THE LORD OF THE RINGS star SEAN BEAN is enjoying a whirlwind romance with a budding actress 19 years his junior - and they are already planning a family.
The 46-year-old screen hunk first met GEORGINA SUTCLIFFE, 27, at an exclusive bar in Soho, London where she worked - and their love has been getting stronger by the day.
A friend of the star tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, “It’s been a real whirlwind but they are very happy with each other.
“They met at a bar in Soho and have been together ever since. She’s also been on the sets of his latest projects.
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A funny thing happened to romance fiction on its way to the bank -- it got more popular and more diverse.
If you doubt it, consider these numbers compiled by Avon Books, one of the world's largest mills of romance titles and an imprint of the giant HarperCollins publishing house:
Romance fiction has annual sales of $1.41 billion worldwide.
Half of all paperback books sold internationally are romance titles, and a third of all popular fiction sales are romance titles.
64.6 million Americans read romance fiction, 22 percent of them men.
Further, a look at a recent New York Times best-sellers list for paperback books
A proposed bill that would provide up to $15 million per year to fund Colorado tourism promotion is stalled in the House appropriations committee, and partisan political wrangling over the state's use of tax credits could mean the measure may never make it to a vote.
House Bill 1281 would provide a state income tax credit to Colorado taxpayers that make a contribution to the Colorado Travel and Tourism Additional Source Fund. It also would direct that a portion of the fund be used for the operation of the Colorado Council on the Arts.
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Although it cops a bit of flack in literary circles, romance writing is still number one when it comes to sales.
In the United States, romance books account for nearly 50% of all paperback sales, and some of that is flowing back to New Zealand, where romance writing and reading is flourishing.
New Zealand romance author Susan Napier makes a living out of romance - she has had more than 30 books published and translated into 20 languages.
"Mills and Boon always warns beginner writers not to give up their day jobs, and then they warn writers after a few years not to
Larry Bryggman and other original Off-Broadway cast members along with Ed Begley, Jr. star in the Atlantic Theater Company's production of David Mamet's Romance at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum, starting Sept. 29
Neil Pepe directs the California run, which kicks off the 39th Taper season. Romance officially opens Oct. 9 for a run through Nov. 13. The work debuted at the Atlantic Theater Company earlier this year.
Original Off-Broadway cast members Larry Bryggman (Twelve Angry Men, Proof), Jim Frangione, Steven Goldstein and Steven Hawley are joined in Los Angeles by Noah Bean, Ed Begley, Jr. and Todd Weeks.
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Ed Begley, Jr. joins Larry Bryggman and other original Off-Broadway cast members for the upcoming Mark Taper Forum presentation of the Atlantic Theater Company's production of David Mamet's Romance.
Neil Pepe directs the California run, which begins previews Sept. 29 to kick off the 39th Taper season. Romance officially opens Oct. 9 for a run through Nov. 13. The work debuted at the Atlantic Theater Company earlier this year.
Original Off-Broadway cast members Larry Bryggman (Twelve Angry Men, Proof), Jim Frangione, Steven Goldstein and Steven Hawley are joined in Los Angeles by Noah Bean, Ed Begley, Jr. and Todd Weeks.
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