Producer/Writer/Director
Laurie Kahn
Editor
William A. Anderson
Director of Photography
Joseph Friedman
Animators
Sharon Shattuck
Sofia Warren
Original Score
Gil Talmi
Voices for Excerpts
Amanda Collins
Karen MacDonald
Principal Characters
Mary Bly (Eloisa James)
Beverly Jenkins
Susan Donovan
Celeste Bradley
Len Barot (Radclyffe)
Joanne Lockyer
Production Coordinators
Julia Hines
Hannah Reinish
Production Assistants
Shira Lee Katz
Courtney Cox
Kendall Taggart
Elizabeth Hickey
Yuxiao Yuan
Jillian Carvalho
Riley Davis
Website Design
Margaret Inga Wiatrowski
obscureforces.com
Sound Design
William A. Anderson
Richard Bock
Sound Mixer
Richard Bock
Sound Engineer
Daniel Brooks
Studio Camerawork
Tim O'Donnell
Music Supervisor
Marchese Taylor at Konsonant Music
Additional music from
Konsonant Catalog
Color Correction and On-line Edit
MODULUS STUDIOS
Humanities Advisors
Tara McPherson
Daniel Raff
Pamela Regis
Jack Santino
Eric Murphy Selinger
Ronald Walters
Humanities Advisors
Mary Bly
Stephanie Coontz
Eli Finkel
William Gleason
Darlene Clark Hine
Sarah Frantz Lyons
Editorial Consultants
Ian Cheney
Harlan Reiniger
Interns
Julie Fischer
Deena Ecker
Stephanie Barnwell
Juliana Glassco
Rebeccah Horowitz
Jon Pace
Matt Boese
Bianca Wythe
Interns
Melora Armstead
Catherine Jacobsen
Audrey Ingalls
Ariella Brown
Jackie Keffas
Alex Dishal
Samantha Hills
Additional Video Diary Keepers
Debbie Kaufman
Eden Parish
Shoma Narayanan
Additional Sound
Alan Barker
Jimmy Williams
Glen Ackers
Michael Filosa
Hannah Reinish
Jim Gallup
Additional Camera
Zachary Sleeth
Laurie Kahn
Bill Brennan
Assistant Editors
Brittany Bellamy
Jesse Albro
Victoria Ciampa
Assistant Graphic
Designer
Reed Holtzman
Researcher
Afton Ojouri
Kickstarter Editor
Rachel Clark
Many thanks to all of our interviewees:
Romance Authors
Nora Roberts
Jayne Ann Krentz
Robyn Carr
Jodi Thomas
Brenda Jackson
Jennifer Crusie
Bella Andre
Kristan Higgins
Jill Shalvis
Ruth Langan
Jane Porter
Sherry Thomas
Jessica Andersen
Nicole Peeler
Suzanne Brockmann
Nalini Singh
Connie Brockway
Adina Senft
Crystal Jordan
James Buchanan
J. Perry Stone
Elizabeth Essex
Lexie O'Neill
Caridad Piniero
Kieran Kramer
LaConnie Taylor-Jones
Julie Cannon
Joanne Lockyer
Debbie Kaufman
Eden Parish
Shoma Narayanan
Romance Readers
Lisa Barker
Lynette Barker
Renee Berger
Kelsey Breen
Michelle Brooks
Mari Lyn Bushnell
Barbara Calhoun
Mary Castillo
Cheri Chappelle
Janice Cochran
Jeanette Cogdell
Cynthia Coleman
Rebecca Cooper
Theresa DeFrancis Jr.
Theresa DeFrancis Sr.
Rhonda Duffy
Mickey Harvey
Robert Hensley
Tonya Hensley
Beth Johnson
Jessica Kuhr
Charlotte Lee
Debby Lee
Leslie Lloyd
Sara Mallion
Carrie Miller
Carol Poynor
Ann Reger
Kay Robinson
Derlynne Stokes
Nicole Strayhorn
Yolanda Strayhorn
Kim Teague
Alicia Thomas
Pam Thomas
Sandy Thornton
Yolanda Watson
Dorothy Weintraub
Laurie Whitlow
Romance Industry Insiders
Sarah Wendell
Dominique Raccah
Deb Werksman
Kim Castillo
Steve Axelrod
Abby Zidle
Liate Stehlik
Mark Coker
Kim Killion
Patricia Schmitt
Jaz Cassidy
Kristen Painter
Jennifer Enderlin
Rosemary Potter
Gwen Osborne
Leah Hultenschmidt
Todd Stocke
Stacia Seaman
Ruth Sternglantz
Cindy Cresap
Joan Marlow Golan
And thanks to the friends who’ve helped us out:
Carol Abedon
Michael Abedon
Cat Anderson
Emily Anderson
Maggie Anderson
Joyce Antler
Steve Ascher
Jennifer Ashley
Bridget Bly
Mary Bly
Richard Bock
Amanda Brashear
Helen Breitwieser
Suzanne Brockmann
Tracy Brogan
Liza Carter
Maria Agui Carter
Susan Centofanti
Michael Charney
Hongtu Chen
Ian Cheney
Rachel Clark
Amanda Collins
Lorie Conway
Callie Crossley
Fiona Crotty
Henrietta Davis
Kathryn Dietz
Elizabeth Essex
Mark Favermann
Jody Forcheimer
Fran Forman
Vicki Gabriner
Kendra Gahagan
Matthew Gamser
Jane Gillooly
Michal Goldman
Patricia Grasso
Rosanne Hall
Evvie Hickey
Jackie C. Horne
Barbara Hughey
Beverly Jenkins
Jeanne Jordan
William Kahn
Anna Kahn-Leavitt
Louis Kaplow
Barbara Keilor
Kim Killion
Bea Kleppner
Dan Kleppner
Lisa Laing
Nathaniel Leavitt
Jane Lee
Suzanne Leonard
Marc Levitt
Sue Levkoff
Ben Loeterman
Miranda Loud
Lucy Lu
Tara Macdonald
Alan Medville
Lily Medville
Janet Mendelsohn
Loretta Mickley
Roberta Miller
Matt Morris
Tricia Axom O'Brien
Debby Paddock
Tom Patterson
Susan Porter
Jane Porter
Pamela Regis
Peter Rhodes
Susie Rivo
Myretta Robens
Amanda Roddy
Ellen Rothman
Rochelle Ruthchild
Dushyant Shah
Daniele Skopek
Eric Stange
Stephanie Stender
Ruth Sternglantz
Sarah Wendell
Mary White
Jane Whitmore
Bob Wolfreys
Romance Scholars
Sarah Frantz Lyons
Eric Selinger
Pamela Regis
William Gleason
April Alliston
Kay Mussell
Jessica Matthews
Darlene Clark Hine
Jayashree Kamble
Adam Tang
An Goris
