tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083633325209012024.post3299457720169722148..comments2024-03-28T22:11:16.021-04:00Comments on Happily Ever After Thoughts: Do You Remember Your First?Lexi Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04124921637508804346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083633325209012024.post-61650879110572254552011-01-25T23:25:39.359-05:002011-01-25T23:25:39.359-05:00I don't know any Lennon Sister secrets, but I ...I don't know any Lennon Sister secrets, but I do know who they are. I think anything we read that should've been off limits just made it that much better!<br />I remember sitting on the floor between Mom's bookshelves when she was at work. I'd flip through her books looking for things I shouldn't be reading. Ah, the beginnings of a romance reader and writer. Now the world knows how I started.Dawn Kundahttp://www.dawnkunda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083633325209012024.post-680360365467655982011-01-25T22:12:19.136-05:002011-01-25T22:12:19.136-05:00I remember Wifey very well. It WAS naughty (but at...I remember Wifey very well. It WAS naughty (but at 14, a lot of things were naughty)! My mother wasn't a reader of books so we didn't have bookshelves filled with reading material - she preferred those old movie star magazines - the precursor to the Enquirer I think (do you remember the Lennon Sisters? They were frequent visitors in those magazines - Oh gee, I think I just gave away my age - darn!). She also liked true confession stories. Those were pretty naughty too but I confess, I loved them as well (even though I probably shouldn't have been reading them)!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328966473242925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083633325209012024.post-52491254846472433222011-01-25T21:02:34.638-05:002011-01-25T21:02:34.638-05:00I can't believe that I don't remember the ...I can't believe that I don't remember the title of "the first." It looks like a tradition, but it was from Mom's bookshelves too. Those naked words were so astounding!<br />Which reminds me of "Wifey" by Judy Blume. It wasn't the first, but it was so naughty...then I had to buy it as an adult about two years ago and test my reaction. Good, but tame. I must have been "innocent" when I first peeked at it!Dawn Kundahttp://www.dawnkunda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083633325209012024.post-46887561862254108732011-01-25T20:26:12.496-05:002011-01-25T20:26:12.496-05:00There's something about that first book, isn&#...There's something about that first book, isn't there? I, too, loved Shanna and The Wolf and the Dove and let's not forget The Flame and the Flower (which was passed around my high school Home Ec class). Gone With The Wind was a favorite as well (although I didn't read it until I was older). Thanks for the comments, ladies! And hang on to those treasures!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328966473242925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083633325209012024.post-81690461310118057962011-01-25T20:16:55.855-05:002011-01-25T20:16:55.855-05:00I don't know if this one counts, but it was Go...I don't know if this one counts, but it was Gone w the Wind and I was barely 11 years old when I heisted it from my mother's stash. I recall being scandalized by the word 'breast' which appeared on the first or second page under the description of Scarlett. I think it must have been the first time I saw the word in print! I still have that same copy...the pages are half falling out, and I've donated plenty of books to library sales over the years as I've moved from place to place, but that book will always remain on my shelf. <br /><br />Thanks for the article, Marie.<br />Lyndee :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5083633325209012024.post-65883262548961378922011-01-25T14:49:53.326-05:002011-01-25T14:49:53.326-05:00Hi Marie,
The first romance novel I ever read I f...Hi Marie,<br /><br />The first romance novel I ever read I found on my Mom's dresser. It was Shanna, by Kathleen Woodiwiss. After reading it about four times, I finally had enough babysitting money to buy The Wolf and the Dove by that wonderful author. The Wolf and the Dove is still one of my most loved stories. And yes, it is dog eared, taped together, and pages yellowed with age. It will always have a special place in my heart :-)Alexis Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399057543619456981noreply@blogger.com