Fairy tales

THINGS MY MOTHER USED TO READ TO ME

Submitted by Clara M. on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 2:47pm

                                                                          

Once Upon a Time

Submitted by Linda Stevens on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 1:54pm

I imagine that many romance readers spent their childhoods repeating the same request I did, "Tell me a story."  The favorite stories were always fairy tales.  Romance novels and fairy tales have quite a bit in common:  they contain some level of formula and some element of fantasy, they focus on a romantic pair, and they are both often dismissed as trivial.  To the last claim, I will say that almost anyone, anywhere knows a basic version of the stories grouped below without me having to give any further information.  That's cultural power.

These books are some of my favorites that take a familiar fairy tale plot and spin it into a romance novel.  Did I miss any of your favorites?

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