tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post4406107183027582225..comments2024-03-20T02:26:46.482-04:00Comments on Joanna Bourne: Hoo Boy, Black Hawk is Best Romance at All About RomanceJo Bournehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-39157030653255213362012-03-04T23:15:16.502-05:002012-03-04T23:15:16.502-05:00Hi Mizwaller --
We all -- all of us writers -- wo...Hi Mizwaller --<br /><br />We all -- all of us writers -- work so hard to create our fictive worlds. There is just nothing more wonderful than to know the readers can join us there. <br /><br />So goodJo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-71640594894714165782012-03-02T14:01:31.597-05:002012-03-02T14:01:31.597-05:00WTG Jo. No one deserves this more than you do. I l...WTG Jo. No one deserves this more than you do. I love to go to your world,thanks for letting us in.mizwallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349094060044265147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-80994401022233400892012-02-19T23:37:40.240-05:002012-02-19T23:37:40.240-05:00Hi DLS -
Yes. Definitely two, to the actor thoug...Hi DLS -<br /><br />Yes. Definitely two, to the actor thought.<br /><br />Y'know, I really can see Doyle as the hero of the whole series. He's definitely the Eminence Grise.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-8936759723354253702012-02-19T23:25:30.676-05:002012-02-19T23:25:30.676-05:00So well deserved. I think I'm about to read it...So well deserved. I think I'm about to read it for the fourth time. And I find more in it each time. I've been mulling lately about how Adrian's big hero moment is taking on justice in his own hands in defense of his lady (and incidently ripping out corruption from within), where Doyle's is bringing down Robespierre... I continue to believe the whole series is about Doyle.<br /><br />I will say, I struggled to decide whether it was set in Great Britain or set elsewhere. (Can't remember which category I put it in.)<br /><br />And an interesting casting question--wouldn't you need at least two actors (young Adrian and adult Adrian) and which would get to do the scene where they become lovers?<br /><br />DLSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-86829234940420946432012-02-15T11:31:51.803-05:002012-02-15T11:31:51.803-05:00You are all so kind. (I would love to see this as ...You are all so kind. (I would love to see this as a movie. Now I have to do the 'casting' for Hawker and Justine. Ah me.)<br /><br />Hi HJ --<br /><br />I feel like I'm writing in a sorta no-man's-land between Historical Fiction and Historical Romance. I'm glad to find folks who like this and want to read it. So reassuring.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-74024394708786071202012-02-15T11:31:01.351-05:002012-02-15T11:31:01.351-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-44082356260703351492012-02-15T07:59:38.180-05:002012-02-15T07:59:38.180-05:00congrats Jo, deserved ;)
so happy can read black ...congrats Jo, deserved ;)<br /><br />so happy can read black hawk and hope this can be movie =DEli Yantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207823134263812836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-15698336217698032542012-02-14T04:13:54.036-05:002012-02-14T04:13:54.036-05:00HJ
Wow! It looks to me as though Black Hawk won ...HJ<br /><br />Wow! It looks to me as though Black Hawk won every category in which it was nominated. Which is just as it should be. Your books are wonderful on so many levels - by that I mean that they can be read simply (?!) as historical romances / romantic suspense for the excellent plotting and characterisation, and re-read to revel in the superb writing, where every word has been carefuly considered and placed, revealing the characters and their relationships so subtly that one hardly notices how the impressions build to give a clear sense of them, like the brush-strokes of a master. Of course, the downside to this careful craftsmanship is that readers have to wait longer for each book, but it's worth it! Congratulations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-53183472830664184702012-02-14T01:28:12.845-05:002012-02-14T01:28:12.845-05:00right up there with an impressive list of authors,...right up there with an impressive list of authors, madam! congratulations! thea mcginnis, fanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-81069374425048717052012-02-14T00:56:25.544-05:002012-02-14T00:56:25.544-05:00Congratulations! It is well deserved. I voted for ...Congratulations! It is well deserved. I voted for you and thought it (and all the other books in the series)was awesome!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192096285770844043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-78794138749072645192012-02-13T23:58:26.077-05:002012-02-13T23:58:26.077-05:00Well deserved, congrats, Joanna! Got my vote, too...Well deserved, congrats, Joanna! Got my vote, too.Pam Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707336988423231812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-145415190776008652012-02-13T21:52:24.236-05:002012-02-13T21:52:24.236-05:00Congrats, Jo! Wonderful news. :)Congrats, Jo! Wonderful news. :)Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-22669843043155712492012-02-13T21:29:57.705-05:002012-02-13T21:29:57.705-05:00Hi Grace --
