Romance

Amelia , Acclaimed Civil War Romance, Begins May 26 in Historic Military Space on Governors Island

25 May 2012

Amelia, Alex Webb's two-person Civil War drama about a wife disguising herself as a Union soldier to find her missing husband Down South, gets its New York City premiere May 26-June 17 in a unique site-specific production on historic Governors Island. Performances are free and take place at Fort Jay's Powder Magazine, a 19th-century storage building on the storied island off the southern tip of ...

True-blue romance bridges softball, basketball

25 May 2012

When Frani Echavarria smacked the first grand slam of her life, let alone her college career, on Sunday in Strawberry Canyon, there was someone special watching her do it - her boyfriend, Jorge Gutierrez. The two Cal...

Romance novel with a little bit of kink

25 May 2012

MANILA, Philippines — If buzz is anything to go by, then E. L. James “Fifty Shades of Grey� is the must have book of the season. What started out as fanfiction of Stephenie Meyer’s popular “Twilight� novels has grown to become a phenomenon of its own, emerging from the internet to a seven-figure deal with Vintage Books. It has also sparked a bidding war for its movie rights, with Universal ...