Comments on: Links: Tap Dancing, Historical Romance, & More

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 21 May 2026 12:02:08 +0000

Wow, here I am sitting here in Kitchener, Ontario planning to go to RomCon at my local library in a few weeks and what do I see but my favourite daily newsletter actually mentions it!? This feels like a celebrity spotting. I’m blushing!

By: Lynn S

Lynn S — Wed, 20 May 2026 22:14:13 +0000

@suzyk Very cool video. I liked how they used the chairs as part of the dance. That was an important aspect of the performance by Bulgaria at Eurovision. I absolutely loved the use of chairs. Obviously not tap dancing but it’s what popped into my head:

https://youtu.be/EltgrumKJfk?si=wIGWDbGaTEh0SfKE

By: Karen H near Tampa

Karen H near Tampa — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:54:08 +0000

I agree about those left out. Amanda Quick for sure, because she was one of my first and when I found out she was really Jayne Ann Krentz, I started reading contemporaries that I had avoided until then since I thought of them as Danielle Steel books that didn’t interest me. And, although Grace Burrowes is one of my most favorite authors, I wouldn’t consider her in “Standard HR” either. She writes so well but covers some hard topics. In fact, I started with “The Traitor” because of the Jon Paul cover painting, and it dealt with a very heavy subject (see title) that surprised me. I’ve since read all her books. I’d definitely put a lot of her books in “Not for the Faint of Heart” (but they are so well done).

By: denise

denise — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:58:29 +0000

Bryn Donovan’s Her Knight at the Museum will begin production for a Hallmark movie in July.

https://www.bryndonovan.com/2026/05/20/bryn-donovan-her-knight-at-the-museum-hallmark-movie/

While Hallmark will remove the spice, I’m sure they will keep the time travel aspect. If you haven’t read it, it might remind you of Kate & Leopold.

By: denise

denise — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:50:39 +0000

so many HR authors missing from that chart

By: C

Wed, 20 May 2026 20:45:16 +0000

There are lots of authors I like where I’d caveat suggestions with don’t start with X.

Like, I like Tessa Dare but I wouldn’t recommend starting with with Romancing the Duke (the sense of humor is kind of meta). I like Grace Burrowes, but I wouldn’t start with The Duke’s Disaster (SA in backstory and I found the resolution dissatisfying).

By: EC Spurlock

EC Spurlock — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:11:03 +0000

I would think Grace Burroughs would be pushed a little more toward the right of that chart; she deals with some pretty heavy trauma in some of her books and on occasion really needs caution warnings.

By: LML

LML — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:55:33 +0000

The spectrum chart represents amazing work. Thank you for sharing here because I would never have noticed it otherwise.

By: Karin

Karin — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:44:17 +0000

Honestly, that chart seems totally random to me. Why is Anna Campbell “not for the faint of heart”, but Elisa Braden is “standard HR”? Is Loretta Chase less beloved than all those authors below her on the chart, a couple of whom I’ve never heard of? Yet many giants of the genre are missing, as @Deborah says, no Amanda Quick(or Stella Riley, Meredith Duran, Beverly Jenkins, Jo Beverly, NO LAURA KINSALE!)

By: suzyk

suzyk — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:59:19 +0000

This has probably been posted here before, but it is worth repeating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD6rVtaqTDo

I saw this back in the 80’s on PBS & I’ve now got it on VHS.

LOVE IT!!