Poor Hawker. There he is, shot and b...Hi Grace --<br /><br />Poor Hawker. There he is, shot and betrayed, (he thinks,) by the woman he's loved for years. <br /><br />And right there in front of him is a Frenchwoman so much like his Justine. There are even little subliminial habits they've both picked up from Lucille.<br /><br />But he wouldn't touch a friend's Lady. Wouldn't even let himself think about her in that way. Entirely against his personal code.<br /><br />As to the Pax manuscript. (cough) Yes. Must work. Must work harder ....Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-26795772639884250102012-02-13T21:21:09.914-05:002012-02-13T21:21:09.914-05:00Hi Charity Girl --
Always good to hear from you. ...Hi Charity Girl --<br /><br />Always good to hear from you. I am so glad you liked Black Hawk. And aren't the other books great too.<br /><br />I have a TBR stack that just keeps growing, because I do not dare read strong voices while I'm in the midst of writing. <br /><br />So I keep telling other authors -- "I have your book in the TBR stack." "I have your book on kindle." I just haven't read it yet. (... after six months. After a year.) <br /><br />I don't know if they believe me.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-67442517405368841552012-02-13T21:18:46.259-05:002012-02-13T21:18:46.259-05:00Hi gamistress, Gail, Anon, and Vanessa --
This is...Hi gamistress, Gail, Anon, and Vanessa --<br /><br />This is so wonderful for me. <br /><br />I write the book and do the editing and send it off to the publisher and mostly forget about it because I'm swallowed up by the next one. That's my job. <br /><br />I don't always remember there's a whole world of folks out there who read the books and recommend them to friends and ask for them in bookstores and the library and generally support Romance for all of us. <br /><br />Thank everybody who voted. It's good stuff y'all do, for me and all the other authors. Thank you.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-23699173211787965752012-02-13T20:52:12.094-05:002012-02-13T20:52:12.094-05:00Hi Annie --
Oh dear. I have to admit, I was plea...Hi Annie --<br /><br />Oh dear. I have to admit, I was pleased on Adrian and Justine's part too. Isn't that foolish?Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-58816536265646337342012-02-13T20:03:18.442-05:002012-02-13T20:03:18.442-05:00This is how real Adrian and Justine are to me. I w...This is how real Adrian and Justine are to me. I was so happy for them, after all they'd been through together, that I actually cried when I saw they'd cut a swath through the awards. (Urm, I'm happy for you, too, Jo.)<br /><br />Bless pushy Adrian insisting that he have his own book.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480968583416513772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-19398449157602717922012-02-13T19:16:15.447-05:002012-02-13T19:16:15.447-05:00Congratulation! Way to Go! Yipee! You go Girl! :D
...Congratulation! Way to Go! Yipee! You go Girl! :D<br /><br />It is a wonderful book & it deserves the praise. I'm (as I'm sure many of your fans agree) thrilled on your behalf and beleive it is well earned & deserved. We do love you & the characters you make us fall in love with.gamistress66https://www.blogger.com/profile/15832851155052440683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-91910834448373654782012-02-13T17:59:11.144-05:002012-02-13T17:59:11.144-05:00"The Black Hawk"sounds wonderful book I ..."The Black Hawk"sounds wonderful book I can't wait to read it congratulations Ms.Bourne.Gail Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185184317227063464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-77205948872679544802012-02-13T17:01:22.786-05:002012-02-13T17:01:22.786-05:00Congratulations to you (Justine and Adrian too!). ...Congratulations to you (Justine and Adrian too!). My favourite of 2011 as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-8729962433799129172012-02-13T15:20:20.634-05:002012-02-13T15:20:20.634-05:00Well done, Jo! I'm re-reading Spymaster's ...Well done, Jo! I'm re-reading Spymaster's Lady, and wondering if Grey knew just close he came to serious competition from "the boy." Hats off to you, now go back and write us another one.Grace Burroweshttp://graceburrowes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-45746655446545639512012-02-13T14:38:23.194-05:002012-02-13T14:38:23.194-05:00Congratulations! I'm glad to see so many of my...Congratulations! I'm glad to see so many of my favourite books of 2011 in the list - and Black Hawk is my number 1 too!Meg McNultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985840066083718618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-27512746833644833342012-02-13T13:19:09.823-05:002012-02-13T13:19:09.823-05:00Jo, I adored Adrian's story, and I'm so ha...Jo, I adored Adrian's story, and I'm so happy you wrote it. Congratulations on your win!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-5021510057448994212012-02-13T12:56:54.322-05:002012-02-13T12:56:54.322-05:00Hi Deniz and Julie --
I really have trouble beli...Hi Deniz and Julie --<br /><br />I really have trouble believing this is true. I'm like, 'Wow'. Because this is readers saying this. And I had no idea.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-84138928498151444212012-02-13T12:55:28.346-05:002012-02-13T12:55:28.346-05:00Hi Diane --
Some places, Black Hawk is on the she...Hi Diane --<br /><br />Some places, Black Hawk is on the shelves at B&N. Or you can try your local Indie bookstore. They will order it for you and it's a way of supporting them.<br /><br />Indie bookstores, especially those that carry Romance Books, deserve our support.<br /><br />Finally, try the library. I'm in a fair number of libraries. If not at your local branch, they may be able to get it for you on Interlibrary Loan. This is a good option if money is a little tight.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.com