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CTR: Today we are pleased to have JoAnne Kenrick with us as we talk about all things romantic! We’re featuring the most romantic novels we can find and talking about romance in general, not just the kind on pages! After all, Valentine’s Day is almost here and it is “the day” for love and romance!

First, please tell us a bit about your book. A blurb, buy link, ISBN, and heat level are especially good to know!

JK: I’m so happy to be here today, and to talk about lurvvee! It’s my favorite subject.
My book, When A Mullo Loves A Woman, is a Paranormal romance/mystery.
(Book cover code )

ASIN: B004FGN6QA
She thought the mullo was just a myth”¦she was dead wrong.

Adam Flint’s Gypsy visions always guide him to those who need his paranormal gifts. He gets more than he bargained for in Pearl Kizzy, a beautiful spitfire from Liverpool. Adam knows that to save Pearl, he must help her accept her own Gypsy heritage.

Although Adam and Pearl fight their burning attraction for one another, a night of passion sparks memories of their treacherous former lives. Unable to face the loss of Pearl in this century, Adam scrambles for distance from the love of his life. A rejected Pearl falls into the arms of a Mullo–a gypsy vampire–who lays claim to her heart–and her life.

To survive, Adam and Pearl must accept their tragic past, and find a way to kill the undead
BUYLINKS:
Coffee Time Romance
Kindle
Nook

CTR: How do you define romance and romantic? Do you think these concepts are different today than they were say 25 or 50 or even more years ago? Is our parents’ or grandparents’ version of romance now passé?

JK: Romance is a gesture/s that expresses love and appreciation for the special person in our life: Opening doors for each other. Coats over puddles. Sunset walks. Arm in arm or hand in hand. Sweet edible treats. Flowers. Small, thoughtful things that make your loved-ones day a little easier. Those are somewhat old-fashioned ideas of romance, which I lean toward. The more modern “idea’ of romance is pretty similar, just take out the puddle/coast scenario and add eating out, shiny jewelry, and cheesy, commercial cards to the list. However, I don’t consider buying new bedroom toys, sexy underwear etc… to be romantic. That’s about sex. But the buying of scented candles and romantic music to enhance the bedroom mood/experience is about the romance. Because, to me, it means you’re putting attention to a more intimate experience, rather than a slap and tickle. Although naught wrong with a slap n tickle.

CTR: What is the most romantic gesture or moment you ever witnessed or were involved in? Please share as much as you feel you can””no private secrets required if it is embarrassing but you are welcome to dish at least to the PG-13 level !

JK: That would have to be, hands down, the day my husband got down on one knee in the middle of the High Street (which to Americans is equivalent to the Mall) to put an engagement ring on my finger. It was summer, in Llandudno, North Wales, and the place was packed with tourists. But that didn’t matter, he seemed determined to do the big gesture. And I would like to think that all married/engaged people would have the same answer when asked this question. The day you promise yourself to another is VERY romantic!

CTR: Do you think “romance” is dying out, and by this I mean the traditional “hearts and flowers” kind of romance? Even the chivalric sorts of romantic connections featured in some ““particularly older””novels? It sometimes seems like young people now are more interested in “hooking up’ fast and easy via the social networks and high tech devices and that “romance” does not play a big role in the changing pattern of today’s relationships. Do you agree or not? If so, is this a good thing or maybe not so good?

JK: Whether people hook up over the net or during a speed-dating session, it doesn’t matter. I’d like to think new couples, no matter how they meet, still indulge in the ancient art of romance once attraction or love has struck.

CTR: What is your favorite romantic book, movie and/or song and why?

JK:
I think the most romantic movie ever is Pretty Woman”“Two people from two very different backgrounds manage to find love. Not only that, but the hero climbs the side of the building with a rose in his mouth for the finale. It doesn’t get much better than that””John Cusack and the ghetto-blaster scene in Say Anything comes close, though. And the most romantic song is Berlin’s Take My Breath Away. Mainly because it hold strong memories for me.

CTR: Is Valentine’s Day one of your fave holidays? Do you have a happy memory to share or a funny story? Some of us have one about our school days, a gesture by a special someone we once dated, etc. How do you plan to celebrate this year with your SO, spouse or partner or are you on your own?

JK: Valentines is just another day for me. My hubby and I tend to share romance all year round, and our anniversary is our day to be extra romantic.
Go back a few years to high School, though, and I was a closet Valentine Card sender. One year it got close. The boy I had a crush on had whittled his secret valentine down to a girl with long brown hair, me, because one of my hairs had become caught in the selo-tape I had sealed the envelope closed with. I lied, and said I had recently dyed my hair. I escaped by the skin of my teeth. Isn’t that the fun of Valentine’s as a teenager?!

CTR: Do you consider yourself a sentimental (romantic) person? (i.e.) Do you save all sorts of little souvenirs and use them to bring happy times to mind? Do you have the corsage from you big prom pressed in an old book? Still remember “your song’ with your first serious love? Do you moon over chick flicks with sweet and happy endings? Do you think happily ever after is really possible? Or is it maybe better to be more cool-headed and practical instead? Does the kind of Victorian ruffle and flourishes attitude really fit in our modern world?

JK: I’m a mush heart ““ Chick Flicks always pull at my heart strings, and don’t get me started on Nicholas Spark’s stories”¦wah *tissues please*.

CTR: Thanks so much for sharing with us today and I hope our reader visitors will be inspired to visit your blog, web site, social networks and other connections to learn more about your and your books. Please give us some ways to contact you!

JK: Thanks so much for having me. I had a blast, but now romance is on the brain”¦where did I put those 80’s romance CDs and scented candles? Love is all around. I’m going to enjoy. Hope you do, too.
You can find out about my work over on my site: www.joannekenrick.com or here: www.goodreads.com/joannekenrick