Decca sometimes muses on romance — classic books and films as well as new releases and serendipitous finds — and talks about her own books.

When plot trumps character, drama dies

September 30, 2012

The ancient Greeks teach us that tragedy and comedy are two sides of the same coin. Try too hard to …

No cat photos here!

September 23, 2012

I have two cats. I really hesitated before I wrote those words. First (cliche alert!), nobody ever owns a cat, …

February 19, 2012

Set to the backdrop of classic romantic films, Hanover, Pa., romance writer Heidi Hormel reflects on the fantasy of the …

January 31, 2012

I just finishing reading Daphne Du Maurier’s masterpiece of psychological misdirection, “My Cousin Rachel,” for the second time. The first …

January 18, 2012

What is romance, really? Is it a dramatic gesture, an accumulation of small acts, a mindset that consistently sees the …