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SCP SWEET ROMANCE BLOG HOP

8/10/2013

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Are you looking for something sweet to satisfy your craving for romance? Then you've come to the right place. This weekend 13 SCP authors will be sharing excerpts from their newest books. Think you know the difference between romance and sweet romance. Check out the movies below to be sure.

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When Anna’s (Amy Adams) four-year anniversary to her boyfriend passes without an engagement ring, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Inspired by an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on Leap Day, Anna follows Jeremy (Adam Scott) to Dublin to propose to him. But after landing on the wrong side of Ireland, she must enlist the help of the handsome and carefree local Declan (Matthew Goode) to get her across the country. Along the way, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places.

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This blog hop is about sweet romance. The most obvious difference is that the hero cherishes the heroine. He wants to protect her from everything bad as opposed to just jumping her bones. I noticed an online expert explained that any romance movie with a happy ending is a sweet romance. That’s part of it. Still some of you might have trouble distinguishing between sweet and not so sweet so I made movie list for you.

My Top Ten Sweet Romance Movies

1.       Leap Year

2.       Sense and Sensibility

3.       Pride and Prejudice

4.       The Wedding Singer

5.       Princess Bride

6.       Grease

7.       How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days

8.       50 First Dates

9.       While You Were Sleeping

10.   Made of Honor

I had to read endless lists to come up with these ten. I was surprised with what people thought were great romantic movies. What doesn’t cut it for me in books or movies?

1.       The hero or heroine dies. This makes it hard to have that happy ending.  A Walk to Remember

2.       The hero leaves. Gone With the Wind

3.       The hero is married…to someone else.

4.       The married heroine prefers her husband's brother. Legends of the Fall

5.       The heroine can’t make up her mind who she like, so she stays involved with both men, playing them against each other. Twilight

6.       The hero is a jerk.

7.       The romantic couple is in an illicit affair and the woman tries to kill him. Fatal Attraction (Yes, someone did think of this as a great romantic movie.)

Here’s your sweet romance movie primer.

1.       There’s only two people in the relationship

2.       Both unmarried

3.       Healthy people who will outlive the movie

4.       Humor and misunderstandings, along with zany friends, unusual incidents and adorable pets are a must.

5.       There will be long looks, whispered promises, kisses, handholding and possibly a proposal.

Saying all this, my novel Seeking Shelter doesn’t mean the requirements at first, but it does evolve into a sweet romance. Part of it is that our lives are changing. I remember watching The Love Boat episode where one of the cruisers was an obviously pregnant single woman and still an available man courted her, which was unheard of at the time. Currently, at least as Americans, we spend time transitioning from one relationship to another. Maybe that’s why we want to see people already in relationships or ending one entering into another, possibly better on

What is your favorite sweet love story or movie?

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 Megan’s goal of being a loving wife ended the same time her husband, Jason, tried to choke the life out of her. She flees the scene with her young children with the help of the police and her neighbor. Heading back to her home state, she realizes Jason will follow and terrorize anyone who gets between them.

Megan becomes Elaine. She changes her appearance along with her name to escape her vengeful spouse. With the help of new friends at the women’s shelter, she pieces together the broken shards of her life. Megan finds the strength to trust and love again when she meets soft-spoken Kevin. He supports Megan’s transformation from abused wife to confident woman. Life is full of potential with her new place, love and career, but Jason looms like a dark cloud. Unfortunately, Jason is not a big fan of happy endings, especially hers.





Seeking Shelter Excerpt

(Denise and Megan are eating in a restaurant when Kevin and a friend enter.)

“Is something wrong?” Denise started to turn in her seat to survey the customers.

“Stop, don’t turn around.” Megan nodded her head in the direction of Kevin.

“Okay, whatever. I do expect details when we get in the car. I feel like I’m in seventh grade again. Maybe you like to pencil a note on your napkin, and I could kick it over to the next table.”

“Denise, could you please talk about something else.” The object of their conversation stood and walked toward them. Oh my, he heard us. Megan was ready to crawl under the table in embarrassment. He was right next to their table, and he kept walking. There was a swish of a door, but she didn’t dare look back.

“Is he still there?” she whispered.

“Relax, Megan. He went to the bathroom.” Denise dabbed at her mouth with the napkin to hide a smile.

“Good, let’s leave now.” She motioned to the waiter for the check.

“What a time for you to suddenly get assertive, just when I was ready to dig into my chips.” She eyed the remains of her club sandwich, which sat beside a generous pile of kettle potato chips.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Could you take them with you? Maybe wrap them up in a napkin or something?” Megan had already shoved her arms into her sweater sleeves and was picking up her purse.

“Absolutely not! That’s something my grandmother would do. I don’t need the fat or the salt, anyway. But I will finish my sandwich.” Denise took enormous bites and chewed vigorously. Wiping her hands, she reached inside the purse for her wallet to pay the bill.

“Hey, I’ll meet you outside.” Megan jumped up like a jack in the box, knocking into someone who was abreast of their table into the next one.

“Umpf,” he managed to utter as he hit the wood table. 


13 Comments
Angela Adams
8/9/2013 10:39:11 am

You missed my favorite sweet romance, "You Got Mail."

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Morgan K Wyatt
8/9/2013 04:39:27 pm

Hi Angela,

I did think about You Got Mail, but I wasn't sure if I could remember it. I think I was confusing it with Sleepless in Seattle, another good one.Did they both have Meg Ryan in them?

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Angela Adams
8/11/2013 06:05:06 am

You're right, Morgan. Both "You Got Mail," and "Sleepless in Seattle," starred Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.

"You Got Mail" is kind of based on an old black and white movie called "The Shop Around the Corner." I caught it one holiday season on TCM. Of course, there wasn't any email, their correspondence was "snail mail" (I'm embarrassed to say I can't remember who was in it).

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Christina Cole link
8/9/2013 08:39:30 pm

Nice post...good movies.

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Morgan K Wyatt
8/9/2013 09:20:37 pm

Hi Christine,
Thanks for commenting. It was a hard list because I had to think long and hard what made a sweet romance movie. You see I passed on Fatal Attraction. LOL

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Sherry Gloag link
8/10/2013 01:05:29 am

Another of my favourite movies is Sleepless in Seattle.

sherrygloag at gmail.com

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Morgan K Wyatt
8/10/2013 02:00:39 am

I debated about that movie too. So, you see it isn't easy to pick out ten. Thanks for commenting.

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Lindsay Downs
8/11/2013 07:36:53 am

What about Notting Hill?

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Morgan K Wyatt link
8/11/2013 08:09:17 am

I think it could fit, but that was after the Hugh scandal, which made him less than wonderful in my eyes. LOL

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Jeanine link
8/11/2013 10:43:46 am

Leap Year is delightful! Great list.

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Morgan K Wyatt
8/11/2013 11:37:58 am

Thanks for commenting. It seems people in Ireland hated it Thought it didn't make their country sophisticated enough. Made me want to travel to Ireland.

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Tricia
8/11/2013 12:21:06 pm

My favorite romantic movie is A Knight's Tale.
Tricia Andersen
triciaandersenauthor@gmail.com

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Morgan K Wyatt
8/11/2013 10:47:40 pm

My son loved that movie. He kept watching it until it was no longer watchable.

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