Romantic novels provide action, adventure, and excitement with the added focus on a loving, passionate relationship. Through a romance novel, a reader is taken to distant worlds, the past, to different cultures and exotic places. In romances, a hero goes above and beyond the usual, the expected, in his quest to win the heroine. Heâ??ll fight an army to save her. A rake will look deeper into his heart, and realize a woman he loves has more to offer than the pretty, vacuous women heâ??s known in the past. A hero gives up his kingdom, or his pirate ship, to make her his wife.

1 - Black Rose - Nora Roberts

The second offering in the garden trilogy from the Nora Roberts stable continues the tradition of selling well and entertaining many. The heroine is Rosalind Harper, a widow who runs a garden business from her Tennessee estate. Her mansion turns out to be haunted by the â??Harper Brideâ? and she hires genealogist Dr. Mitchell Carnagie to track down the ghostâ??s story. The relationship between Rosalind and Mitchell produces sparks, and not just of the romantic kind - the ghost doesnâ??t take too kindly to this turn of events! As Rosalind and Mitchell try to unearth the story between the story combines romance and a few scares as well.

2 - Itâ??s In His Kiss - Julia Quinn

Julia Quinnâ??s brand new offering deserves to be high in this monthâ??s list - not only is it selling well, but it offers one of the freshest and most entertaining readings. Hyacinth Bridgerton offers her somewhat questionable services as an Italian translator to Gareth St. Clair. Grandson to Lady Danbury, Garethâ??s only substantial possession left to him by his dissolute father is a dairy which holds the promise of revealing his past and future. The romance between Gareth and Hyacinth is intertwined in unraveling the mystery of the diary, which plays out in  delightful ways throughout this story.

3 - Oceans Of Fire - Christine Feehan

Christine Feehan has fun with the latest novel in her quirky paranormal romance stories. Oceans of Fire continues were Drake Sisters series, with Abigail Drake as a witch who has a PhD and can talk to dolphins. While off swimming one day near her home in Sea Haven California, Abigail witnesses a murder and the killers see her too!  This sets off a chain of events that bring a former love back into her life, Interpol agent Aleksandr Volstov, who is hot on the trail of the Russian Mafia who are responsible for the killing. Oceans of Fire offers a good read that will heat up the summer�

4 - One Night With A Prince - Sabrina Jeffries

Jeffries continues her historical romance series with the story of the third illegitimate son of the prince regent. Gavin Byrne is the son of the prince and an Irish actress, and he has worked his way up to own a gentlemanâ??s gaming club. Lady Christabel Haversham enters his life, seeking his help in recovering some letters stolen from her mother. Gavin agrees, in the secret hopes of using them to discredit his princely father as revenge for abandoning his mother many years earlier. As Christabel and Gavin team up in search of these letters, they begin to get swept away by the cover story theyâ??ve concocted - that Christobel is Gavinâ??s mistress. After a bit of a slow start, One Night with a Prince clips along nicely.

5 - Mad Money - Linda L Richards

Mad Money is a wonderful debut novel from Linda L Richards that mixes lots of suspense, action and romance together in a tale that will have you turning the pages ever faster. The first of a new series of books about Madeline Carter, Mad Money follows the exploits of this one-time New York stockbroker. Madelineâ??s life takes an abrupt change after a friend is gunned down, and she decides to move to Los Angeles to start a fresh life as a day trader. But, events from her past wonâ??t let go and spark a splendid story that mixes murder, insider stock manipulations, famous L.A. movie people and, of course, the sizzle of romance. A stock tip from her former lover, Ernie, is the catalyst for Madelineâ??s adventures as she tries to figure out why the deal went sour.

Richards has crafted a witty and fast-paced novel with added tensions, because it is not at all clear just whom Madeline can and cannot trust. Not even her new love interest, Steve, is above the readerâ??s suspicion. With a galloping end to the book, readers will look forward eagerly to the next installment.

6 - When We Meet Again - Victoria Alexander

This regency romance we meet Miss Pamela Effington. While traveling with her rich Aunt Millicent, Pamela is charmed and seduced at a masked ball by Prince Alexei of Avalonia. Four years later, the Prince flees to London after Russia annexes Avalonia and ends up renting a flat in a London townhouse that Pamela inherits.  As the Prince had never seen Pamelaâ??s face o the night of the ball, the stage is set for a rekindling of the romance. Alexander pens a humorous story that sweeps the reader along with the characters.

7 - Something Blue - Emily Giffin

Giffin follows up her first novel, Something Borrowed, with a continuation of the tale from another characterâ??s perspective. In the first book, the heroine was the naughty but sweet Rachel and we meet her in the events leading up to the rather bitchy Darcyâ??s wedding. In Something Blue, Darcy takes center stage and her bitchiness has not dimmed one iota.  However, the tale Giffin weaves takes through Darcyâ??s journey of self-discovery as she learns that she just cannot continue acting that way. Darcyâ??s someone you can love hating, and Giffin crafts an engaging set of circumstances to carry the reader along with Darcy.  Itâ??s fun and even has a good lesson to tell along the way.

