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Updates #8

Posted on October 7, 2021September 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

It’s been a full six months that Sweet Savage Flame has been up and running. We started in early Spring, and now it’s Autumn, my favorite season! We’ve grown from a tiny website to a semi-respectable niche romance blog that has amassed almost 18,000 views in that time. Thank you to our readers for being with us, for commenting, and for spreading the word about us!

Updates #7

Posted on July 17, 2021September 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

There are some brief points to address here about our vintage romance book blog. And yes, some of this is bragging. I’m so happy at the growth of Sweet Savage Flame and the little community we’re building here, so I hope you’ll share in my joy!

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Updates #6

Posted on June 18, 2021January 14, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Living with an auto-immune disease dictates having to work within limits. That means that some plans must change as circumstances do. My upcoming book, The Savage Noble, is near finished, but with meta-reading, editing, marketing, etc., it won’t be released until September. I had wanted What She Says with Her Eyes to be finished by year’s end, although now it likely will not be. I may release it as a multiple-part series of novellas or through Amazon Vella, but I won’t be certain until The Savage Noble is completed.

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Updates #5

Posted on May 8, 2021September 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Here are the latest updates for Sweet Savage Flame. Lots of things are happening and we’re excited to tell you about them!

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Sweet Savage Flame Podcast Is Up

Posted on May 7, 2021February 5, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Valerie Parv & Emma Darcy RIP Australian author Valerie Parv recently passed away at the end of April, joining her fellow Harlequin/Mills and Boon colleague, Emma Darcy, who passed away late last December. Combined, these two women accounted for over 100 million books sold worldwide. Despite being global phenomenons, their accomplishments did not receive the…

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Updates #4

Posted on April 26, 2021September 10, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

It’s hard to believe this vintage romance blog is only a month old, as it’s taken up so much of my time trying to put it together. Besides researching authors, publishing houses, and cover artists, I’ve been reviewing books and tweaking the site to make it more user-friendly with plenty of links and additions to the menu.

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Updates #3

Posted on April 13, 2021September 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

I’ve added a bit more to the site: more book reviews, more cover artists, and more information regarding publishing houses, author biographies, and backlists. Plus I’ve expanded the scope of the site to include other genres of romance that were published in the post-Flame and the Flower era up until the turn of the millennium. I really want this site to be a valuable source of historical information for romance bibliophiles.

Updates #2

Posted on April 6, 2021September 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Hello, again! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life to the fullest. To anyone actually looking at this site and interested in what there is to look and talk about, we have some more updates.

Updates

Posted on April 2, 2021September 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Hello, there! Hope all of you in the northern hemisphere are enjoying the return of Spring. To those folks located in the southern hemisphere, enjoy your Autumn, as it too is a beautiful time of year.

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