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Paperback Romance
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781562800192
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 1562800191
Label: Naiad Press
Manufacturer: Naiad Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 1992-11
Publisher: Naiad Press
Studio: Naiad Press
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Editorial Review:
Literary agent Alison has been in love with her favorite author-client for years. Not that the paperback romance writer Carolyn has ever noticed. She sees Alison as a close, loyal friend and has never questioned society's conventions... but what will the future bring?
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not the best, hit some flat notes, but certainly pleasant enough
This book is kind of filled with cliches, but that didn't really bother me. It was sort of set up like a love triangle, which I typically detest--or at least get monumentally frustrated with--but I ended up being at peace with the direction the book took.
What really buoyed me along was the characters. Despite the cliches in Carolyn's coming out, I enjoyed her story and seeing things through her wondering eyes, even if her many eye-opening experiences came quickly. Sometimes we really ... Read More
Rating:  - This novel is a total delight !
Romantic, funny, dramatic, sexy - the story is a gem. The writing is excellent, pulls you in and will not let you stop reading until you finish. I was sad when the book ended because I enjoyed the company of the characters so very much.
The entire cast was terrific. Adding Samantha to the mix was most excellent and you didn't know which way the story would go. I so wanted Alison to grab hold of the brass ring. I thoroughly enjoyed Carolyn & Nick as a couple - the entire ... Read More
Rating: - Surprise! It's not what you expect...
I admit to being a big fan of Karin Kallmaker's writing and have recently been making my way through each book in her entire collection, some for the second or third time. I'm disappointed this one sat on my shelf for so long before I was able to enjoy it. 'Paperback Romance' is a great book! As expected, Kallmaker skillfully brings her characters to life and gives them depth and dimensionality. However, this one is a little different than her usual writing.
Publisher Alison McNamara ... Read More
Rating:  - Muddled Menage A Trois
Hearing a lot of good reviews about Ms Kallmaker's books I was looking forward to an exciting read --- but halfway through I was ready to smack both Carolyn and Nick. If I were Alison I would've stayed put in the States and let these two tap dance around each other until they tripped over a clue that life isn't about image and flings -- something Carolyn emphaticatically stated in the beginning of the story.
I just couldn't get into the characters, neither their motivations, their machinations ... Read More
Rating: - Delightfully light-hearted
Tall, dark and handsome is not what Carolyn thinks is in her future. After a disastrous marriage she's sworn off men. To cure her bruised heart, she embarks on a whirlwind tour of Europe. She's oblivious to the fact that Alison, her agent, has been lusting after her for years. But then she meets Nick Frost and all the elements of the perfect paperback romance take a decided dyke-left turn.
I loved how Kallmaker takes all the conventions of straight romance and converts it to what works for lesbians. ... Read More
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