.
That’s why I read such a wide variety of fiction, I guess.
I have to tell you though, the first book I ever read by Barbara Delinksy was ‘Three Wishes’.
Totally loved that book. It was everything a romance should be, IMO.
The ending was not what I would call a HEA.
Sometimes, an awesome love story just is not meant to end well. And that is what makes it so memorable. Does that sound weird???

By: Lucy Monroe

Lucy Monroe — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:34:16 +0000

Stacy…I hear you. Suz is one of the most talented writers out there and I absolutely adore her work! I haven’t read her last few books, but they’re on my TBR shelves just waiting for me.

Hugs,
Lucy

By: Stacy ~

Stacy ~ — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:19:14 +0000

Lucy, I totally get what you’re saying. I know I get so deeply involved in a book and the characters, that when things don’t work out, it’s like watching the break-up of dear friends. Very hard to go through. Like everyone else, I need my HEA.

Now for Suz Brockmann, I’m willing to wait for the HEA. She puts her characters through the wringer, but I find myself trusting her judgment, and where she’s taking them. So there has been hurt, heartache, awful things that happen, but that makes the stories all the more intense and the HEA even more rewarding. I’m a fan for life.

By: Lucy Monroe

Lucy Monroe — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:22:29 +0000

Thanks, Cryna. I personally love writing connected stories so I can revisit the HEA of my characters. I’m such a sap. LOL

Kim H…I enjoy original stories too, though I gotta say there are some tried and true storylines I never get tired of reading.

Carolyn…exactly. I want to feel good when I’m done with a book. Full stop, period.

Thanks, Allison…that means the world! It really does.

By: allison

allison — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:05:39 +0000

I appreciate characters that act maturely. Vulnerability or acting out when hurt is fine as long as the character ultimately realizes what s/he really wants to do from the heart, instead of dragging out the conflict/anger just to give drama to the story! Lucy, I love how your heroines AND heroes reveal their sensitivity without taking away from their strengths.

By: Carolyn A.

Carolyn A. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:43:52 +0000

I need the happily ever after. That’s why I read romance. If I wanted the main character to die I’d watch the news. Reading to me is an escape into someone else’s life. I don’t mind the ups and downs along the way, hey, that’s life. But I do insist upon the happily ever after. I like to smile when the book is over because I thoroughly enjoyed the story and feel good about the ending.