From Shonell Bacon

To All READERS of ROMANCE FICTION!

I would love your input on a pilot study I’m conducting titled “Romancing the Reader: Preferences of the Romance Fiction Reader.” With this pilot study, I seek answers to several questions, to include:

1- Why do women read romance fiction?

2- Is there a difference in the reading/purchasing habits of romance fiction readers depending on race?

3- What aspects of romance fiction do readers enjoy most?

4- What problems do readers find with romance fiction?

5- Do women read romance fiction from authors outside their race?

6- Does age of reader affect 1) reading of romance novels and 2) reading of romance novels across race?

For this pilot study, I am administering a survey, which is located on Survey Monkey

The survey should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete and consists of 26 questions on romance reading preferences and demographical information.

Names will not be used in the study. If you agree to participate in the study, please go to Survey Monkey [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/romancefiction] where you will first read the consent form before completing the survey.

You can contact me at shon.bacon@ttu. edu if you have any questions.

I thank you all in advance for considering my request. Shon Bacon

ON-LINE QUIZZES

What sports car are you?? Porsche 911

I’m a Porsche 911!

You have a classic style, but you’re up-to-date with the latest technology. You’re ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige – you’re one of the elite,and you know it.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

Are you a talent, a lifer or a mandarin? Talent

You’re a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You’re determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You’re not afraid of a fight, and you’re not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you’re already preparing your resume. You believe in doing what you love, and you’re not willing to settle for an ordinary life.

I’m a Talent!

You’re a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You’re determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You’re not afraid of a fight, and you’re not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you’re already preparing your resume. You believe in doing what you love, and you’re not willing to settle for an ordinary life.

Talent: 56%
Lifer: 31%
Mandarin: 41%

Take the Talent, Lifer, or Mandarin quiz.

What is your high-concept movie? Hitch (2005) meets The Blair Witch Project

If my life were a high-concept movie, it would be Hitch (2005) meets The Blair Witch Project (1999).

Take the What Is Your High-Concept Movie? quiz.

How Sexy Are You?
Your Result
Seductive Sexy
You’ve got all the right moves without going over the top. Intimacy is a fun and enjoyable experience for you, so you don’t need to force it, and you don’t worry about expressing yourself too openly. You are confident about yourself and your sexuality and there is nothing sexier than a girl who is comfortable with who she is.

Naughty or Nice?
Your Result
Nice
You are sugar and spice, so the list you’re on is “Nice”! Christmas for you is a time of giving and sharing – the important stuff. You spread holiday cheer by being grateful for the real gifts in your life. Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!

If you enjoy contemporary romances that – make you laugh out loud, tackle sensitive life issues with compassion and grace, and introduce you to passionate couples who make you feel . . . love really does conquer all — then join me in the celebration of LaConnie Taylor-Jones’ new release, IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN!

For a limited time today – 12 NOON – 4 PM CST —Hopeful Romantic readers are invited to visit LaConnie Taylor-Jones’ website – http://www.laconnietaylorjones.com/blog/ – to learn more about this new release and use the promotional code (HOPEFUL) to enter a drawing to receive one of 5 — IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN t-shirts — and for a chance to receive a FREE Amazon Kindle to be given away Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12 NOON PST/2 PM CST/ 3 PM EST via LaConnie’s official blog website at http://www.laconnietaylorjones.com/blog/. So join the celebration of IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN today!

Ladies, are you partial to sexy men who play smooth jazz? Can you appreciate a man who knows how to wine and dine a woman, right?

If you answered yes to the questions above, then let me introduce you to a man who is not only sinfully sexy, but he’s a Grammy award-winning jazz musician and he loves women – Raphael Baptiste!

Yep, he’s the protagonist in IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN by LaConnie Taylor-Jones that releases March 4, 2010. He’s truly a man worth knowing. So-o-o-o, I invite you to connect with Raphael now through March 4, 2010!

You can follow him daily or at your leisure at – http://twitter.com/RaphaelBaptiste

Enjoy!!!

Getting to Know Victoria Wells

Have you always wanted to be a writer?

No, I can’t say that I’ve always wanted to be a writer. However, I’ve always had a love affair with books. I’ve been an avid reader since childhood.

Do you remember the very first story you ever wrote? What age were you when you wrote it? Was it romance even then?

Yes! I do remember the first story I wrote. I was seven years old and in the second grade. It was a story about farm animals. I even made my own book cover with construction paper and bounded the pages together with yarn. It wasn’t a romance, but I was very proud of it.
How much of your own personal life is reflected in your writing?
Not too much. The only thing that’s reflective of my personal life is that the heroines of my novels are nurses.

