tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post6989190618594288803..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): Pondering The HEA...DIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-19117958236188960092009-12-16T05:07:10.578-08:002009-12-16T05:07:10.578-08:00Hi Ms.M.: Thanks so much, yeah, Nicholas Sparks ep...Hi Ms.M.: Thanks so much, yeah, Nicholas Sparks epitomises the "romantic tragedy", doesn't he? Great if you want to feel sad and weep until you choke at the end of the story, but not for those of us who want to feel good at the end. <br /><br />He does have a huge following, but his books aren't my cuppa either. I think you are so right, knowing that the H&H are going to be happy together is what's important. <br /><br />Thanks again<br />L<br /><br />Hi Carolyn!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! I'm so looking forward to Lara Adrian's next too. I've collected her midnight breed series since I first read it. IMHO great stories and she is world building so well. ;)<br /><br />Best<br />L<br /><br />Hi Cecile!<br /><br />Thank you for your note. :) You are so right, I think knowing that the H&H are happy together is what's important. It makes the romance - "romantic" doesn't it? <br /><br />Best to you. <br />LLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-89955876337211608882009-12-15T21:39:22.166-08:002009-12-15T21:39:22.166-08:00Hey hon!!!! Girl, you rock out the Island!! HEA ~ ...Hey hon!!!! Girl, you rock out the Island!! HEA ~ I could not agree with you more on the fact that they have to suit the book/genre you are reading. I mean, I am all for wedding bells and white picket fences... but let's face... I just want them to be together! But it has to happen!! They have to wind up together! You can torture them, cause them angst, whatever... but let the light bulb go off and let them fall in love!!!!<br />I hope you have a great time at the Island Lea! ((hugs to you, feel like i have not talk to you in a while))Cecile Smutty Hussyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396832012591524937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-56898426011766440682009-12-15T17:10:27.498-08:002009-12-15T17:10:27.498-08:00Ooh, great post! So agree on the church bells thi...Ooh, great post! So agree on the church bells thing, too. Ooh, you're just reminding me how much I can't wait for Lara Adrian's next!!Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-74921789364259156532009-12-15T15:22:47.103-08:002009-12-15T15:22:47.103-08:00I will NOT read Nicolas Sparks because the man NEV...I will NOT read Nicolas Sparks because the man NEVER gives me a HEA. I loved "A Walk to Remember", "The Notebook" and "Message in a Bottle" as movies, but I will NOT read the books because they all end without the HEA. I HATE that in romance books. The hero and heroine have to LIVE with the HOPE of happiness. That is enough HEA for me. I don't need wedding bells and the picket fence, just an adoring healthy couple with the appearance of a long happy life together.<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />MsMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-88969115524856827932009-12-15T14:41:54.031-08:002009-12-15T14:41:54.031-08:00Hi Beth!
Thank you so much for your kind note and...Hi Beth!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your kind note and taking time to visit again today. :) I too think the time frame over which a story takes place is so important with respect to an HEA or a "Happy For Now", type of ending. If the H&H are newly acquaited and the story takes place over the span of a week, I always have difficulty with a "rush to the church". <br /><br />I'm all for that "bowled me over" feeling of love between the H&H and the special feelings that just "erupt" from the attraction. However, an HFN is always more palatable for me in these special circumstances. <br /><br />Thanks again Beth!<br />Best<br />LLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-8018767574955628572009-12-15T10:30:54.332-08:002009-12-15T10:30:54.332-08:00Hi Lea. Such a terrific post. I know for me, it...Hi Lea. Such a terrific post. I know for me, it's hard at times to write a traditional HEA when the h/h have known each other for a week or something. But I think you can combine a HFN with a really amazing chemistry between the lovers, and an acknowledgement that, "yeah, this is something unique that has just bowled me over...something tells me THIS IS IT." <br />Maybe the HFN sort of can have negative connotations? As if it's a fling or something? I don't want it to seem like a fling; I want it to be obvious that these two are made for each other, but at the same time, have some realism as far as how people would behave after a week of knowing each other. <br />Hope that makes sense. lol. Thanks for the post, Lea.beth keryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494046728544948697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-3664309776297988142009-12-15T08:33:27.608-08:002009-12-15T08:33:27.608-08:00Hi Larissa!
