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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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"My Sisters Keeper." The ending of the book took my breath away. I love that Jodi Picoult takes the reader out of their comfort zone and makes them think. Hollywood, however, changed the ending. Chickens. I also thought that casting Cameron Diaz as the mother was ALL WRONG.
I hated the ending of that book, Denise. I'm in the minority though since people seem to love it. But to me it was a cheat. It took away her right to make her own choice which was what the whole book was building to. :(
Sometimes books are better as movies. The only time I've ever thrown a book across the room was when I read Hannibal. In it the author had Clarice turn into a cannibal with him. Anyone who read the books know that she would NEVER do that. But luckily, Hollywood fixed the ending and the movie was good. Gory, but at least true to the characters.
I have to disagree with you Kristin. I actually liked the book Eat Pray Love better than the movie. Although to be honest I was a underwhelmed by both. I thought the movie was very...blah.
I didn't finish the book Brittaney. Her voice just sort of droned on for me. I thought the movie was the same way, but better than the movie. Though I am not a Julia Roberts's fan really.
I didn't like that book Denise enough so that I didn't see the movie. LOL And I don't read scary, so Hannibal, ack! I"ll bet they change the ending to "One Day" which I just read, so I'm anxious to see that one when it comes out.
When Water for Elephants comes out on DVD I'll probably watch it because I like Reese and I did read the book--I think I liked it, but it's been too long for me to remember.
I've never seen a movie based on a Dean Koontz book that was nearly as good as the book. Hollywood destroys those stories.
I read Sarah's Key a few summers ago and loved it. The raw, no holding back the truth, tale of a sister's determination to save her brother was incredible. I know it is a heartaching story, but I think, if done right, it could be a good, sobering movie. I also read The Widow of the South and thought that could be an interesting movie, again, if it was done right.
Circle of friends did not work as a movie however I think the Annie of Green Gables movies did portray the 8 books rather well.
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