tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post7450468475120450213..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Blonds versus brunettes: what’s your cover type?Pamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32706116221816106862014-09-06T07:08:01.397-07:002014-09-06T07:08:01.397-07:00I always find it amusing that a good friend of min...I always find it amusing that a good friend of mine won't read stories with blonde heroines. Such a strange prejudice! lol But we all like what we like!Cerella Sechristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627773842494621678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-74044829744140426512014-09-06T06:54:21.697-07:002014-09-06T06:54:21.697-07:00For me it's dark hair streaked gold by the sun...For me it's dark hair streaked gold by the sun,pony tails are definitely eighties thoughAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724083584128888235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-33204036831569990352014-09-06T04:29:36.823-07:002014-09-06T04:29:36.823-07:00Mine says the same thing. Woefully. :-)Mine says the same thing. Woefully. :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-15514663173162952172014-09-06T03:49:27.170-07:002014-09-06T03:49:27.170-07:00:-) Believe it or not, my husband has his thinned!...:-) Believe it or not, my husband has his thinned! I envy that about him. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-81815213116318828582014-09-05T18:02:01.598-07:002014-09-05T18:02:01.598-07:00You know what my husband says? Any hair is good ha...You know what my husband says? Any hair is good hair! Dana Mentinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366110757864439082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-85615319756401205282014-09-05T17:24:11.694-07:002014-09-05T17:24:11.694-07:00I, too, have to say tall, dark and handsome, but w...I, too, have to say tall, dark and handsome, but with blue eyes.<br /><br />And speaking of tall, dark and handsome, I tried really, really hard to be sympathetic when my husband who has amazing hair came home from his barber in a less than elated mood a couple of months ago. Not until he looked down at the clippings on the floor did he fully appreciate the degree to which his hair is graying! <Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-79369114105632930242014-09-05T16:52:25.092-07:002014-09-05T16:52:25.092-07:00I have to say I favor dark-haired guys/heroes. Whe...I have to say I favor dark-haired guys/heroes. When I visited New Zealand I went around with my mouth hanging open (no drool, I hope). Those dark heroes were everywhere. Absolutely amazing. Maybe lighter haired heroes just don't show up as well on book covers and on the shelves (?). I remember one guy on the ferry to Waiheke Island near Aukland who was just riveting. To my husband's Leigh Rikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614965296068207696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-87660877197235818552014-09-05T15:23:25.540-07:002014-09-05T15:23:25.540-07:00Oh, oh, this again took me to long ago dating days...Oh, oh, this again took me to long ago dating days. If a guy showed up at my house with long hair, my dad (served in two wars, not to be messed with) would said, "Do you think you're a girl?"<br />I'd be soooo embarrassed.<br />I will say, though, I had a long haired boyfriend who was the nicest guy ever.<br />My dad really should have spoke more sternly to the short-haired Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-10655512002889151652014-09-05T15:09:42.942-07:002014-09-05T15:09:42.942-07:00Hmmm....I'm not a fan of long hair on men, and...Hmmm....I'm not a fan of long hair on men, and as for blonde vs. brunette, I immediately thought about that movie The Avengers with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston (Thor and Loki); one blonde, one brunette, both very handsome to me. I don't think Tom Hiddleston is dark haired in real life, but I like how he looks with it. I also think dark haired men with a more olive/dark complexion Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251033150576051700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-18298190571488939152014-09-05T15:03:52.990-07:002014-09-05T15:03:52.990-07:00I used to love all those 90's long-haired rock...I used to love all those 90's long-haired rockers back in the day. I favor the shorter-haired guys now. I don't have a blonde or brunette preference though. I tend to switch off when I write. The hero I'm writing now is blond and blue eyed. Guess he won't be making the cover! I do love my September cover (glad you got the wording right on the back!) Thanks to you and the art Amy Vastinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370234907973582544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-36108933185960197682014-09-05T13:51:58.677-07:002014-09-05T13:51:58.677-07:00I was out west camping with my brother's famil...I was out west camping with my brother's family for a week in August and my 11-year-old nephew has what I can best pinpoint as the old Bieber do...six months overgrown. He was very proud of that hair. Had to carry his head on a tilt so he could see, but wouldn't let his mom and nonna (sp?) near him with a pair of scissors. Short in the back though. Kind of the opposite of a mullet--all Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-78219404032127628602014-09-05T12:21:21.900-07:002014-09-05T12:21:21.900-07:00I prefer short hair, any color, and have never fou...I prefer short hair, any color, and have never found a pony tail on a man attractive. Maybe because I can remember when men started to wear their hair long, after the Beatles invasion. It became the style – and so many looked horrible with locks around their shoulders. I know a few women, my mother’s age, who considered cutting their son’s hair while they were sleeping. Don’t know if anyone everAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-21632771745117937812014-09-05T12:13:29.629-07:002014-09-05T12:13:29.629-07:00Yes, maybe New Zealand wasn't dated in their l...Yes, maybe New Zealand wasn't dated in their love of ponytailed heroes, but ahead of us at the time? Interesting thought. And interesting, too, how quickly trends change. Looking back at romance covers really makes that clear.