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by SB Sarah | December 16, 2011 | Friday at 11:38 am | 48 Comments

Ever wondered who your Perfect Regency Hero might be? Carolyn Jewel is here to help.

My results? The Brooding Duke, which reads in part, " chances are good he'll win you in a card game, take your virginity later that night then put you to work as his valet."

AWESOME!

Graceful curtsey to Elizabeth for the link!

If you have a Sony Reader AND a Sony store near you, you can trade in your old unit for a $50 credit, PLUS the Sony WiFi PRS t1BC is on sale for $99.00 until December 24, 2011.

Graceful curtsey to Lisa for the link!

Samhain has launched Retro Romance, old out-of-print titles brought back digitally. There are five launch titles from authors Debra Mullins, Karen Kay, Kate Donovan, Sharon DaVita, and Patricia Hagan. Have you read these books or these authors? Any recommendations?

I'm running in circles trying to figure out my opinion on this one: Superheroines Urge You to Self Examine Your Breasts in some PSAs from Mozambique.

The comments are as divided as my opinion on this one. The campaign walks an interesting line. On one hand: attention getting for something that's important. On the other, very sexualized and comics are very male-oriented already.

Yet again, some breast lumps are found by men who are fondling their wives or girlfriends, so awareness of both genders is a good thing.

What do you think of the ads?

Graceful curtsey to James L for the link.

ETA: Last call! No, not for the bar. The bar around here is always open. Last call for proposals for the Romance Area for the Popular Culture Association's 2012 Annual Conference, which is being held in Boston from April 11 - 14, 2012. So if you've got a paper with feisty Lacanian analysis of the preponderance of raven tresses and violet eyes in romance, that would be a great opportunity. (Seriously, academics talking romance is brain-splodey awesome).

Filed: General Bitching, The Link-O-Lator

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I did say I fight dirty. And that goes for your little dog, too.
Maniacal laugh. Maniacal laugh.
Posted by Donna on 2011-12-19 11:34:32 I got The Genius Gentleman, which perfectly describes my husband. Love it! Thanks!
Posted by brandy on 2011-12-19 07:04:16 Prideful Hunk. Lucky I'm a traditionalist....
Posted by Pam on 2011-12-19 00:32:16 The beast. Which makes sense, because I used to have a fierce crush on the Beast from Beauty and the Beast. I was always unsatisfied with the transformation into the prince at the end.
Posted by Kelly on 2011-12-18 23:33:40 Genius Gentleman. Both in the quiz and in real life ;-)
Posted by Chantal H on 2011-12-18 02:40:10 If it's any consolation, I believe just having red hair is making the first move, so you only have to do #2 & #3.
Posted by Carolynbright on 2011-12-17 21:50:33 You are so right about the romance area panels at PCA. Way too many years ago I was there presenting a paper & ended up at one of the romance fiction panel (i'm not sure if it was an official Area then) because the sci fi one I wanted to go to was too far away. I don't remember the topics, but I do remember being so wonderfully entertained as a romance reader & an academic. . . . Now I really hope I'm able to go to PCA this year.

I get a different result every time I do the quiz. Perhaps I should stop changing my answers. ;-)

Kasey
Current romance: on a Betty Neels kick & am reading all of the ones I own, interspersed with classic regency by Karen Lynn.
Reading Rec: classified as fiction but has a bit of romance & I believe everyone should read it--The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Posted by Kasey on 2011-12-17 21:42:33 Genius Gentleman! Yay!
Posted by Sheila O'Shea on 2011-12-17 21:37:56 Please read up on the SOPA bill and how it could potentially change access to information on the internet:

http://www.pcworld.com/article...

http://lifehacker.com/5860205/...

