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		<title>What Makes a Good Romance Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregg Hall</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The basic concept behind it is that the story is usually about the relationship and eventual love between two people and they usually have a happy ending. The &#8220;they lived happily every after&#8221; theme is very important for most of them. A romance novel usually has certain consistent themes and are grouped together by these [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The basic concept behind it is that the story is usually about the relationship and eventual love between two people and they usually have a happy ending. The &#8220;they lived happily every after&#8221; theme is very important for most of them. A romance novel usually has certain consistent themes and are grouped together by these themes. They can include a similar setting, time period, level of sensuality, or type of conflict. The companies that publish romance novels usually have a set of guidelines that their authors use when creating new stories.</p>
<p>The real purpose of a romance novel is to provide an escape for the reader from their reality. The person can temporarily ignore their responsibilities and transport themselves into the novel, pretending to be the damsel in distress. They read through the trials and tribulations in book relating to them and anxiously wait for their Prince Charming to come and rescue them. And, to take them away from all their troubles and woos to the place where they will live happily ever after.</p>
<p>The ability to have to live out this fantasy is a way for some people to find a release from their daily grind and the romance novel is one of the best sellers in the market place. They are sold in every grocery, drug, and discount retail establishments around the country. You can even join any number of different books clubs and you will automatically receive the latest new novels each month. You do not have to go out and buy them-they just keep coming until you tell them to stop your membership.</p>
<p>Women hate to admit that they enjoy these romance novels, but there is nothing to be embarrassed about. With over 50 million of them sold every year, someone out there is reading them! True love and romance are a part of our lives and we enjoy knowing that someone out there is experiencing love and romance. Whether you fill the bath tub with bubble bath, lounge by the pool, or sit in your car waiting for the children to come out of school, take a romance novel with you. You will enjoy the story and it will help pass the time. You deserve to take a few minutes from your full schedule to fantasize and lose yourself in a good romance novel. </p>
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		<title>The Marvellousness of The Kiss</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 07:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Robertson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kiss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about why people kiss? It could be a greeting or a sign of affection, but we all kiss. Kiss through history We don&#8217;t know fully where the kiss came from, it is well known that the kiss has been with us for a long time. In the sixth century in France, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever thought about why people kiss? It could be a greeting or a sign of affection, but we all kiss. </p>
<p>Kiss through history </p>
<p>We don&#8217;t know fully where the kiss came from, it is well known that the kiss has been with us for a long time. </p>
<p>In the sixth century in France, dancing was one way to display affection, but every dance was ended in a kiss. </p>
<p>Apparently, Russia was the first to incorporate the kiss into the marriage ceremony, where a promise was sealed with a kiss. </p>
<p>The Romans kissed to greet each other. On Roman emperor showed a persons importance, by what part of his body they were allowed to kiss, from the cheek to the foot. </p>
<p>In 16th century England, the clove-studded apple originated. An apple was prepared by piercing it with as many cloves as the fruit could hold and then a maid then carried the apple through the fair till she spied a lad she thought worth kissing. She would offer him the apple, and once he&#8217;d selected and chewed one of the cloves, they would share a kiss. After that, the apple passed into the man&#8217;s possession, and he would venture off in search of another lass to continue the game with. </p>
<p>At one stage it was even thought that people found kissing pleasurable because when the two lips met during kissing, an electric current was generated. </p>
<p>A kiss is a kiss </p>
<p>Now days, kisses range from small pecks on the cheeks as a greeting, to an the use of the lips and tongue as a sign of passion. It is that action that when two people embrace, causes hormones are released into the blood stream, inducing a sense of euphoria that you feed in the sweetness of your lovers mouth. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s a kiss that brings every fibre of your being alive, turns your stomach over, sends Goosebumps up your spine. It&#8217;s a kiss that forgives your misdemeanours and smiles at your mistakes. Ingrid Bergman puts it together in that &#8220;a kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>Reasons For Choosing A Big Beautiful Woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ralph Serpe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Beautiful Women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most men love women who are stunningly beautiful. Aside from that, they also love women that are sexy or curvaceous. Unfortunately, many women nowadays define this as being skinny. That is why they try various ways just to be as skinny as possible although they know that it has several negative effects on their health. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most men love women who are stunningly beautiful. Aside from that, they also love women that are sexy or curvaceous. Unfortunately, many women nowadays define this as being skinny.</p>
