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Movies Based on Romance Novels, Part II: Best-Selling Authors

Posted on June 18, 2022September 28, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

From the 1970s to the 1980s there would be a smattering of romance novels made into movies, some from Harlequin, Pocket Books, and other publishers. Here we look at four books that made it to the big screeen.

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Category Romance Review: Show Me by Janet Dailey

Posted on May 15, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #200 Show Me Janet Dailey An embittered husband returns back home to face the wife and child he never wanted. 2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Beware of the Stranger by Janet Dailey

Posted on April 20, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #256 Beware of the Stranger Janet Dailey A stranger arrives demanding Samantha see her father immediately, then kidnaps her! 2 1/2 stars

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