Posted by Bobbie on 2011-12-17 21:13:03 You're so right, couldn't hurt a cute dog, especially one that likes dressing up. LOL
Posted by Yvonne D on 2011-12-17 16:29:21 As an RN who administers chemotherapy to women with breast cancer every day I work, I'm in favor of just about anything that gets a woman or her partner aware of the necessity of doing a self-breast exam every month. That's how a lot of breast cancers are discovered. Yeah, some might be offended thinking that the drawings are overly sexual, but I think most adults will know that these are comic drawings meant to highlight an important activity designed to save lives. And if it gets the attention of just one more woman or her partner, so much the better.
Posted by Connie H, RN on 2011-12-17 15:05:48 I got The Knight. Apparently I'm strumpet and proud of it!
Posted by Maliha Aqeel on 2011-12-17 14:58:54 I got a Knight "His great, great, great, great (a few more) was a Knight, and this hero is chivalry personified. The truth is, you little strumpet, you'll have to make the first, second and third move. He'll make the fourth. He is very very talented in bed, as all Knights are."

for the comics I liked the Wonder Woman and Storm images. The other two crossed the sexuality line, IMO. So it worked for me on those two.
Posted by Keri Ford on 2011-12-17 12:38:26 Eh, as we all well know from romance novels there's more than one beast anyway. I'll take the vampire one. Or the one who's closest to The Phantom Of The Opera. But still, I'll hold Minnie while fighting. I'm sure none of you would dare hit me while I held a tiny dog!
Posted by Jami JoAnne Russell on 2011-12-17 11:36:16 Four brothers, had to be adept at self defense from an early age. As I got older they turned from hair pullers to over protective idiots so had to protect the boyfriends instead. The Beast can protect himself. *g*
Posted by Yvonne D on 2011-12-17 09:46:29 I do love the beast theme mixed with the former very well dressed gentlemen I love this
Posted by Clau on 2011-12-17 09:16:28 My addition to the Link-O-Lator:

I've blogged on All Day, All Night Writing Divas about a new study that indicates love is all about location. There's a hunky guy wrapped in an American flag that makes the click worthwhile all on his yummy own.

http://alldayallnightwritingdi...

Posted by Mary Anne Graham on 2011-12-17 08:33:53 And I got the Knight too, which is a little problematic, because I'm not good at making the first move, and definitely not good at being a strumpet.

At my last dance lesson, the instructor told me I needed to leave Mary Poppins at home and get skanky...
Posted by Jenny Dolton on 2011-12-17 07:31:28 *snicker*
The Knight:

His great, great, great, great (a few more) was a Knight, and this hero is chivalry personified. The truth is, you little strumpet, you'll have to make the first, second and third move. He'll make the fourth. He is very very talented in bed, as all Knights are.

Oh, a challenge. My fave. ;) As long as he's only chivalrous with the armor on and not in the bedroom.
Posted by Taryn Elliott on 2011-12-17 05:08:06 I couldn't trade in my Sony PRS 700--it was the only one with a backlight!
Posted by Evangeline Holland on 2011-12-17 00:43:02 But does he bathe more than one a week and throws away belts when they need to be held together with staples? LOL Dad needed some changing, obviously. His basic personality is, as far as I know, still the same, though mom made him cut down on his cussing. After all, he married into an instant-family. Mom was married once before to a very abusive man and had three young sons already. So she didn't want a potty mouth around them. They were married five weeks after they met, BTW. It would've been four but there were already two weddings that day.

Posted by Jami JoAnne Russell on 2011-12-17 00:19:32 That's a lovely story. When I met my husband eight years ago, he wore all black, had tattoos and piercings, played in a band, and had a beard down to his chest. Today, he wears all black, has more tattoos and piercings, plays in a band, and has a beard down to his waist. He only had to propose once. :-)
Posted by DreadPirateRachel on 2011-12-17 00:00:42 I'll fight even dirtier. I'll hold my dog while fighting you gals. I don't care how much you want him, none of you will want to hit me while holding Minnie.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4...

