tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post5670093395053307391..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Friends to LoversAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-91166201186069613872013-05-10T15:40:38.906+10:002013-05-10T15:40:38.906+10:00Glad you enjoyed the smooch, Kaelee. And I hope yo...Glad you enjoyed the smooch, Kaelee. And I hope you enjoy my particular take on the friends to lovers theme! :-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-48196688370922071392013-05-10T11:41:27.112+10:002013-05-10T11:41:27.112+10:00Hi Michelle ~ Friends to lovers is a great theme. ...Hi Michelle ~ Friends to lovers is a great theme. I'm waiting for your book to hit the <br />Walmart shelves. I'll be reading it as soon as I get it. Loved the Sunday Smooch!Kaeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897964695988614355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-335849463958105532013-05-10T10:54:13.872+10:002013-05-10T10:54:13.872+10:00Sharon, that's exactly it! There's no goin...Sharon, that's exactly it! There's no going back, and that is so risky. You gotta love all the internal conflict that causes.<br /><br /> And another vote for Sarah Mayberry! :-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-49183427441650455002013-05-10T10:50:14.868+10:002013-05-10T10:50:14.868+10:00Snap on two fronts, Jenn! When Harry Met Sally AND...Snap on two fronts, Jenn! When Harry Met Sally AND Sarah Mayberry. :-)<br /><br />Oh, and that cover -- I just love it. I keep getting it out to look at. ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-772825389224445082013-05-10T07:08:58.661+10:002013-05-10T07:08:58.661+10:00Michelle, your book sounds like a MUST GET! I love...Michelle, your book sounds like a MUST GET! I love friends-to-lovers stories - the stakes are so high because once that line is crossed there's no "uncrossing" and going back to the way things were.<br /><br />I'm another Sarah Mayberry fan! Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-45908468876943854202013-05-09T20:19:00.164+10:002013-05-09T20:19:00.164+10:00When Harry Met Sally is one of my all time favouri...When Harry Met Sally is one of my all time favourite movies, Michelle. I also love Sarah Maryberry's books - Her Best Friend is great!<br /><br />First Comes Baby sounds fabulous!! And that cover is the best!Jennifer St Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115014191040562984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-40994168138030909532013-05-09T18:26:39.318+10:002013-05-09T18:26:39.318+10:00Ooh, am going to keep an eye out for your F2L book...Ooh, am going to keep an eye out for your F2L books, Amy! They sound like just the thing. :-) Sounds as if we have lots of votes for this particular theme. Happy sighs.<br /><br />Oh, yes, I think Jennie Crusie makes all our heart flutter, doesn't she?Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-49033164384792337112013-05-09T17:06:14.236+10:002013-05-09T17:06:14.236+10:00Put me firmly down in the pro friends to lovers ca...Put me firmly down in the pro friends to lovers camp, Michelle! Love that trope! Babay Comes First sounds right up my alley!<br /><br />Have written several F2L - my pirate book was my most recent on shelf - and have just finshed writing another!<br />Jenny Crusie?? Did anyone mention Jenny Crusie?? (pants pathetically)<br />And Louisa! You haven't read a Sarah Mayberry? Good God woman - you must. Although, on second thoughts, she's so good it makes you want to hang up our keyboard forever :-/Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-48888101981332666812013-05-09T13:20:17.736+10:002013-05-09T13:20:17.736+10:00Oh, Barb, you had your own friends to lovers roman...Oh, Barb, you had your own friends to lovers romance!!! That is seriously cool...but, yes, definitely a recipe for disaster if things do go pear-shaped. So pleased yours worked out well. :-) Will also keep fingers crossed that First Comes Baby... lives up to expectations. ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-34363969007977973302013-05-09T12:53:35.895+10:002013-05-09T12:53:35.895+10:00Oh, I LOVE a friends to lovers story two. There ca...Oh, I LOVE a friends to lovers story two. There can be some much room for things to go wrong. <br /><br />I remember in my own F to L story, it was the fact that the rest of our group of friends had so much to lose if our relationship didn't work out that caused some conflict. If we'd split up would that be the end of our 'group' as people took sides? Can't wait to read 'First Comes Baby'!