Thank you so much for stopping by and...Hi Larissa!<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comment. I agree a mixture of "traditional" versus a more open ended or "non traditional" HEA is really great for us romance readers. I think it certainly has to fit with the context / genre of the story and that is what makes it special for us readers. <br /><br />Thank you again. <br />Best<br />L<br /><br />Hey Mary!<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. :) That is a different sort of HEA, but again suited to the context of the plot of the story, which is key, yes? <br /><br />It's great to know that other readers are more accepting of a more "open ended" type of HEA such as the one you are describing. <br /><br />Best<br />L<br /><br />Hi Chris!<br /><br />Thank you so much! I totally agree, it is more about the resolution of the conflicts the author has created while advancing the plot of the story. It's good to know that others are more accepting of a less "traditional" HEA. I also agree that with the proliferation of m/m, paranormal, erotic etc. romance, a less linear HEA has become more acceptable to many readers. <br /><br />Thanks again!<br />L<br /><br />Hi Clare!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your great comment. I think you expressed it perfectly in saying, <i>"we realise we mean much more to each other than we first thought, and we want this to build into something even better - let's commit to each other and see where it goes!"</i> type of HEA. <br /><br />I was chatting with another author over the weekend who writes paranormal and she opined with the proliferation of paranormal, m/m, erotic and so on it has broadened the landscape expoentially with respect to the HEA in a romance novel. I think that offers such an opportunity for writers to be creative with respect to ending their stories. <br /><br />Thanks so much again. I have a couple of your stories on my e-reader by the way! <br /><br />Best<br />L<br /><br />Hi Dottie: <br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment, I agree completely. The sexual tension leading to that HEA is crucial for me in a romance, no matter what the sub genre. All the points you mentioned make the ending that much more special. <br /><br />And, for me too, the HEA doesn't necessarily have to be "traditional" at all. <br /><br />Thanks again Dottie!!<br />Best<br />LLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-11898486424267527232009-12-15T07:21:50.458-08:002009-12-15T07:21:50.458-08:00Hi Lea!
I like to have an HEA in the books I read...Hi Lea!<br /><br />I like to have an HEA in the books I read, but I'll also settle for HFN ending. Not every love will be a true love or the love to end all others. But romance is romance, I love the first kiss, the first dance, the first intimate moment. I love sensual and then graphic can be great too. What matters most to me is the hero and heroine being someone real to me, that I can relate to and bond with. Some of the best UF that I've read has recurring love interests, but either the hero or heroine are held back by something. Unwilling to risk losing the love they have, usually it is a true love, but for one reason or another, commitment hasn't happened. I know it will, but not yet. <br /><br />I have a real thing for vampires and humans. Romance between them is always difficult, but so engaging and enthralling. I love the first brush with the raging hormones. Vamp pheromones are the best between two that are meant to be. <br /><br />So, do I need the white wedding (borrowing from Billy Idol, lol) - no, not for me to love the story. If that's the cards for the players, I'm all for it, don't get me wrong, I just don't need it to be satisfied. But it's the chemistry I'm looking for, the hot and heavy romance that can't be denied. And I'm not talking just about sex, I want it all, gratuitous sex almost always sucks. I want the happily ever after that means this hero and heroine are together, for now or for always.... I just want to watch them fall in love each time their lips meet.... so romantic. <br /><br />Dottie :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688849410604429533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-40029103908026192512009-12-15T07:17:00.376-08:002009-12-15T07:17:00.376-08:00Hi. Great post!
I read and write mostly m/m so I t...Hi. Great post!<br />I read and write mostly m/m so I think it's true, the 'traditional' HEA isn't really up for grabs in that situation. But what HEA means to me is a resolution of some kind, a realisation between hero/heroine - or hero/hero! - that their attraction is more than lust and is changing - or has changed - their life, with potential for the future.<br /><br />I like that idea of - 'we realise we mean much more to each other than we first thought, and we want this to build into something even better - let's commit to each other and see where it goes!' type of ending. Oops, that sounded clumsy LOL.<br /><br />I like the modern idea that there can be so many more HEAs than a marriage. It doesn't detract from the marriage ending, but gives authors scope to write more complex characters and situations, gives readers more variety, and reflects the real challenges that people have in life. :)Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-46227651442099664852009-12-15T05:59:26.855-08:002009-12-15T05:59:26.855-08:00Oh, good post, Lea!
I don't think marriage an...Oh, good post, Lea!<br /><br />I don't think marriage and a white picket fence are necessary for the HEA ending at all. For me, it's enough that the characters are together and have worked through whatever issue/problem/crisis needed to be resolved.<br /><br />I suspect that reading paranormals and now m/m have led me to not "requiring" a traditional HEA.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-40106834031390768452009-12-15T05:55:39.379-08:002009-12-15T05:55:39.379-08:00Hi Lea. Well said.
"much more appropriate for...Hi Lea. Well said.<br />"much more appropriate for there to be an "I love you and we will see where this takes us", at the end of the novel rather than a rush to the church for wedding bells". I recently read Steve's Story by Jess Dee & that had a most unusually handled HEA. The heroine has an illness that will shorten her life but the author was very brave in offering a different kind of HEA. Hope you & Tori & the menz are enjoying the<br />island.Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470057739043473942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-25086175959344075322009-12-15T04:31:26.581-08:002009-12-15T04:31:26.581-08:00Love the post and the blog =) I have to say I real...Love the post and the blog =) I have to say I really enjoy the none traditional HEA as in Midnight breeds, BDB and The Demonica series... but I really ebjoy when there is a traditional one... I love to see an hero actually propose to his heroine... its soo adorable... as in the Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine... or even when the hero asks the heroine to move in and the HEA is less "fate" than just two people falling in love and wanting to be together =)))<br /><br />Really awesome post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029884909672059641noreply@blogger.com