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One film, 1987's [http://www.amazon.com/Where-Heart-Roams-Barbara-Cartland/dp/B000IU37PM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1220568848&sr=8-3 Where The Heart Roams], focuses on the romance industry specifically. While the key player in the film is [[Barbara Cartland]], other romance luminaries, such as [[Rebecca Brandewyne]] and [[Janet Dailey]].
 
One film, 1987's [http://www.amazon.com/Where-Heart-Roams-Barbara-Cartland/dp/B000IU37PM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1220568848&sr=8-3 Where The Heart Roams], focuses on the romance industry specifically. While the key player in the film is [[Barbara Cartland]], other romance luminaries, such as [[Rebecca Brandewyne]] and [[Janet Dailey]].
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== Romance Novels Made Into Movies ==
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Or television series.
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* ''[[Angels Fall]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
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* ''[[Blue Smoke]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
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* ''[[Broken Lullaby - Laurel Pace|Broken Lullaby]]'' - [[Laurel Pace]], shown on CBS in 1994
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* ''[[Carolina Moon]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
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* ''[[Cloud Waltzer]]'' - [[Tory Cates]], made into a television movie called ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092763/ Cloud Waltzing]''
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* ''[[Flirting With Forty]]'' - [[Jane Porter]], shown on ''Lifetime'', December 2008
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* ''[[Leopard In The Snow]]'' - [[Anne Mather]], 1978, feature film
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* ''[[Montana Sky]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
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* ''[[The House In The Timberwood]]'' - [[Joyce Dingwell]], made into a motion picture called ''The Winds of Jarrah'' (1983)
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* ''[[Out From The Shadows]]'' - [[Andrea Davidson]], shown on '''Showtime''' with the title ''Out Of The Shadows''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095804/]
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* ''[[Spying In High Heels]]'' - [[Gemma Halliday]], televsion series on the USA Network (2007/2008 season)
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* ''[[The Starter Wife]]'' - [[Gigi Levangie Grazer]], shown on '''USA''' network, May 2007
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* ''[[This Matter Of Marriage]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]], shown on '''Lifetime'''
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* ''[[A Woman's Place|Woman's Place, A]]'' - [[Barbara Delinsky]], show on '''Lifetime''' with the title ''Custody of the Heart''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246543/]
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== Movies ==  
 
== Movies ==  
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* Romancing The Stone - Kathleen Turner plays Joan Wilder
 
* Romancing The Stone - Kathleen Turner plays Joan Wilder
 
* She-Devil - Meryl Streep plays Mary Fisher
 
* She-Devil - Meryl Streep plays Mary Fisher
 
== Romance Novels Made Into Movies ==
 
Or television series.
 
 
* ''[[Angels Fall]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
 
* ''[[Blue Smoke]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
 
* ''[[Broken Lullaby - Laurel Pace|Broken Lullaby]]'' - [[Laurel Pace]], shown on CBS in 1994
 
* ''[[Carolina Moon]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
 
* ''[[Cloud Waltzer]]'' - [[Tory Cates]], made into a television movie called ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092763/ Cloud Waltzing]''
 
* ''[[Leopard In The Snow]]'' - [[Anne Mather]], 1978, feature film
 
* ''[[Montana Sky]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]], shown on '''Lifetime''' in 2007
 
* ''[[The House In The Timberwood]]'' - [[Joyce Dingwell]], made into a motion picture called ''The Winds of Jarrah'' (1983)
 
* ''[[Out From The Shadows]]'' - [[Andrea Davidson]], shown on '''Showtime''' with the title ''Out Of The Shadows''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095804/]
 
* ''[[Spying In High Heels]]'' - [[Gemma Halliday]], televsion series on the USA Network (2007/2008 season)
 
* ''[[The Starter Wife]]'' - [[Gigi Levangie Grazer]], shown on '''USA''' network, May 2007
 
* ''[[This Matter Of Marriage]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]], shown on '''Lifetime'''
 
* ''[[A Woman's Place|Woman's Place, A]]'' - [[Barbara Delinsky]], show on '''Lifetime''' with the title ''Custody of the Heart''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246543/]
 

Revision as of 23:01, 3 November 2008

Romance novels and film go together quite nicely. In addition to novels being made into movies for the big screen or television, certain films remain favorites of romance readers and authors.

One film, 1987's Where The Heart Roams, focuses on the romance industry specifically. While the key player in the film is Barbara Cartland, other romance luminaries, such as Rebecca Brandewyne and Janet Dailey.

Romance Novels Made Into Movies

Or television series.


Movies

Everyone has a favorite romantic movie. Here are some favorites and why.

  • The Cutting Edge

Romance Authors

Movies that feature romance authors as characters. You go, Joan Wilder!

  • Alex And Emma
  • American Dreamer - JoBeth Williams
  • As Good As It Gets - Jack Nicholson
  • Cross Creek - Mary Steenburgen
  • Don't Tell Her It's Me - Shelley Long
  • Jewel Of The Nile - Kathleen Turner reprises the Joan Wilder role
  • Paperback Hero - Hugh Jackman
  • Paperback Romance - Gia Carides
  • Romancing The Stone - Kathleen Turner plays Joan Wilder
  • She-Devil - Meryl Streep plays Mary Fisher