Suzanne Brockmann
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Suzanne Brockmann is Evil Incarnate. The Good Kind. Trust me on this one, folks. She's also the best romance novelist in America today. "But, Green Owl," you say, "She's just a romance novelist. Does she even deserve to be grouped with the likes of Shakespeare, Tolkien, Ellison, Parker?" To which I answer, "Hell, yes!" Let me explain to all you heathens out there. Writing a novel is hard work. Writing a good novel is even more difficult.
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Suzanne Brockmann a.k.a."The Evil Author Suz" |
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Writing a quality novel that has a juicy and intriguing plot, real and engaging characters, a sense of humor and the ability to inspire a genuine emotional investment in the outcome is near-to-impossible. Brockmann is the only author I've read who manages to combine those four elements - which I consider essential to any kind of novel - into the romance genre. That's pretty damn impressive. I've loved her writing ever since I picked up The Unsung Hero in a Philadelphia Borders Bookshop in 2000. She made me laugh, she made me cry and she never made me want to kill either the hero or the heroine - a pretty amazing feat, all things considered. You see, I can't stand it when the hero is TD&S (Tall, Dark & Sardonic) or the heroine is TSTL (Too Stupid To Live). I want the fantasy to have something I can relate to in real-life and I want to know that the author poured her passion, her heart, and her immortal soul into what she wrote. All I can say is that Brockmann delivers every time. So this is a page to celebrate her hard work. Enjoy!
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