Lila DiPasqua Winner
This was one popular contest. I got a ton of entries, both in the comments and through the contest entry form. Just for fun, I decided to tabulate the votes on the most popular fairy tale.
Cinderella was an easy winner, which I expected. Beauty and the Beast came second, which I also expected. I adore that story and the Disney movie is one of my all time favorite movies, period. A lot of people cited Eloisa James's recent version.
What did surprise me was that Sleeping Beauty came third - only one vote behind Beauty and the Beast. Someone needs to write a Sleeping Beauty romance novel, quick. It won't be me, however. The heroine spends most of the story asleep, for pity's sake. My heroines are way too mouthy! They wouldn't put up with it. (Or rather I wouldn't, on their behalf.)
I had a few votes for The Little Mermaid, with everyone admitting the difficulty of using it as the basis of a romance. You could do it as a paranormal but otherwise the tail is really a problem. Snow White, Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, and The Princess and the Pea all had a little support. Whoever voted for the last is in luck: Eloisa James's next is based on that story. I can't wait to see how she deals with the mattresses.
Oh yes. The winner. Julie G gets the signed copy of Lila diPasqua's A Midnight Dance. Congratulations, Julie! I know you'll love it.
Cinderella was an easy winner, which I expected. Beauty and the Beast came second, which I also expected. I adore that story and the Disney movie is one of my all time favorite movies, period. A lot of people cited Eloisa James's recent version.
What did surprise me was that Sleeping Beauty came third - only one vote behind Beauty and the Beast. Someone needs to write a Sleeping Beauty romance novel, quick. It won't be me, however. The heroine spends most of the story asleep, for pity's sake. My heroines are way too mouthy! They wouldn't put up with it. (Or rather I wouldn't, on their behalf.)
I had a few votes for The Little Mermaid, with everyone admitting the difficulty of using it as the basis of a romance. You could do it as a paranormal but otherwise the tail is really a problem. Snow White, Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, and The Princess and the Pea all had a little support. Whoever voted for the last is in luck: Eloisa James's next is based on that story. I can't wait to see how she deals with the mattresses.
Oh yes. The winner. Julie G gets the signed copy of Lila diPasqua's A Midnight Dance. Congratulations, Julie! I know you'll love it.
posted by Miranda Neville at
1:44 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the fun contest! Congrats Julie G! I hope you enjoy my steamy romantic Cinderella retelling.
As for Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood and The Princess and the Pea---I'm so glad you all named it among your favorites!
I've done my own version of The Princess and the Pea (The Princess and the Diamonds) found in THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED (Berkley)-- available now.
Also, Sleeping Beau (my version of Sleeping Beauty--yup the hero is the Sleeping Beauty. ;) and Little Red Writing (my version of Little Red Riding Hood) is in my first ever Fiery Tales book, AWAKENED BY A KISS.
Fairy Tales Rock! :)
Hugs,
Lila
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