I have been thinking about sexy movies.

I assume all of you who visit here read Blaze, and therefore probably understand when I say that I think the Harlequin Blaze line is more like a contemporary, sexy romantic movie than any other line. (Which could, perhaps, explain why the Lifetime channel made some movies out of a few Blaze titles in the past few years.)

That comes in handy when people ask what I write and seem a little befuddled when I reply, “Sexy, light, contemporary series romance.”

It’s easier if I say, “I write books that are like the movie Pretty Woman. Only, without the hooker heroine.”

It’s true, isn’t it? Can’t you see Pretty Woman as a Blaze? (Again, without the hooker heroine.) You’ve got the sexy, strong but also sensitive alpha hero, the sassy, totally contemporary, modern, self-confident heroine. A sexy premise (he “buys” her services for a week) lots of steamy sexy ensues. And in the end, they “save” each other.

A perfect Blaze romance!

I guess that’s one reason I really love sexy, edgy movies—especially if they have a really light, modern tone. Here’s my absolute favorite: Bull Durham.

Have you seen this one? Stars Kevin Costner (his best role, IMO) Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon. Kevin is a minor league catcher on his way down the ladder, she’s a southern bell who hooks up with a player every season, Tim Robbins is the dopey youngster with an arm like a rocket. I tell you, for a “romantic comedy” this is one of the sexiest movies I have ever seen. I’m not talking porn-sexy…yawn. This movie has sexual innuendo and tension by the boatload. (I don’t know that I’d ever realized how utterly sexy it could be for a man to paint a woman’s toenails until this movie!)

Bull Durham could SO be a Blaze novel.

So what about you? Ever seen a sexy, contemporary movie that you think could easily have spun out of one of those fabulous Blazes? Do share!

PS: Don’t miss tomorrow—executive editor Marsha Zinberg will be here talking about the new Harlequin Showcase program. I am absolutely thrilled to be part of this exciting new program—which brings you hard-to-find reprints of category titles by some of Harlequin’s popular authors. My very first Blaze, Naturally Naughty, is paired with one of my sexiest, funniest Temptations, Wicked & Willing, and will be released in June!

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