Romantic Fiction, Reality Shaping and The Work

[seek10]

Following the new additions to the list, I wanted to add the titles in French, but I couldn't do so as usual due to a lack of access rights.
So here they are if you'd be so kind as to add them.

you don't need specific access. Submit using "Submit translated Book Name" form on the site . You have to put it for one book at a time. If you want me to update it, please let me know, I will do it.

 

[trytofly]

you don't need specific access. Submit using "Submit translated Book Name" form on the site . You have to put it for one book at a time. If you want me to update it, please let me know, I will do it.

Thank you! I managed to enter the titles in French.
My old bookmark prevented me from accessing it. It's been fixed !

 

[Deliverance]

@seek10 Today I accidentally entered data on Kerrigan Byrne's books in duplicate. However, I believe that this is of no consequence, otherwise I ask you to correct it and accept my apologies.

 

[seek10]

@seek10 Today I accidentally entered data on Kerrigan Byrne's books in duplicate. However, I believe that this is of no consequence, otherwise I ask you to correct it and accept my apologies.

That's not a issue. Count on the report is based unique books.

 

[Anamarija]

I loved how the heroine was sharp but perfectly naïve, which collided with the hero who oscillated between being an ass and a big teddy-bear.

Currently reading the story, and I am really enjoying it. Excellent recommendation. Me too, I'm laughing a lot.
I'm fascinated by how well the mutual influence between the characters is explained. From rough and too strong to softer and gentler. And from weak (even if this is just perceived that way) and naive to strong and wise.

Recently, I was the shoulder to cry on; my colleague asked me to help her because she was very sad. Apparently she had two romantic relationships, and both ended badly. The first one was lying and pretending to be what he wasn't (according to her), and the other was jealous; he would yell and curse when he was angry. After a couple of days of talking with her, exchanging messages on WhatsApp, I still didn't hear: "I'm sad and crying all day because of this or because of that." She was talking, but she didn't say anything that would help solve the problem. In the end, I recommend reading the romantic novels, but she refused that with words: "No, if I start to read something like that now, I would cry all day."
And I heard these kinds of stories a lot in my life; after all, I know the need for self-pity very well.

However, reading these novels and implementing the lessons can really turn around the relationship to a better place. I've been doing this for a couple of months, maybe more, and I can see changes vividly.

 

[Anamarija]

Finish reading "Her Baseborn Bridegroom " by Alice Coldbreath.

Spoiler: Maybe this shouldn't be a spoiler since you can conclude the story at the beginning of the book

I really appreciate how Linnet's kindness changed Mason. And his strength makes her stronger. In life, that's all anyone needs: that one person who recognizes goodness in us and is willing to trust us to become better human beings.

 

[Il Matto]

Things are definitely looking quite dicey out there at the moment. There's a lot to be outraged about, a lot of 'negative emotion bait'.
I haven't previously contributed to this thread, but I have been quietly reading the novels of Mary Balogh in the background for a while now. Boy, am I glad that I am! What a beautiful antidote to the madness - a much needed reminder of what is decent.

I didn't know Charlie Kirk, but I've been deeply touched by the loss of someone who stood for faith, family and self-giving love. Reading the romance novels is now not just about positively dissociating and enjoying feeling good in these challenging times, its also a small tribute to the soul-nurturing values that some would seek to blot out and a tribute to those that stand for them.
Thank God for the romance novels!