Romance Month Continues!
I'm pleased to welcome my guest host today, Elaine Cantrell, author of The Enchanted.
Elaine is sharing her list for Top Romantic Novels. See if it matches yours!
What are the most romantic books of all time?
Well, that’s an interesting question with no set answers.
Your list is probably different from mine, but here’s what I think.
1.Gone With the Wind. When Rhett grabbed Scarlett and ran up
those stairs, it took my breath away. Clark Gable who played Rhett in the movie
was the perfect actor for the job. His portrayal of Rhett was exactly right.
2.Wuthering Heights. Even death couldn’t separate Cathy and
Heathcliff.
3.Pride and Prejudice. People all over the world like this
one. You can get a good feel for English life in the 1800’s too.
4. The Sherwood Ring. This is a young adult book. I read it
a long time ago and was totally enchanted by it. So much so, that my heroine in
my WIP is named Aimee Sherwood.
5.The Bronze Horseman. It’s heart wrenching, wonderful, and
at the end I vowed never to read another book by Paullina Simons. That was
before I found out there was a sequel.
6. The Enchanted. Forced into a marriage neither wanted, the
hero and heroine struggle against overwhelming odds to find true happiness.
What’s that? You don’t think I should include The Enchanted
because I wrote it? Well, what can I
say? It has all the elements of a great romance including castles, damsels in
distress, and life or death quests. What
are your favorite romances? Leave us a comment and tell us.
The Enchanted
Blurb
Forced by his father into a marriage he didn’t
want, Prince Alan soon finds that his bride isn’t the sweet, submissive
creature he expected. Morgane has the
heart of a dragon and beauty beyond compare, but she isn’t thrilled about the
marriage either. When black treachery
threatens the kingdom, Morgane and Alan embark on a perilous journey that has
an excellent chance of ending in failure and death for them and all of their
people.
Excerpt
"You
heard me. Does my welfare concern you, my princess?" He held his breath as
he waited for her answer.
Morgane bit
her lip. With a hitch in her voice, she whispered, "You know that it
does."
Blood sang
in Alan's veins as fierce joy seized him. "I do not know how you feel, and
that is the truth. Will you not tell me?"
Did he dare
to touch her? He had no choice in the matter. Death would claim him unless he
felt her silken skin under his hand. Morgane gasped when his hand came to rest
against her shoulder. "Tell me," he breathed, his heart hammering in
his chest.
Morgane
rolled over and faced him. He felt surprised to see anger on her face.
"Why do you torment me, Prince Alan?"
Alan pushed
back from her. "I? I torment you?"
"Yes!
You torment me night and day. Your face is never far from my thoughts. In the
morning my eyes fall upon you, and my heart sings to have another day in your
presence. We were not supposed to have a common life at all! I tried very hard
to run away, and you angered your father so much he put you through a year of
torment to bend you to his will." A little smile came to rest on her face.
"But you did not bend, did you? Nor did you break. You remained the same
man you always were. I know this in my heart."
With a
suddenness that took his breath away, laughter and light fled from her face.
Bleak resignation and hopelessness turned her eyes into two wells of horror.
"If I were as beautiful now as I once was, then you would find it
difficult to turn away from me." Her lip quivered. "I know that no
man wants a scarred woman, but I had hoped…"
"What
had you hoped?"
"That
you could love me."
About Elaine Cantrell
Elaine Cantrell was born and raised in South Carolina. She has a Master’s Degree in Personnel
Services from Clemson University and is a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an
international honorary sorority for women educators. She is also a member of Romance Writers of
America and EPIC authors. She is married
to her college sweetheart and has two sons and three grandchildren. Besides writing she enjoys, quilting,
gardening, and collecting vintage Christmas ornaments. You can contact Elaine at her web site at http://www.elainecantrell.com.
Links for
Elaine Cantrell
Twitter:
@elainecantrell
Amazon
Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Elaine-Cantrell/e/B001K7V90M/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1389973512&sr=8-1
Buy Links
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