Even if you're a cat person you can't resist the cuteness of a dog that actually LIKES to wear clothing.
Posted by Jami JoAnne Russell on 2011-12-16 23:42:03 Well, DPR, you don't have to change EVERYTHING about a person, but my mom changed my dad a lot. When they first met he was your stereotypical skinflint New Englander. He owned 2 suits. He'd wear one one week and the other the next while the first was at the cleaners. His belt was held together by 200 staples. Mom changed all that about him. She also got him to shave off his 70s pornstache. She also got him bathing every single day. Most of his family bathed about every other day and some to this day only bathe once a week.

In fact, mom tells this story about dad's first business trip after they were married. He came home after and told her, "You dress me too nice." He then proceeded to tell her about how some strange woman came up to him in an elevator at his hotel and asked him if he wanted any company.

Dad didn't know this woman was a prostitute. But when it comes to women he's kind of dense. Never had a girlfriend before mom. He's a PhD chemist and his proposal to her was "Scientifically speaking, I believe I'm in love with you." Then proceeded to list his symptoms. Dad had to propose seven times before she said yes.

Next year will be their 40th wedding anniversary.
Posted by Jami JoAnne Russell on 2011-12-16 23:34:22 I've got the Beast too, and girls, it is on. I don't have 3 older brothers, but I do have some evil stepsister-like relatives, so i know how to fight really dirty.
Posted by Elizabeth Gunther on 2011-12-16 23:26:40 Female superhero cancer PSAs?
I predict a tingling Spidey sense and an increase in web slinging for fanboys everywhere.
Posted by k reads on 2011-12-16 22:32:16 Genius Gentleman. Clever at ... many things!
Posted by JB Hunt on 2011-12-16 20:57:05 Haha I got the Prideful Hunk... showed the husband. He preened. For an HOUR. Then he threatened to beat me at cards. What have I done? Next he'll try to read my collection of Loretta Chase! I won't be able to handle it. I WILL SWOON!

*fans forehead*
Posted by Flo_over on 2011-12-16 20:54:05 Another Knight. I, too, can live with being a strumpet. My partner is the protective type and he insists I chased him so I guess it's okay. But I would have thought I'd get the Genius or the Beast based on my own personality.
Posted by Karen H on 2011-12-16 20:25:15 Prideful hunk for me. I could deal with that, although he sounds perhaps a bit *too* perfect to be bearable.

BTW, on the e-reader note: Barnes & Noble is running a promo where if you upgrade your Nook 1st edition for another model, you get a $50 gift card. Now through 12/31.
Posted by Nita on 2011-12-16 19:38:00 Crap, I got the Prideful Hunk. I wanted the Genius Gentleman, anybody want to trade?
Posted by quichepup on 2011-12-16 19:33:38 I got the prideful hunk as well. "Once you accidentally see him in a wet shirt you understand you're meant to be." Since I haven't yet, I still think he sounds like a jerk. I'll trade you, dread pirate rachel. But only because I'm pretty sure these other ladies would take him off my hands.
Posted by Katherine Withers on 2011-12-16 18:59:56 I got the Brooding Duke. Um, I guess I stay true to type. LOL!
Posted by Susan W. on 2011-12-16 18:42:27 I got the "Genius Gentleman" - sweet!

"The Genius Gentleman spends a great deal of time inventing clever things in his private laboratory in the Cotswalds. He often forgets to eat. On the run from your murderous uncle, your perfect handwriting leads to employment as his amanuensis. You quickly make a friend of the book, straighten out the household accounts and bring him a cup of chocolate at midnight. This leads to stolen kisses and the discovery that his daily walks have resulted in a great many muscles. And, well, he's a VERY clever inventor. "

Oh, and I highly recommend Three Nights... by Debra Mullins.
Posted by Amber Skye on 2011-12-16 18:41:31 I got the genius gentleman - and yeah, that's pretty close to reality.
Posted by Becca on 2011-12-16 18:39:14 Challenge accepted! Or it will be if ever our beast raises his scarred head. Unless the beast turns out to be The Beast aka Dr. Henry McCoy. In which case all bets are off & I go Indiana Jones on you.
Posted by Donna on 2011-12-16 16:50:54 I also got the Beast.