<br /><br />I don't remember reading that in your art fact sheet, Karen, about your bad boy pitcher in A League of Her Own. So we've got a Chris Hemsworth bent Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-21828108610956808042014-09-05T12:09:02.705-07:002014-09-05T12:09:02.705-07:00No, looks certainly aren't everything. But the...No, looks certainly aren't everything. But they sure help on a cover, though! Unfortunately. I wonder what would happen if we tried to place "real sized" models on the covers of books. I wrote an article for one of our national women's magazines up here in Canada (back in the days when I was a journalist) about a plus-sized model. She said the best gig she ever got was for a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-2955922260012821002014-09-05T12:01:35.329-07:002014-09-05T12:01:35.329-07:00Wasn't he also once a ballet dancer? Such a ta...Wasn't he also once a ballet dancer? Such a talented guy. Really sad. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-62359706796674038862014-09-05T12:00:36.218-07:002014-09-05T12:00:36.218-07:00Aw, you and your husband work out together! That&#...Aw, you and your husband work out together! That's so cute. And no wonder you're both gorgeous. Hm. I think I need a treadmill...<br /><br />Oh, the shaved-head muscular look is lovely in person and in movies, I think. But we did struggle with that look on one Superromance cover I worked on. I can't remember how we dealt with it in the end. It was a Vicki Essex martial arts hero, I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32699828038036145602014-09-05T10:55:09.133-07:002014-09-05T10:55:09.133-07:00Great question! It's true that male beauty has...Great question! It's true that male beauty has changes with the times and cultures... as our world "shrinks" from our growing connections through social media, however, I'm seeing a breakdown in what is believed or accepted as the definition of handsome. For example, if you're an unashamed True Blood fan like me (haha) everyone loved fit, dark and handsome vampire Bill untilKaren Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-84666807142561129922014-09-05T10:53:43.426-07:002014-09-05T10:53:43.426-07:00In looking over my book covers I realize I have mo...In looking over my book covers I realize I have more dark-haired heroes, and more shades of blonde or red-haired heroines. I like heroes who have dark, slightly unkempt hair and icy blue eyes. When I worked in pediatrics I loved little red-haired boys, but not so much after they grew up and not sure why. I've noticed more men (blond) with their hair pulled back, but not long enough for pony rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-79341238286171063382014-09-05T10:43:27.859-07:002014-09-05T10:43:27.859-07:00According to Wikipedia, he died of complications f...According to Wikipedia, he died of complications from hepatitis, due to chronic alcoholism. Sad, huh? Gorgeous, talented, successful - but you never know what someone else is going through.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59532343371146388212014-09-05T10:35:42.347-07:002014-09-05T10:35:42.347-07:00No, I'm not sure. Back to Google.No, I'm not sure. Back to Google.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-28071529972794681732014-09-05T10:34:08.850-07:002014-09-05T10:34:08.850-07:00Lol, great discussion! I prefer dark hair to light...Lol, great discussion! I prefer dark hair to light and I'm not at all a fan of long hair. But, it's funny because my husband and I were talking about this the other night as we watched American Ninja Warrior as we were working out and a bald guy with amazing abs stood on the platform and I almost fell off the treadmill lol. My husband asked the question-"Okay, what's more Jennifer Snow https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612858248083325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-41856924289069472692014-09-05T10:34:00.464-07:002014-09-05T10:34:00.464-07:00No, you're looking at it from a market perspec...No, you're looking at it from a market perspective. I get that. Ron was balding when we got married.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-48182617495801902912014-09-05T10:13:51.738-07:002014-09-05T10:13:51.738-07:00Ha! I love it, Liz. Very, very revealing...!Ha! I love it, Liz. Very, very revealing...!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-1510001946317623292014-09-05T10:13:19.922-07:002014-09-05T10:13:19.922-07:00I can't help it. I just see John Lennon's ...I can't help it. I just see John Lennon's greasier days, ya know?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318631025235180904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-81953850268039788622014-09-05T09:56:02.551-07:002014-09-05T09:56:02.551-07:00I have to admit--and show my age--that I still lik...I have to admit--and show my age--that I still like a ponytail and I really don't care what color or time period it is. I should add that my husband, he of the retreating hairline, thinks I'm crazy and that both my sons wear really short hair. Obviously I'm ponytail deprived.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com