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All You Need is Love Blog Hop

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jackie Paxson

LoveBlogHopHappy Valentine’s Day and welcome to the All You Need is Love Blog Hop!

Now a days romance stories are huge.  Whether outlandish or something you can see yourself involved in.  So, to pick a favorite love story is very hard.  There are the favorite’s that are popular today like Kellan and Kiera (Thoughless Series), Travis and Abby (Beautiful Disaster), Lake and Will (Slammed Series), Gideon and Eva (Crossfire Series) and Christian and Anna (Fifty Shades Series).  There are also the classics like Mr. Darcy and Elisabeth Bennett, Heathcliff and Catherine and Gatsby and Daisy.  I could go on and on with favorite fictional character’s love stories.  But, I would have to say my favorite love story is one I read recently.

John and Ann Betar are the longest married couple in the United States.  They have been married for 80 yrs.  They weren’t actually supposed to get married.  Ann fled an arranged marriage and eloped with John.  They were neighbors and grew up together.  They fell in love during the trips of John driving Ann to school.  When I read this story I thought that in today’s day and age that kind of happy ending is rarely non-fiction.  That is probably why we read these happily ever after stories.  On a day where we celebrate love and love stories I am finding that the true one’s are the best and give us the greatest hope for that great love.

For the article about John and Ann go here.

So, tell me what is your favorite love story.  Leave a comment below and be entered to win some great swag and a $10 Amazon Gift Card.  Be sure to stop by the other blog stops for other chances at giveaways and more love stories.

1.
Constance Phillips, Romance Author
2.
Stephanie Keyes, Author
3.
Regina May Rosss Blog
4.
Natalie-Nicole Bates (INT)
5.
L. J. Kentowski – Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
6.
Off on a Tangent
7.
Redheaded Bookworm (US)
8.
Angst
9.
Toots Book Reviews

 

10.
The Unconventional Convention – Viola Ryan blog
11.
Demons do it Better
12.
The Book Maven
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20 thoughts on “All You Need is Love Blog Hop”

  1. Constance Phillips says:
    February 14, 2013 at 7:23 am

    I saw this couple mentioned on the View last week but they didn’t mention the part about how they eloped. I think that makes the story even more special. Thank you for sharing the details.

    Reply
  2. Victoria Sawyer says:
    February 14, 2013 at 8:56 am

    Cute, I love that story. Real love stories are pretty amazing and sometimes better than fiction!

    Reply
  3. Jocelyn Dex says:
    February 14, 2013 at 10:15 am

    Wow! 80 years? How cool.
    So right now, theirs is my favorite. 🙂

    Reply
  4. "The Light-Bearer Series" Novelist, Emily Guido says:
    February 14, 2013 at 10:26 am

    HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO YOU!!! Muah! Lots of love, Emily 🙂

    Reply
  5. Erika says:
    February 14, 2013 at 10:36 am

    I love seeing the lucky people that are holding hands in their eighties especially in little breakfast diners. So cute and sweet! It isn’t everyone that lasts that long either physically or emotionally. It is beautiful!

    Reply
  6. Kaci Verdun says:
    February 14, 2013 at 11:54 am

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway and great article on John and Ann! I love seeing older couples who have been married for a long time, I remember my grandpa still pinching my grandma’s butt as a joke when they were in their seventies and i loved that they still had their love and humor after all these years. My favorite love story is when one of them helps the other one overcome an obstacale and fall in love while helping each other (think tourtured hero love stories)!
    kacidesigns AT yahoo DOT com

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  7. Carey S. says:
    February 14, 2013 at 11:56 am

    Awesome Hop, thanks for the invite!

    Reply
  8. Karina (@Swordlily_girl) says:
    February 14, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    My favorite love story is about Jane Eyre and Rochester, a real classic that will live forever 🙂
    thanks!
    swordlily_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  9. Marlena Fein says:
    February 14, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    My favorite love story is actually a true one! My boyfriends mother and step-father are the cutest couple I have ever seen. They are both on their second marriage (and last) with each other. They met in their 30’s and were married. They are now close to 80 and every bit in love as they were back in the day, if not more. She gets up every morning to make him breakfast and he still grabs her butt on every occasion he can get. It is so sweet to see them together and gives me hope for real life romance.

    Thanks for the great giveaway,
    Marlena
    charmedpoms(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  10. Veronika says:
    February 14, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    My favroite is Kiss An Angle by Susan Elizabeth Phillips!

    Reply
  11. Shannon says:
    February 14, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    I love the classic Scarlett O’Hare and Rhett Butler, it is such a timeless romance

    fencingromein at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  12. Aly P says:
    February 14, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    I think my favorite is Darcy and Elizabeth, they make things work even if both of them are head-strong and they have different upbringings and social status.

    alinutza4u2004[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk

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  13. susan platt says:
    February 14, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    I love the story of Archangel Raphael and Elena in Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series. They would give their lives for each other.

    susanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com

    Reply
  14. Books4me (@BooksForMe2) says:
    February 14, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    My favorite love story is Romeo and Juliet!

    books4me67 at ymail dot com

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  15. Annwitch says:
    February 14, 2013 at 9:23 pm

    I really like Cat and Bones from Jeanienne Frost’s night huntress series. They are both strong, but still rely on each other.

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    1. Annwitch says:
      February 14, 2013 at 9:24 pm

      Annwitch707(at)aol(dot)com

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  16. Meghan Stith says:
    February 14, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway! I’m obsessed with “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon. It’s so romantic and genuine and Jamie and Claire are PERFECT!
    Thanks again!
    mestith at gmail dot com

    Reply
  17. sarah p says:
    February 14, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    One of my favourites is Romeo and Juliet …loved it ever since the first time I read it
    oddball2003 at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  18. Wendy Pogrant says:
    February 14, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    Thanks for giveaway
    wendy_pogrant@yahoo.com

    Reply
  19. Trix says:
    February 15, 2013 at 12:31 am

    The Baucis and Philemon myth was always pretty cool…

    vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

    Reply

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