8 - Summer Of Roses - Luanne Rice

Luanne Rice offers a follow-up book to Summerâ??s Child in this engaging and endearing Summer of Roses.  The story picks up years later, after a pregnant Mara Jameson has fled to Nova Scotia and changed her name to Lily Malone. Rice paints a rich cast of characters set in a windswept sea-side community. The storyline shifts as Lily returns home to find her grandmother may have been put in hospital thanks to carbon monoxide poisoning, and she beings to fear that Edward will is trying to track her downâ?¦

9 - Blue Dahlia - Nora Roberts

The initial offering in the Nora Roberts garden trilogy remains popular among her fans. The book does have a slow start but the story ends up engaging as it unfolds. The heroine is Stella Rothchild, a widow with two young boys, who starts a new job as manager of a nursery in Memphis. Stellaâ??s boss Roz owns an old mansion and things start to move along once Stella moves into this house because it turns out to be haunted.

The mansionâ??s gardener, Logan Kitridge, soon adds some interest to Stellaâ??s life, but the growing romance appears to really annoy the ghost of the Harper Brideâ?¦

10 - Jamie - Lori Foster

Those who enjoy Fosterâ??s Visitation series will enjoy Jamie, the fifth in this line. The hero of the story, Jamie Creed, is a psychic who can read minds and see into the future. As people try to exploit him for his gift, Jamie faces a new dilemma with the arrival of Faith Owen. Jamie is shocked to discover that Faith used to work at the research institute where he had been mistreated in the name of science. But he finds himself unable to send Faith away and their relationship deepens from the purely physical to something much more meaningful.

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Old age can be tough. So Harold thought he had it made when he married a Russian Babushka. After all, her lifestyle was one of endless hard work. So what was more natural than her doing the shopping and collecting his pension? But Olga had other ideas. She wanted a good life too. And when she decided to get it by any means, Harold soon found himself in trouble.

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My husband received an email from a friend. Tell me would this bother you? BTW he is and American.

"Now you understand why US men prefer foreign born
women: THEY TREAT US BETTER, RESPECT US, APPRECIATE
THAT AFFECTION WE SHOW THEM, AND ACKNOWLEDGE OUR
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE."

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A huge percentage of American women are selfish,
flighty, insecure, needy and psychotic, and quite
capable of concealing those traits during the dating
phase

White ‘career’ American chicks are the bottom of the
barrel marriage-wise.

Foreign women from South America, Eastern Europe, and
Asia are at the top. Only guys who travel (in other
words, guys who are successful and ambitious enough to
travel a lot) find these. But they never, ever go
back.

Foreign-born women living in the US are the next best.
They get married early…they are highly sought-after
by American guys for their wifely skills (hell, any
women who has ANY ability to be a wife is better than
your average American chick, who knows NOTHING about
being a wife)

Bottom of the barrel—white American chicks. Yecch.

Here’s a story: I knew a guy who was Hungarian
(parents emigrated) who tried for 15 years to find a
half-decent women to marry. He’s a doctor, by the way.
Finally after 8 psycho-weirdo US chicks, he went back
to the ‘old country’ to find a wife. The people there
were lining the women up for him to meet…he’s a rich
American guy…they are considered the best husbands
in the world.

He found this lovely wife. She is a total gem, and
he’s happy as hell. 2 kids. Happily ever after.

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I will go one step further and differentiate between
Western women vs. non-Western women. This is not just
an American phenomenon, most women in Western
countries have that cold, bitchy, superficial, stuck
up attitude. A lot of Western women hold themselves as
the pure center of the relationship. If the men don’t
fit a rigid and unrealistic criteria or she doesn’t
feel the man can take care of her enough (even if she
has a higher paying job) then she will drop him like a
hot potato, regardless of his character or commitment
to the relationship.

Popular Myth: Western men looking for foreign wives
are only seeking subservient slaves.

Truth: Most Western men today are evolved and modern
and truly believe in the 50/50 system. Most Western
men are dismayed by the lack of sincerity of Western
women. I can do my own laundry and cooking thank you!

Yes, Latin American and Eastern European women do make
better mates because both come from more conservative
and family oriented cultures where relationships and
commitment are actually revered.

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I was absolutely blown away by the quality of women on
my trip to eastern Europe. Classy, cultured,
traditional values, how could you ask for more?

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One year with my Japanese girlfriend

So far…
-No fights.
-Great sex every night.
-She cooks a delicious meal every night (unless I take
her out).
-No guilt trips for going out with the guys.
-Thin and absolutely beautiful.