<p>That is why they try various ways just to be as skinny as possible although they know that it has several negative effects on their health.</p>
<p>However, in some countries, big beautiful women or ssbbw are more favored than the thin ones. They have everything that defines a real woman including a gorgeous face and the curves to die for. Most of them do not use the term &#8220;sexy&#8221; to describe what their body is. But they use the word &#8220;voluptuous&#8221; instead.</p>
<p>One can easily get along with a big beautiful woman, regardless of their size, culture, or religion. They can easily deal with different kinds of people and not really choosy when it comes to the person that talk to. They are not arrogant or cocky. According to the experts, big beautiful women or ssbbw usually experienced some form of unfair treatment from others when they were young because of their size. But even though this is the case, a real big beautiful woman stays down to earth and unlikely to treat others roughly because they don&#8217;t want them to have the same experience as well.</p>
<p>Aside from that, a big beautiful woman also has a great disposition in life. You would usually see them having fun with their friends or simply having fun of other people. Voluptuous actresses in Hollywood said that they have more positive outlook in life because they don&#8217;t care less about how they look like, don&#8217;t think too much of the amount of food that they eat, or how much fat they accumulated by eating a slice of cake. They just enjoy life as it is and never think or stress too much about anything at all.</p>
<p>Another reason why most men nowadays prefer a big beautiful woman over the skinny one is because they are generally more loving and more loyal when it comes to relationships. Even in friendship, it is usually the big beautiful woman that most friends go to. She is always that someone who is willing and ready to listen.</p>
<p>There are so many ways on how to meet that big beautiful woman who can be your potential lifetime partner. Look for dating sites that specifically made for big beautiful women or ssbbw.</p>
<p>Who knows, you might meet someone who&#8217;s real, who is not judgemental, and someone who enjoys life at its best. Remember that beauty is not just limited to size 0, size 1 or size 2.</p>
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		<title>The Romance Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesa Bolt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contemporary Literature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Romance is the most popular type of fiction in contemporary literature, containing much more explicit sex than in any other mainstream genre. The novels do not necessarily portray weak women subjugated by men, but the 90 percent female readership participates in a virtual reality, which other fiction genres fail to focus upon. Words and music [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Romance is the most popular type of fiction in contemporary literature, containing much more explicit sex than in any other mainstream genre. The novels do not necessarily portray weak women subjugated by men, but the 90 percent female readership participates in a virtual reality, which other fiction genres fail to focus upon.</p>
<p>Words and music are said to excite and turn on women more so than visuals. Explicit romantic erotica aimed at women can not, and should not be considered pornography. Women do not like to admit that they enjoy romance novels, but studies have determined that there is nothing to be embarrassed about. In fact, <a href="http://www.romancedirectory.info/">romance novels</a> have increasingly found their way into women&#8217;s studies and literature classes at various universities.</p>
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		<title>What Is A Romance Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Tide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good romance novel has, at its base, a conflict or challenge that must be overcome by either hero or heroine, and it&#8217;s getting there that&#8217;s half the fun. Most popular romance writers know how to craft a novel that incorporates action, character building, suspense, mystery, and yes, even a little sex or a lot, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A good romance novel has, at its base, a conflict or challenge that must be overcome by either hero or heroine, and it&#8217;s getting there that&#8217;s half the fun. Most popular romance writers know how to craft a novel that incorporates action, character building, suspense, mystery, and yes, even a little sex or a lot, but that depends on personal taste.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.romancedirectory.info/">romance novel</a> can be filled with hot and steamy scenes or gentle persuasions that cause readers to fall in love with heroes while the heroine stumbles around, blind as a bat, to all his good qualities. On the other hand, many a novel heroine waits impatiently for the hero to get it through his thick, stubborn head that she loves him.</p>
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