The Ann Butler Podcast

Tropes Left Behind - The MC genre

The MC romance trope is one that I discovered in recent years.  I loved them initially, but now, if a novel is marketed as MC, I avoid.  Listen to find out why.
*DNF = did not finish
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#mcromance #motorcyleclub #mcgenre #mcfiction #motorcycleclubfiction #fictionpodcast #bookreviews #applepodcast #youtubepodcast #contemporarylovestory #contemporaryromance #romanticreads #kristenashley #dahliawest #catecwells

The hidden agenda marriage trope

In this episode, I talk about a familiar trope or device in romantic fiction; where one protagonist romances the other but with an ulterior motive. 
What do you think of this trope?
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#hiddenagendatrope #fakemarriagetrope #ulteriormotivetrope #thebookgriffin #fakelove #lyingheroes #marriagelies #relationshiplies #pretend #danicollins #michellereid #natashaanders #lucymonroe

Big up to kick-a**e female leads - Elizabeth Fitch

It's become the norm for authors to write female leads with substance.  Women with vulnerabilities, but when push comes to shove, they can and will look after themselves.  This episode talks about Elizabeth Fitch, aka Abigail Lowry, in Nora Robert's novel Witness. 
#witness #elizabethfitch #romanticthrillers #femalecharacterinperil #femalecharactersontherun #thebookgriffin #noraroberts #strongfemaleleads #strongfemalecharacters #revengestory
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Big up to kick-a**e female leads - Angie Powell

It's become the norm for authors to write female leads with substance.  Women with vulnerabilities, but when push comes to shove, they can and will look after themselves.  This episode talks about Angie Powell in Linda Howard's novel Prey, with references to previous episodes - links below.
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Discovering romantic fiction
Cry No more
#lindahoward #preybylindahoward #thrillerromance #romancethriller #romancesuspense #strongfemalecharacters

Can't help but like - Sebastian, Lord St Vincent

Continuing the theme, St Vincent is a character created by one of my favourite authors of historical romances, Lisa Kleypas.  He's a bounder and a rogue, but the way he was with Evie and her friends won me over.
#lisakleypas #thewallflowerseries
 
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Can't help but like - James Diaz

When you're reading a novel and you shouldn't like the main character, but you do.  This time, I'm talking about Diaz, the scary, mysterious lead in Cry No More by Linda Howard.
#lindahoward #crynomore #romancethriller #romanticsuspense #mismatched #darkromance #contemporaryromance #strongfemaleleads #badassfemales #thebookgriffin
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Can't help but like - Cord Bennett

When you're reading a novel and you shouldn't like the main character, but you do.  I'm talking about Cord Bennett, the lead in Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold.
#ellenoconnell #eyesofsilvereyesofgold #westernromance #mismatched #thebookgriffin
 
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Marlon James Triggered Childhood Memories

A Brief History of Seven Killings is set in Jamaica around the time of the 1976 general election.  I lived in Jamaica then and many of the setups which pointed to real events brought much of it back. 
#marlonjames #abriefhistoryofsevenkillings #thebookgriffin
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Time-travel arcs in romantic fiction

Musings on my first recollection of a time-travelling protagonists in romantic fiction.
#judedeveraux #timetravelromance #lindahoward #goodreads #knightinshiningarmor #killingtime #thebookgriffin
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Looking for black British protagonists in romantic fiction

Wondering where the love stories are that feature black, British (rather than US) protagonists.
#thebookgriffin #blackpeopleinlove #blackbritishlovestories #contemporaryromance #officeromance
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