Adventures in Crafting with Words

Ever just watch a movie and think - I know I have read this somewhere .  That is this movie.  Where have I read this before?  Where have I watched this before.  A plethora of ideas pop into my head.  The Ugly Truth with Heigl and Butler.  Various contemporary romances that I've undoubtedly read.  The Kiss That Launched 1000 Gifs - Sheralyn Pratt Charlie All Night - Jennifer Cruise I imagine there is several more.  I'd have to go through my kindle book list into order to be able to tell and the first book listed (Pratt) was read months ago.  I seriously read books like I breathe air, consuming them mostly on a daily basis.  It's an expensive hobby.  I guess that's what Kindle Daily Deals ($1.99) or sales are for.  So, a few weeks ago I started watching this movie.  It hit a cord with me.  I couldn't help wondering exactly where I'd read this movie from?  Which book was it?  Sadly, there is no...

Cheesy right?   But it's a lovely way to pass a weekend. For weeks I've had Unleashing Mr. Darcy on my DVR.  Mostly because it has Ryan Paevey and is based, if loosely, on Pride and Prejudice . Paevey is a joy to watch on General Hospital.  And to look at. Yum. Guess my surprise when the opening credits revealed that the movie was based on a book!  Naturally this bookworm looked it up. Unleashing Mr. Darcy by Teri Wilson.   There were several other retolds by her as well, but this book is going to be wedged between finishing Agent of the Crown (McShane) and a Hunger Games fanfiction.  But this isn't about the book.  It's about the Hallmark movie. Starting out I liked Elizabeth "Liz/Lizzie" Scott.  She was a teacher. She had morals. She had standards. And then she met Mr. Donavan Darcy.   I couldn't figure out exactly she was rude to him during most of their meetings.  While her life was falling apart, with direct corelatio...