What is your favorite part of the writing process?

I love developing characters and figuring out where I’m going with the story. I especially enjoy when the characters boss me around and tell me how they want their stories written.

What is the hardest part of writing for you?
Finding the time. My life is so busy with working fulltime, raising a family and doing community work from time to time that I find it difficult sometimes to write. I’m not even going to get into all the work and time it takes to promote a book once it’s released. Time I could be writing.

What is the one story you want to write, but haven’t? What obstacles are keeping you from writing it?

Since I love Beverly Jenkins’s historical romance books I would love to write one of my own. However, all the research I would have to do in order to make the book realistic is holding back. LOL

Want to know a little more about me? Please visit me at http://www.victoria-wells.com to find out if my lover is my best friend.

About the book
Sassy talking, no-nonsense Ava Peretti has a mysterious past that has finally caught up with her. Agonizing nightmares terrorize her by night as painful memories of a love lost haunt her by day. Ava has vowed never to love again, but she will soon find out that sometimes vows are made to be broken.

Attorney Langston Warrington III is the one man that can make Ava love again. The only problem is . . . he’s her archenemy! And to make matters worse, Langston has a secret of his own—a secret that will change Ava’s life forever.

For more information and to follow the tour, please visit http://www.victoria-wells.com

Leave your comments and be entered to win some great prizes courtesy of Victoria!

Shayna Kenyon knows heartbreak. After she catches her fiancé cheating on her the night of their wedding, a reality break in Jamaica is just the pick-me-up this romance author needs. Especially when Shayna arrives at the exclusive resort…and notices the seriously sexy brother checking her out.

In the Caribbean for a wedding, Donovan Deval isn’t thinking about making a love connection. But it’s time to move on with his life—and that means pursuing Shayna, the exotic beauty who’s making his libido leap off the charts! Shayna wants to take it slow, but Donovan’s ready to turn up the heat. As passion ignites, he vows to turn their sizzling island paradise into the real thing.

Do you believe in love at first sight? Do you know someone who has experienced it and they are still together? Is this something that only happens in books & movies? Share your thoughts!

I’m waiting
For someone who could turn my life
around
Someone who could make me feel
The way I used to feel
But she never comes

I’m searching
But there’s no one that I’d care to talk
about
And all the lovers in the world
Don’t amount to much
‘Cause what I want is just one love

And I’d give anything
And everything
To fall in love
Just this one time
I’d like to find
What I’ve been dreaming of
Well I could find someone to hold me
But that wouldn’t be enough
But I’d give anything
To fall in love

Now I lay here
I’d rather not be sleeping by myself
staring at the wall
I question it all
Will she ever come

And I’d give anything
And everything
To fall in love
Just this one time
I’d like to find
What I’ve been dreaming of
Well I could find someone to hold me
But that wouldn’t be enough…
But I’d give anything
To fall in love

I’m gonna keep on making wishes
I’m gonna keep on being strong
I won’t settle for less than true love
I’m gonna keep in holdin’ on
I would give

And I’d give anything
And everything
To fall in love
Just this one time
I’d like to find
What I’ve been dreaming of
Well I could find someone
to hold me
But that wouldn’t be
enough
But I’d give anything
To fall in love

I’d give anything
to fall in love

In love…

I’m lost without you
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby
I’m lost without you
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby

Tell me how you love me more
And how you think I’m sexy baby
But you don’t want nobody else
You don’t want this guy
You don’t want that guy
You wanna touch yourself when you see me
Tell me how you love my body
And how I make you feel baby
You wanna roll with me
You wanna to hold with me
You wanna stay warm and get out of the cold with me
I just love to hear you say it
It makes a man feel good baby
Tell me you depend on me
I need to hear it

I’m lost without you
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby
I’m lost without you
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby

Baby your the perfect shape
Baby your the perfect weight

Treat me like my birthday
I want it this way
I want it that way
I want it, Tell me you don’t want me to stop
Tell me it would break your heart
But you love me and all my dirty
You wanna roll with me
You wanna to hold with me
You want to make fires and get Norwegian wood with me
I just love to hear you say it
It makes a man feel good baby

I’m lost without you
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby
I’m lost without you
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love ya baby

Cause you will tell me every morning
Oooohhh all right baby
Ooooh yeah
Oh baby
Oh darlin
All right right

I’m lost without you!
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love you baby
I’m lost without you
Can’t help myself
How does it feel?
To know that I love yoou baby!

Ooh yeah
Oh baby
Oh darlin’
All right right
Oh baby
Oh darlin’
Ooh ooh baby
All right right… yeah.