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16901406136963950025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-14683048937371252002013-05-09T11:45:18.495+10:002013-05-09T11:45:18.495+10:00Yay, Rach, another lover of the theme! I have Craz...Yay, Rach, another lover of the theme! I have Crazy For You on my Book Depository wish list. Happy sigh at the prospect of some future reading joy.<br /><br />Oh, and any time you want to dip your writing fingers in the FtL waters I'll be happy to brainstorm, day or night! ;-) Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-68614944988979561642013-05-09T11:42:01.469+10:002013-05-09T11:42:01.469+10:00Oh, Louisa, do treat yourself and read a Sarah May...Oh, Louisa, do treat yourself and read a Sarah Mayberry. Any Sarah Mayberry. Believe me, you'll be hooked. :-)<br /><br />And thank you! I haven't read that Karina Bliss. Am jotting down the title and am off to investigate.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-27513180806107773382013-05-09T08:34:08.117+10:002013-05-09T08:34:08.117+10:00I *love* a friends to lovers story and I have Firs...I *love* a friends to lovers story and I have First Comes Baby on my TBR pile, so I'm getting restless to start it.<br /><br />I've noted down a couple of the titles mentioned in the post and comments - thanks for the tips!<br /><br />Another Jenny Crusie FtL is Crazy For You. I sigh happily just thinking about it. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-46980296713693337142013-05-09T07:08:34.538+10:002013-05-09T07:08:34.538+10:00I haven't read many friends to lovers books bu...I haven't read many friends to lovers books but two that stick out are definitely our lovely Jenny Crusie's Anyone But You and Karina Bliss's funny and poignant Here Comes the Groom. I can't wait to get stuck into yours! (And, dare I confess I've never read any of Sarah Mayberry's books? I'm putting her on my tbr pile as of now!)Louisa Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516084905261935607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-75617237713908573872013-05-08T16:18:03.624+10:002013-05-08T16:18:03.624+10:00Cath, there's just something about a shared hi...Cath, there's just something about a shared history, isn't there? Before I started wring First Comes Baby... I hadn't considered the challenges of the theme. Afterwards, my editor told me she thought they were one of the hardest kinds of books to write. Glad she told me after and not before! ;-) That said, I did find writing this book incredibly rewarding.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-11531650012428548522013-05-08T12:22:32.317+10:002013-05-08T12:22:32.317+10:00Hi Michelle,
I love friends to lovers stories beca...Hi Michelle,<br />I love friends to lovers stories because there's so much depth to them. I never thought about how challenging they would be to write!<br /><br />Looking forward to First Comes Baby...<br /><br />Cath xoCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322007107036171737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-74433214791421312292013-05-08T08:46:32.388+10:002013-05-08T08:46:32.388+10:00Annie, I discovered that writing a friends to love...Annie, I discovered that writing a friends to lovers book can be a bit tricky. I had to work really hard at making Meg and Ben not seem too brotherly/sisterly, but also having that spark present. And because this pair have known each other so long and are so honest with each other that presented a whole new set of problems -- for them and me. :-)<br /><br />Oh, and when you're ready, I can lend you a whole host of friends to lovers stories. ;-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-68873764605943992912013-05-08T08:42:41.223+10:002013-05-08T08:42:41.223+10:00We could be kindred spirits, Tammy!
I love Sarah ...We could be kindred spirits, Tammy!<br /><br />I love Sarah and Jennifer's books (and not just the ones with the friends to lovers theme). But the two I mentioned are a couple of my favourites. Hope you enjoy First Comes Baby... :-) Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-31566615596910023592013-05-08T07:41:40.845+10:002013-05-08T07:41:40.845+10:00Hi Michelle, I love the sound of this book and can...Hi Michelle, I love the sound of this book and can't wait to haul it off my tbr pile and read it. I confess, the friends to lovers theme isn't usually at the top of my 'must read' list but maybe that's because I haven't read many. The ones I have read have been a real treat so maybe I need to look out for them more.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-33367055394165107462013-05-08T04:12:03.629+10:002013-05-08T04:12:03.629+10:00Friends to lovers is my favorite theme. I have al...Friends to lovers is my favorite theme. I have already read Sarah and Jennifer's books. Really looking forward to your bookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com