Comments for Madeline Martin http://www.madelinemartin.com Author of Scottish Historical Romances Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by bn100 http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-739 bn100 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:08:33 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-739 Nice post. I might go to Gretna Green. Nice post. I might go to Gretna Green.

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Valerie Bowman http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-735 Valerie Bowman Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:49:36 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-735 Thanks for having me Maddie. Love it with the Dashing Duchesses get together. : ) Thanks for having me Maddie. Love it with the Dashing Duchesses get together. : )

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Carla http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-733 Carla Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:44:48 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-733 Good heavens, no. After 2 failed marriages, I'd sooner run off to Las Vegas to stuff singles down the g-string of a hot male stripper. I'm done with all the rest of that gambling. :-) I do want to see England and Scotland some time, though, if only to get a feel for the place and imagine what it must've been like, so deeply in love that you were willing to turn your back on your family's honor. I hope more of those marriages lasted than the ones of modern days. Best wishes and many sales to you, Queen Valerie! Good heavens, no. After 2 failed marriages, I’d sooner run off to Las Vegas to stuff singles down the g-string of a hot male stripper. I’m done with all the rest of that gambling. :-)

I do want to see England and Scotland some time, though, if only to get a feel for the place and imagine what it must’ve been like, so deeply in love that you were willing to turn your back on your family’s honor. I hope more of those marriages lasted than the ones of modern days.

Best wishes and many sales to you, Queen Valerie!

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Madeline http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-732 Madeline Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:35:34 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-732 It was such a fun subject and I never even knew anything about it until now. Thank you so much for dropping by my blog to share this wonderful historical tidbit :) And thank you so much to everyone who stopped by. Don't forget to grab your copy of Secrets of a Wedding Night (you know...another copy!) :) It was such a fun subject and I never even knew anything about it until now. Thank you so much for dropping by my blog to share this wonderful historical tidbit :) And thank you so much to everyone who stopped by. Don’t forget to grab your copy of Secrets of a Wedding Night (you know…another copy!) :)

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Valerie Bowman http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-731 Valerie Bowman Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:05:36 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-731 Thanks for commenting, everyone. Hope I shed a bit o' light on the subject. Clandestine trips to Gretna are featured in my first two Secret Brides novels so it's near and dear to my heart. : ) Thanks for commenting, everyone. Hope I shed a bit o’ light on the subject. Clandestine trips to Gretna are featured in my first two Secret Brides novels so it’s near and dear to my heart. : )

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Wendy LaCapra http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-730 Wendy LaCapra Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:48:31 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-730 I love Gretna Green novels--especially the ones where the couple actually makes it and the dramatic ceremony is described, complete with evil guardians that arrive moments too late *grin* I love Gretna Green novels–especially the ones where the couple actually makes it and the dramatic ceremony is described, complete with evil guardians that arrive moments too late *grin*

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Pamala Knight http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-729 Pamala Knight Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:01:09 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-729 Thanks Maddie, for hosting Valierie and her excellent history of the original quickie (not really--that coach ride was gruesome!) marriage. Lord Hardwicke opened up a whole can of worms didn't he? But we can thank him now for giving us all that fodder for stories and so much potential for conflict, suspense and tension. Thanks Maddie, for hosting Valierie and her excellent history of the original quickie (not really–that coach ride was gruesome!) marriage. Lord Hardwicke opened up a whole can of worms didn’t he? But we can thank him now for giving us all that fodder for stories and so much potential for conflict, suspense and tension.

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Ashlyn Macnamara http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-727 Ashlyn Macnamara Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:52:37 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-727 Given that our families approved of the marriage and we were both over 21 at the time, I would not have had to run off to Gretna Green to marry my husband. I guess I'm boring. Ironically enough, my debut features a couple who run off, and they deliberately chose <i>not</i> to take the road to Scotland. But then my heroine is trying to get out of a marriage, not necessarily into one. Given that our families approved of the marriage and we were both over 21 at the time, I would not have had to run off to Gretna Green to marry my husband. I guess I’m boring. Ironically enough, my debut features a couple who run off, and they deliberately chose not to take the road to Scotland. But then my heroine is trying to get out of a marriage, not necessarily into one.

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Linda Avellar http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-726 Linda Avellar Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:32:11 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-726 How fascinating! Thanks for sharing this bit of history, Valerie and thanks to Madeline for hosting. Seems like young lovebirds in any age will do what it takes to get married! How fascinating! Thanks for sharing this bit of history, Valerie and thanks to Madeline for hosting. Seems like young lovebirds in any age will do what it takes to get married!

]]> Comment on Scandalous Weddings with Valerie Bowman by Maura Troy http://www.madelinemartin.com/scandalous-weddings-with-valerie-bowman/#comment-724 Maura Troy Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:33:10 +0000 http://www.madelinemartin.com/?p=105#comment-724 You know, I never knew Gretna Green was in Scotland. I always just sort of assumed it was the Las Vegas of England, the place to go for quickie weddings. Live and learn. Thanks for a great post. I love it when I learn something new. Not sure if I would have ever gone the GG route of marriage. I always wanted to have the traditional wedding with family and friends all around. But when you're that young and in love, who knows? You know, I never knew Gretna Green was in Scotland. I always just sort of assumed it was the Las Vegas of England, the place to go for quickie weddings. Live and learn. Thanks for a great post. I love it when I learn something new. Not sure if I would have ever gone the GG route of marriage. I always wanted to have the traditional wedding with family and friends all around. But when you’re that young and in love, who knows?

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