Think I’ve finally found myself a keeper. One thing’s
for sure; I’ll never go date an American girl again.

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Latin American women seem to make decent wives. My
friend married a hot girl from Venezuela. Sweet,
beautiful, cooks, cleans, and is the perfect wife.
Like how American women were in the 1950s America.

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As I said, it’s a competitive marketplace. We’re not
looking to marry other men. The real world is not
about what is fair, but what you can get.

American men have options. American women do not. So
the American women huff and puff, and scowl at the
incoming foreign brides who don’t demand the feminazi
equality bullshit. You WISH American men didn’t have
choices. You’re like a labor union that’s pissed off
because the company is hiring non-union employees.

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Honestly I wish I could have found an American wife
with all the qualities of my foreign wife. I could
not, because they do not exist. Here is a partial list
of her loveliness

1: Sensible and good with money.
2: Genuine commitment.
3: Very family oriented.
4: She enjoys housework.
5: Hard working.
6: She does not have to diet to look great

Foreign women are comfortable in their femininity. As
a male I am attracted to this. And I love her with all
my heart.

I believe that American women have priced themselves
out of the marketplace. Too needy, too many headgames,
too easy to divorce.

Not many foreign men want American wives either.

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American women..
- highest maintenance (I’ve never heard of a foreign
bride demanding her husband buy expensive house &
cars)
- fattest in the world
- most likely to cheat
- highest rate of divorce (60% - US-US marriages; 20%
- US-foreign marriages)
- largest payout in divorce court (you’ll be ass-raped
for everything you earned, plus most of what you will
earn for years to come)
- bitchiest
- most likely to nag constantly
- most likely to believe in feminism and "equality"
- most likely to hate men
- spend least amount of time with her children
- worst at cooking and cleaning
- fucked & chucked by tons of guys before tricking you
into marriage

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3 reasons to marry an American woman

You actually believe BBW = big BEAUTIFUL wife.
You believe nagging is essential for personal growth.
You really look forward to the day your BBW wife
divorces you and you gladly fork over 50% over your
hard earned assets, plus child support and alimony (a
lard ass bitch for sure is not going to have a good
job). Then after that you have to figure out how to
live on 20% of your income.

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Every foreign girl I’ve met was superior in every
conceivable way to any other girl I’ve known, from
attractiveness to personality.

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I have a foreign Latino girl and she blows away
American women. This web site are 100% true; I can
speak from experience of living with my girl for a
month. I could never go back to American trash women.
I also use to think web sites like that were stupid
until I had the experience for myself. It has changed
my life for the better, made me look at American women
in a different light.

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I wouldn’t even consider dating an American women, the
majority are bitchy prudes that only put out when they
think they can cash in. I for one will never spend a
huge amount of money of some stupid bitch just to get
laid. Mexican and Asian women are a much better choice
and they look better than American chics too.

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After many many years of dealing with American women,
I’ve hit an interesting point. I’ve lost ALL sexual
interest in them, in fact I just about puke walking
down the sidewalk on any day, seeing all those shitty,
rude, mean, snotty American women.

Strange thing, cause for so long I’ve been quite a
horndog, chasing women at all levels. I’m still
totally attracted to foreign women…Indians,
Orientals, Europeans.

But show me an American chick and I basically couldn’t
care less. Tell me how "beautiful" she is…doesn’t
matter. I suppose from an intellectual viewpoint I can
see the beauty, but it’s not any more attractive to me
than…let’s say…admiring a beautiful horse or a
well-groomed cat. OK, admirable, but not sexy folks.

They say that sex is 90% mental…well, my mind has
rejected American women completely.

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Since I’ve been traveling overseas I have met many
nice Japanese, Russian, and Spanish women. I can tell
you this….the women are so much better. I want a
lady that, when I get home from work, would rather
kiss me than scream at me for some trivial reason like
I didn’t mow the lawn. I can do without the nagging
thanks. To all my fellow American men… American
women are easily replaceable…go Asian, or Russian,
even European (except British, Italian, and French
women) and you can’t go wrong. Experience is the best
teacher.

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I can not date white American women anymore. I was in
the navy and I have seen the light. Women from other
countries just look better and treat you better too! I
didn’t pay for shit when I was overseas and I pay up
the wazoo here. Any rational person can figure it out
from here.

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American women are high-maintenance primadonnas with
attitudes. I’d take a foreign born Russian or Latina
woman any day. They are much nicer and normally MUCH
SMARTER than most American women - plus they don’t
watch Rosie and Ricci Lake - they go to the library or
perform outside activities.

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Dating or being married to an American woman is like
driving a beat-up Ford Escort. If you are only used to
driving a beat-up Ford Escort, then you have no idea
what it feels like when you drive a Bentley or
Ferrari. You need to at least test-drive a Ferrari, so
you’ll have a reference point on what a real car feels
like.

