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Sheikhs and Desert Love

2007-12-06T01:58:58Z

Erikawitt: New page: [http://www.sheikhs-and-desert-love.com Sheikhs and Desert Love] exclusively features romance novels with a Sheikh (or an Arab or desert prince) as the primary male character. Most of the ...

[http://www.sheikhs-and-desert-love.com Sheikhs and Desert Love] exclusively features romance novels with a Sheikh (or an Arab or desert prince) as the primary male character. Most of the novels featured on the site take place in fictional countries in the Middle East.

The site allows visitors to browse books by title, author, plot, and year of publication. Synopses of the books are provided, as well as links to Amazon.com to make purchases.

Sheikhs and Desert Blog highlights books featured on the site, and offers an online forum for fans of this popular genre.

Resources

2007-12-06T01:53:24Z

Erikawitt:

[[category:Romance Resources]]
What? You want more about romance? We have resources for readers and writers.

==[[Awards]]==
Awards are given by various romance industry organizations, by review publications and websites, and writer associations. For a list of awards, go [[Awards|here]].

== Communities ==
These are website that provide a variety of information and forums for readers and writers to interact about romance! See also [[Author Hangouts]] for other sites maintained by authors.
* [[Access Romance]] - website with blogs, newsletters, etc.
* [http://blogginginblack.com/ Blogging in Black] - blog of authors as well as readers, reviewers and industry professionals
* [[Cata Network Readers Lounge]] - network of related websites, message board, reviews, awards
* [[Erotic Romance Writers Forum]] - forum (online bulletin board)
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kissaskarmakorner/join Kissa's Karma Korner] - A Reader's and Writer's Den (yahoo group) for discussion
* [[The Long And The Short Of It]] - promoting long and short romantic fiction through author interviews, contests, free books, and more
* [[ParaNormalRomance]] - a website with user groups featuring paranormal romance
* [[The Romance Studio]] - website with industry information, reviews, authors, readers, ads, chat rooms
* [[Romancing The Blog]] - blog of authors, readers, reviewers, and industry professionals
* [http://groups.msn.com/RomanceWritingTips Romance Writing Tips] - a group listserv
* [[UK Historical Romance]] - blog by a group of historical romance authors
* [[Sheikhs and Desert Love]] - database of romance novels featuring sheikhs - features "Sheikhs and Desert Blog"

== Educational Programs ==
* Romance Fiction Course at DePaul University
* [http://mailman.depaul.edu/mailman/listinfo/romancescholar RomanceScholar] - A listserv dedicated to academic discussion about romance fiction.
* [[Romance Scholarship]]
* [[Romance Writers of America Grant Program]]
* [http://www.romancenovel.tv Romance Novel TV] - On-camera video interviews with romance novel authors
* [http://teachmetonight.blogspot.com/ Teach Me Tonight] - The blog adjunct of the RomanceScholar listserv

See also [[:Category:Writing Scholarships]] for other resources.

== Organizations ==
* [http://www.canadianromanceauthors.com/ Canadian Romance Authors' Network]
* [[Erotic Authors Association]]
* [[Manloveromance]]
* [[Romance Writers of America]]
* [[Romance Writers of Australia]]
* [[Romance Writers of New Zealand Inc.]]
* [[The Romantic Novelists' Association]]

== Publications ==
* [[Forbidden Fruit Magazine]]
* [[LoveLetter Magazine]]
* [[MAS-Zine]]
* [[Romantic Times Magazine]]
* [[Romance Writers Report]]
* [[Shades of Romance]]

== Readers ==
* [[Author Hangouts]] - includes author websites and blogs, author group blogs
* [[Events]]
* [[Review Sites]]
* [[Reference Sites]]
* [[Romance And Movies]]

== Reviewers ==
See [[Review Sites]] for a list of online reviews. Also see [[Author Hangouts]] for sites that discuss writing and occasional reviews or information about books.

==Terms==
*For links to pages with information about terms often used when discussing romance, see [[:category:Romance Terms|Romance Terms]].
*For links to pages with information about terms used in connection with the publishing industry, see [[:category:Publishing Terms|Publishing Terms]].

== Writers ==
* [[Author Hangouts]] for sites maintained by authors
* [[Agents]]
* [[Editors]]
* [[Listservs]]

Reference Sites

2007-12-06T01:50:19Z

Erikawitt:

[[category:Romance Resources]]

These sites provide [[Resources|resources]] for the reader, e.g., information about books, romance industry.

* [http://www.likesbooks.com/history.html All About Romance Historic Cheatsheet] - provides information about various historic periods
* [http://www.FictionDB.com/ FictionDB.com] - The Essential Fiction Reference. FictionDB has over 30,000 author listings and over 130,000 titles in romance, mystery, suspense and westerns. Search the extensive book database, track your collection, buy and sell.
* [http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5.asp History of the Monarchy] - site from the government of the United Kingdom
* [http://www.romancedivas.com/ Romance Divas] - An award winning romance writer's Web site. Book reviews, resources, forums, blog, & more.
* [http://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/reg3.html The Regency Fashion Page] - pictures and information about historic fashion
* [http://www.sheikhs-and-desert-love.com Sheikhs and Desert Love] - database of romance novels that feature sheikhs

== Blogs ==
* [http://linksforromancewriters.blogspot.com/ Links For Romance Writers] - A blog listing current marketing and research resources both online and off.

* [http://writingplayground.blogspot.com/ Writing Playground] - Where aspiring writers come to learn and play.