tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post976998914333744558..comments2023-08-10T04:15:22.199-04:00Comments on Victoria Janssen: The Intricacies of Marriages of ConvenienceVictoria Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-22815494889458136972009-10-25T12:09:10.571-04:002009-10-25T12:09:10.571-04:00I finished the third in that new Balogh series thi...I finished the third in that new Balogh series this weekend. Every one is a different version of the MoC plot...she is a master of it.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-70250770360705406272009-10-25T00:09:26.951-04:002009-10-25T00:09:26.951-04:00I do love me a marriage of convenience. And great ...I do love me a marriage of convenience. And great book by Mary Balogh, recently read it myself. Great blog!Jeanette Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387903093589487002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-6104816021068623882009-10-23T08:49:54.734-04:002009-10-23T08:49:54.734-04:00Hmmm, the Reunion could lead to a Marriage of Conv...Hmmm, the Reunion could lead to a Marriage of Convenience....Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-70779914029378661912009-10-22T21:16:27.089-04:002009-10-22T21:16:27.089-04:00Great post, Victoria. I love marriage of convenie...Great post, Victoria. I love marriage of convenience plots, and have written a couple of books with it. Also reunion or past love stories, usually the bad boy comes back home after being run out of town, only now he own the town.<br /><br />Marie TuhartMarie Tuharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08140971635915166589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-43166531412005785922009-10-22T17:30:20.895-04:002009-10-22T17:30:20.895-04:00"I have fallen in with MY SPOUSE! And our lo..."I have fallen in with MY SPOUSE! And our love is FORBIDDEN!" *pause* "No, wait...."Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-80020500399168698472009-10-22T17:08:06.286-04:002009-10-22T17:08:06.286-04:00I have a great fondness for this plot device too! ...I have a great fondness for this plot device too! I think some of it stems from my like of the "OMG! I have fallen in love with MY SPOUSE!" plot device.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-73197660451341847982009-10-22T16:59:16.977-04:002009-10-22T16:59:16.977-04:00It's such a versatile McGuffin. I've been...It's such a versatile McGuffin. I've been thinking of the different directions one can take the story after the marriage.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-29771272122147631662009-10-22T16:44:34.303-04:002009-10-22T16:44:34.303-04:00Yep, I've done that sort of thing even more ov...Yep, I've done that sort of thing even more overtly than just the mate-bonding in my paranormal books. It's a fun plot to play with!Crystal Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328935116755147276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-15855691446237011532009-10-22T16:12:55.753-04:002009-10-22T16:12:55.753-04:00And also in the paranormal, correct? Mating bonds...And also in the paranormal, correct? Mating bonds!Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-76435994468090012912009-10-22T13:47:29.288-04:002009-10-22T13:47:29.288-04:00I love this kind of plot, too! Especially in a his...I love this kind of plot, too! Especially in a historical setting.Crystal Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328935116755147276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-19201170535575358612009-10-22T10:19:23.852-04:002009-10-22T10:19:23.852-04:00Yay FRIDAY'S CHILD! Though my favorite Heyer ...Yay FRIDAY'S CHILD! Though my favorite Heyer MoC is THE CONVENIENT MARRIAGE. (Great title, huh?)Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-79718838653633987202009-10-22T10:04:26.533-04:002009-10-22T10:04:26.533-04:00My favorite 'marriage of convenience' nov...My favorite 'marriage of convenience' novel is Georgette Heyer's FRIDAY'S CHILD where the Viscount Sherringham marries his neighbor's impoverished relation, Hero, because he had threatened to marry the first woman he saw (who, she reminded him, was her). Very engaging plot device, the convenient marriage. The reasons for marriage from genre to genre vary, but ultimately the Mahlee Ashwynnehttp://mahleeashwynne.piczo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-19252113440637405072009-10-22T09:18:47.324-04:002009-10-22T09:18:47.324-04:00I think a lot of the time for contemporaries, preg...I think a lot of the time for contemporaries, pregnancy gets used as the reason for the marriage, often with an outside threat added to make sure we accept it's necessary, such as Dangerous Stalker Ex-Boyfriend or similar. I've also seen it work in categories when one of the characters is modern royalty and there's some looming scandal.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-2365980776538746392009-10-22T09:12:02.510-04:002009-10-22T09:12:02.510-04:00Forced intimacy at it's best! I do love a good...Forced intimacy at it's best! I do love a good contemporary that can work in a marriage of convenience plot too, but it's a lot harder.Jeannie Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714068387571203896noreply@blogger.com