SingleAbroad.com

Travel site for men interested in traveling and
meeting local women in Latin America, Eastern Europe,
and Asia.
Please calm down people . I am the wife here! My hubby got the e-mail from a friend of his…and Im annoyed

It doesn’t bother me that the friend would have sent this to my spouse. It would bother me if my spouse agreed with what the email says. The friend seem to have major issues that he’ll have to deal with. He’s a sad, sad case.

This article claims that Bing has a better image search than Google: http://www.internationallovescout.com/blog/bing-crushes-google-well-at-least-for-looking-at-hot-russian-girls

He is looking at a mail order bride site full of hot girls.

Here’s Google: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=site:www.internationallovescout.com&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

And on Bing: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=site:internationallovescout.com&form=QBIR&qs=n#

I think Bing dominates.

Absolutely!

I am loving it. Using big words makes the letter fun because she cannot understand them. I am hoping she asks for at least $1200 in addition to the plane ticket. Has anyone else had this experience? Too bad it is not real because she is hot in her pics.

DRAGON 2008
"I BELIEVE IN U.S."

No…my bride came in the mail right on time….they forgot to put oxygen and food in the box so she was a little stiff…

I’m really baffled by this phenomena, I saw an ad of facebook for Russian brides. Sure they are hot , but how insanely impractical is it? How do they end up in this situation? Don’t they have dignity? what about the language barrier? the social isolation etc etc.

They want a better life and a brighter future. Offering to marry someone to get those things is as old as marriage is.

The language barrier? Well, if you really need to, most of us can learn enough of a foreign language to survive. They obviously feel that education, skills etc are not going to get them where they want to be fast enough. Marriage might just do it though.

I’m really baffled by this phenomena, I saw an ad of facebook for Russian brides. Sure they are hot , but how insanely impractical is it? How do they end up in this situation? Don’t they have dignity? what about the language barrier? the social isolation etc etc.

They want a better life and a brighter future. Offering to marry someone to get those things is as old as marriage is.

The language barrier? Well, if you really need to, most of us can learn enough of a foreign language to survive. They obviously feel that education, skills etc are not going to get them where they want to be fast enough. Marriage might just do it though.

FYI I don’t know if they actually pay money and to whom, (or if the women /want/ to be married off to a Western man) but there are websites and ads that advertise hot Russian/ Chinese/ Indonesian ‘brides’ and they ship them off to you.

Because they are too ugly, dysfunctional, abusive, or stupid to get a woman from their own country. Or they can’t handle the western women’s Independence and strong will.

Many of them also think these women will be subservient, which may or may not be true. I find it to be quite pathetic, because you just KNOW those women hate the men.

Why are there so many beautiful (and I mean Smokin hot), russian girls willing to be a mail order bride? they are all young and beautiful and are willing to marry anyone(of course with money) in north america to come and settle here. What’s wrong with Russia?

I am not russian, I am Ukrainian, but I do have some russian friends and for the sake of argument let’s assume I am one. See many women in Russia don’t find good men or are tired of not living the financially not-so-stable life, so they do this. Many Russian women believe in men-providers/women-hiusekeepers role and so they want a man who can give them everything they want and they don’t have to work at all just do house chores.Also, many russian guys think I am hot (I actually live in Toronto, and am a citizen now, but came here 9 yrs ago), but I find them too loud, obnoxious and their attitude rubs me the wrong way, so my bf is Chinese Canadian haha (well, chinese who was born here). It is upsetting though that some comments here are blatantly disrespectful of Russians. Eastern European culture is different than the one here, with men being in power (which they too often abuse and women being submissive). Don’t hate and disrespect if you don’t know, ppl

Part of me wants to remain faithful to whoever I decide to marry, another part of me says I should sleep around if I come across other hot women who want my sex (and I know there will be, because I am so damn hot), and yet another part of me says I should only remain faithful if my bride is Russian (because an American woman isn’t worth remaining faithful to).

I have cheated on many of the girls I dated over the years, often times with no repercussions because 1) I am so slick as to not get caught, and 2) because I am so damn hot that many of the girls I cheated on were afraid to lose me. My hotness alone gives me license to cheat with impunity.

After marriage, I will expect regular sex. If my wife withholds sex from me, she will have given me free reign to cheat on her. Then there is the possibility that I won’t get married, which will be the route I will take if I can find already-married women to bear my children (while letting their sucker husbands raise my biological sons).
suzie: There is a 0% chance of me remaining alone because of my attractiveness. I can get any woman I want and you know it.

Plus I can, and have, get away with having multiple partners.

While most people *want* to be faithful to a spouse, and have the best of intentions upon entering a marriage… let’s face it, less than half of them actually follow through. And since we’re being honest here, most of those people are probably ugly. If you’re very good-looking, the temptation is always there and someone always wants to be with you. It is nature’s way.