Acronyms, Abbreviations, Words & Phrases
- AKISA (Jude Deveraux' A Knight in Shining Armor)
- ALA (American Library Association)
- Alpha male (macho hero?)
- ARC (Advanced Reader Copy)
- Asbestos ("flame-proof" clothing)
- b/c (because)
- B&N (Barnes & Noble bookstore)
- beg (big evil grin)
- Beta male (sensitive hero?)
- BSJ (Book Store Junkies)
- BSP (Blatant Self Promotion)
- BTW (By The Way)
- Comfort Book (cozy mystery?)
- Company of Rogues series (Jo Beverley books)
- DH (Dear Husband)
- eg (evil grin)
- F&SF (Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- Fallen Angel series (Mary Jo Putney books)
- Five-Hanky (romance novel for a good cry?)
- g (grin)
- g,d,r (grin, duck, run)
- H/H (Hero/Heroine)
- Harl (Harlequin)
- HE (Dara Joy's High Energy)
- HEA (Happily Ever After)
- HT (Susan Elizabeth Phillips' Heaven, Texas)
- IMHO (in my humble opinion)
- IMNHO (in my not so humble opinion)
- IMO (in my opinion)
- Head-Hopping (Shifting Points of View)
- IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
- JAK (Jayne Ann Krentz)
- Keeper (great romance novel - to be protected from earthquakes, fire,
relatives, friends, etc.; not given away; comforting, to be read
and again)
- KOATS (Dara Joy's Knight of a Trillion Stars)
- L&L (Harlequin Love & Laughter series)
- LMAO (Laughing My A** Off)
- LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
- Lurk Mode (state of not posting on RRA-L)
- M-I-L (Mother-In-Law)
- Mallorys (Johanna Lindsey family series)
- MHO (My Humble Opinion)
- Mid List (not the best-selling authors?)
- Montgomerys (Jude Deveraux family series)
- ms (Manuscript)
- NYT (New York Times)
- OTOH (On the Other Hand)
- Outlandish (Diana Gabaldon's book series)
- Pet Peeve (bothersome aspect of romance novel(s))
- POV (Point of View)
- PW (Publishers Weekly)
- Read-enditis (inability not to read the end of a romance first?)
- RITA (Romance Writers of American awards)
- ROTFL (Roll on the Floor Laughing)
- RRA (Romance Readers Anonymous)
- RRC (Romance Readers Cafe listserv)
- RRR (Romance Reader Review)
- RT (Romantic Times)
- RWA (Romance Writers of America)
- SC@Ls
- SEP (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
- SF (Science Fiction)
- Sihl (Silhouette book)
- Silk Trilogy (Mary Jo Putney series)
- SIM (Silhouette Intimate Moments series romances)
- SO (Significant Other)
- Spoilers (revealing facts about book that might spoil its enjoyment
for those who have not read or are not done reading it?)
- Ste. Georgette (Georgette Heyer, Queen of the Traditional Regency?)
- TBB (To Be Bought)
- TBR (To Be Read)
- Tear-Jerker (romance novel that makes you cry?)
- TIA (Thanks In Advance)
- Trashing a book (negative criticism of a romance novel?)
- TT (Time Travel)
- TTFN (Ta Ta For Now)
- UBS (used book store(s))
- vbg (very big grin)
- Wall-banger (book you want to throw against the wall, toss in garbage,
return, give away, etc.)
- WIP (Work in Progress)
- YA (Young Adult books)