Everyone is afraid of The Beast. He has a scar on his cheek and he's big and all muscle where it counts. You, fair maid, are too perfect for him but my God, he loves you from a far. And a near. And over there, too. He's a beast in bed and a kitten in the afterglow, but you'll need to work hard to tame him!

This sucks. I don't like taming things; I prefer to evaluate them as they are and accept or reject them accordingly. I'm not a huge fan of changing people.
Posted by DreadPirateRachel on 2011-12-16 16:40:55 The Knight for me as well. I can live with being a strumpet.
Posted by Alina on 2011-12-16 16:20:54 I got the Prideful Hunk too.

"His wardrobe makes Beau Brummel look like last month's Gentleman's Journal. If he played cards, he'd win. But he doesn't. He's stinking rich and despite his high opinion of himself, his friends are unaccountably nice. "
Posted by cleo on 2011-12-16 16:04:01 A genius for me! As long as he's not completely absent-minded, we should get on fabulously.
Posted by Taylor Reynolds on 2011-12-16 15:56:09 Hey, I have three older brothers too. And I bite.
Posted by Jami JoAnne Russell on 2011-12-16 15:46:54 I got the beast, too. Well, I hope this means there's more than one of them, cause if I have to fight you and Yvonne, it ain't gonna be pretty. I have three brothers; I know how to fight dirty.
Posted by Donna on 2011-12-16 15:41:23 The Knight!
His great, great, great, great (a few more) was a Knight, and this hero is chivalry personified. The truth is, you little strumpet, you'll have to make the first, second and third move. He'll make the fourth. He is very very talented in bed, as all Knights are.

Fuck, I hate making the first move.
Posted by Redheadedgirl on 2011-12-16 15:03:33 Genius Gentleman for me.

The Genius Gentleman spends a great deal of time inventing clever things in his private laboratory in the Cotswalds. He often forgets to eat. On the run from your murderous uncle, your perfect handwriting leads to employment as his amanuensis. You quickly make a friend of the book, straighten out the household accounts and bring him a cup of chocolate at midnight. This leads to stolen kisses and the discovery that his daily walks have resulted in a great many muscles. And, well, he's a VERY clever inventor.

I have him. Not to a T, but it's disturbing in a way.
Posted by Jillian Beazer on 2011-12-16 15:02:50 Another one for A Beast

He has a scar on his cheek and he's big and all muscle where it counts. You, fair maid, are too perfect for him but my God, he loves you from a far. And near. And over there, too. He's a beast in bed and a kitten in the afterglow, but you'll need to work hard to tame him!

Yay!
Posted by Yvonne D on 2011-12-16 14:53:17 I got "The Prideful Hunk." "When you meet him, he dismisses you as beneath him. Slowly, he's won over by your intelligence and wit, but it's all over for him when he sees your ankle."

I do have a remarkably, finely-turned ankle. But only the right one. The left is nothing to speak of.

Love it! Sending it to everyone I know.
Posted by Amanda M Garlock on 2011-12-16 14:19:15 For once I got a result I like!

Your Results
The Beast

Everyone is afraid of The Beast. He has a scar on his cheek and he's big and all muscle where it counts. You, fair maid, are too perfect for him but my God, he loves you from a far. And a near. And over there, too. He's a beast in bed and a kitten in the afterglow, but you'll need to work hard to tame him!

Yehaw! A scarred beast! *happily swoons*
Posted by Jami JoAnne Russell on 2011-12-16 14:14:52 My results also Brooding Duke:
He's probably a duke and he has a secret. A deep dark secret.{...}
His tendency to moodiness can be cured ... by love! And so can your amnesia!

The questions were as much fun as the results -thanks for the giggle :)
Posted by Jenyfer on 2011-12-16 13:55:34

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