Category: Discussion

Romance Firsts: The First Kissing Couple on a Cover

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The 1980 Mills & Boon reissue of Violet Winspear's book Lucifer's Angel is said to be the first romance (contemporary or category, anyway, not so sure about historicals) to feature a kissing couple on the cover. And what a pretty one it is. Read more “Romance Firsts: The First Kissing Couple on a Cover”
Category romance, Contemporary Romance, Covers, Discussion, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Mills and Boon, Romance, Vintage romance

Celebrities on Romance Book Covers

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Before they were famous, their faces were on book covers. While these celebrities appeared in various genres, we're limiting our focus to romance. It's always fun to track the career of the rich and famous to their humble beginnings, especially if they posed for clinches! Read more “Celebrities on Romance Book Covers”
Cover Models, Covers, Discussion, Romance

Romance Cover Model: Fabio Lanzoni

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Like bodice rippers and vintage romances of yesteryear, model Fabio Lanzoni has been unfairly maligned and mocked by many modern-day romance readers. There's a sentiment of contempt displayed at the old-school clinch covers, with some people going as far as declaring that Fabio represented a low point in the genre. How mean-spirited and wrong these detractors are. Read more “Romance Cover Model: Fabio Lanzoni”
Cover Models, Discussion, Romance

Romance Cover Model: Michael O’Hearn

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Romance novel enthusiasts may recognize Mike O'Hearn's form--or face--as one of the cover models for Topaz books back in the mid to late 1990s. Fabio was the most famous of them all, but even his muscular physique seems slight when compared to O' Hearn's massive proportions. Read more “Romance Cover Model: Michael O’Hearn”
Cover Models, Discussion

One Book: Multiple Covers #2: Highland Velvet

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A few weeks ago, we highlighted the many covers for the alternate and foreign editions of Jude Deveraux's The Velvet Promise. As a result, we decided to continue displaying the multiple covers for the book's sequels. Today, we focus on Highland Velvet which we previously reviewed It is one of our favorite books. Read more “One Book: Multiple Covers #2: Highland Velvet”
Covers, Discussion, Historical Romance, Jude Deveraux, Romance

Happy One Year Birthday to Sweet Savage Flame

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It's March 30, 2022! As always, Sweet Savage Flame is a little late to the party, even our own. We're night owls so days don't start until late morning for us. One year ago today, we uploaded our first post to this blog/ website, Welcome to Sweet Savage Flame. We had modest ideas for what we'd be doing, and now we're branching out to be amateur historical record keepers of the romance genre. Read more “Happy One Year Birthday to Sweet Savage Flame”
Discussion, Romance, Vintage romance

One Book, Multiple Covers #1: The Velvet Promise

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We're introducing yet another new feature here at Sweet Savage Flame! This One Book, Multiple Covers series will look at the original cover art for a popular romance novel and then compare it to re-issues and foreign language or alternate editions. Today, we're focusing on The Velvet Promise by Jude Deveraux. Read more “One Book, Multiple Covers #1: The Velvet Promise”
Covers, Discussion, Historical Romance, Jude Deveraux, Romance

Happy Vernal Equinox (First Day of Spring) 2022

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Happy Spring! (Or if you're located on the other side of the planet, Happy Autumn!) There's nothing like the first romance in bloom. In Latin languages, the word for Spring translates into "first-seen" (Italian, Spanish, & Portuguese "primavera") as in, the first seen sight of life--or love. Read more “Happy Vernal Equinox (First Day of Spring) 2022”
Discussion, Romance

8 Irish Romances Set in the Emerald Isle

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As it is St. Patrick's Day, we thought you might be in the mood for something a little bit Irish. These eight old-school historical romances are set on the Emerald Isle. We'll be reading Irish romances on March 17. Whatever way you're spending your day, spend it doing something you love! Read more “8 Irish Romances Set in the Emerald Isle”
Discussion, Lists, Romance

Cassie Edwards: A Formula For Success (and Controversy)

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In a previous post, I wrote about one of my favorite authors, Cassie Edwards. Before plagiarism allegations ended her career, she was billed as the "Queen of Indian Romance." In this post, I will write about the formula Mrs. Edwards used to become a New York Times bestselling author of Native American romances. Read more “Cassie Edwards: A Formula For Success (and Controversy)”
Discussion, Romance

Stepback Covers Part VII: Stepback & Modern Romance Novels

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By the dawn of the 21st millennium, the stepback was the pinnacle of cover art in the romance genre. The combination of a best-selling author, a prominent artist, and fantastic design aesthetics meant quality all around. The stepback was an acceptable middle-ground and proved to be constant in an era of transformation. Read more “Stepback Covers Part VII: Stepback & Modern Romance Novels”
Covers, Discussion, Romance