Showing posts with label HEA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HEA. Show all posts

Friday, August 6, 2010

Romantic Movies With an HEA

I've been in the mood recently for a nice romantic movie where there's an actual Happily Ever After at the end.  But most of what was suggested to me was...well...I want my HEA, dammit!

Here's some of the titles suggested by friends:

City of Angels
The Count of Monte Cristo
Wuthering Heights
Jewels (Danielle Steel)

I've already seen them and been bitterly disappointed.  If you give me angst, then give me a loving payoff at the end.  Don't give me death.

However, I have found a few titles where the romance may not have been the main "focus" of the movie, but it was sweet and very memorable. And - yes - there was an HEA.  Anyone ever see Timeline with G. Butler?

So here's a few of my recommendations:

You've Got Mail (contemp. rom. comedy)
Innocent Blood (paranormal/vamps)
Crying Freeman (anime)

Any suggestions?

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Would You Read a Book Series if the HEA Came Later?

Question:  Would you begin a series if you knew the HEA for the hero and heroine would come in Book 2 instead of Book 1?
Romance readers love having an HEA at the end of the book.  But in most cases, books are stand-alone stories - one book, one couple, one story.  I've read stand-alones without an HEA (Happily Ever After) or HFN (Happy For Now), and can somewhat tolerate them as long as the author hasn't killed off one of the couples (which means there can never be an HEA for them! Grr!)

But if you as a reader knew that there would be a Book 2, and that it would contain the inevitable and long-awaited HEA from Book 1, would you be willing to take a chance on the series?

What if an excerpt/chapter from Book 2 was included in the back of Book 1, wherein you could "see" how that HEA might come about?

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Struck


Want to see something that'll bring tears to your eyes?
Thanks to Emily over at EREC, I watched this award winning short film on its website here, and I was so taken by its simplistic beauty, and the loving HEA, that I had to share.
Be sure to bookmark it so you can go back later and rewatch it or share!