Catherine Roach
Deborah Chappel Traylor
Heather Schell
Hsu Ming Teo
Jackie Horne
Joanna Gregson
Jen Lois
Archival Sources
Hot Damn Designs
Fotolia
Dreamstime
Digtal Library@Villanova University
University of Heidelberg Digital Library
The British Library
Harper Collins Publishers
Avon Books
Penguin Books
Berkley /Jove
G.P. Putnam's Sons
InterMix
NAL
Signet
Signet Eclipse
Harlequin Enterprises
Harlequin Romance
Harlequin Blaze
Harlequin Intrigue
Harlequin Historical
Harlequin Presents
Harlequin Kimani
Love Inspired
HQN
MIRA
Hachette Book Group
FaithWords
Grand Central Publishing
5 Spot
Forever
Random House Publishing
Ballantine Books
Bantam/Dell
Bantam/Ivy
Delacorte
Doubleday
St. Martin’s Press
St. Martin's Paperbacks
St. Martin's Griffin
Simon and Schuster
Pocket Sonnet
Sourcebooks
Bold Strokes Books
A&M Books
Bella Books, Inc.
Montlake Romance – Amazon Publishing
Samhain Publishing
MLR Press
Tule Publishing Group
Kensington Publishing Corp.
Cleiss Press
Lilaceae Publishers
Amira Press
Thanks to these institutions:
Romance Writers of America
International Association for the Study of Popular Romance
Author’s Best Friend, Kim Castillo
The Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University
Shula Reinharz and the WSRC scholars
Avon Books, Harper Collins
Bold Strokes Books
Harlequin Enterprises
The RT Booklovers Convention
Georgia Romance Writers
Connecticut Romance Writers of America
New England Chapter, Romance Writers of America
Giovanni’s Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA
Embassy Suites Hotel, Historic Charleston
The Penn Center, St. Helena Island, Georgia
Lady Jane’s Salon
Madame X, New York City
Authors After Dark
Austin LesFic Festival
Connecticut Fiction Fest
Moonlight and Magnolias Conference
Discovery Tours International & Charlene Vicenzo
Annie’s Book Stop, Waltham, MA
New England Book Fair, Newton Highlands, MA
Philip Simmons Workshop, Charleston, SC
The Chocolate Bar, Decatur, GA
Leon’s Restaurant, Decatur, GA
Michaels, Elkhart, IN
The Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL
Plein Sud, New York City
Fordham University
McDaniel College & Pam Regis
Mary Macs Restaurant, Atlanta, GA
Lamda Awards
Joe Jitters Coffee House, Moose Lake, MN
Marriott Courtyard, Detroit, MI
Additional Music
“Best Friends Again”
Written by Roded Leviathan
Performed by Roded Leviathan
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“I’ve Gotta Thing (4 U)”
Written by Joshua Beagley and Juanita Tippins
Performed by Confection
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“First Bass”
Written by Gil Talmi
Performed by Gil Talmi
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Wrap Myself In You”
Written by Leela Grace
Performed by Leela and Ellie Grace
Courtesy of Leela and Ellie Grace
“Needle in the Groove”
Written by Andrew Gross, Phil Cordaro and Jordan David
Performed by Andrew Gross
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Sheep May Safely Graze”
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Paul Barton
Courtesy of Paul Barton
“Photographs”
Written by Andrew Gross, Gil Talmi, George Doering and Steve Forman
Performed by Gil Talmi and Andrew Gross
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Sing Me 2 Sleep”
Written by Jason Robert Lesser and Matthew Christopher Marriott
Performed by Jason Robert Lesser and Mapp
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Hit the Pavement 60”
Written by Andrew Gross
Performed by Andrew Gross
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Last Night”
Written by Adonis Tsilimparis
Performed by Adonis Tsilimparis
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Love In Review”
Written by Roded Leviathan and Gil Talmi
Performed by Roded Leviathan
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Balada”
Written by Craig Pilo and Chris Smith
Performed by Pilo and Smith
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“All the Kings Men”
Written by Gil Talmi
Performed by Gil Talmi
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Concerto No. 10 in B Minor”
Written by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by W.E.G. Ermee
Courtesy of VTown Cartel Music
“Funeral March”
Written by Frederic Chopin
Performed by Glen Hoban
Courtesy of Glen Hoban
“Times Long Past”
Written by Gil Talmi
Performed by Gil Talmi
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Babylon Ballet Op. 2”
Written by Gil Talmi and Jared Hunter
Performed by Gil Talmi and Jared Hunter
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Oboe Concerto Op. 9”
Written by Tomaso Albinoni
Performed by Paul Arden Taylor
Courtesy of Taylor Music Recording
“Sabre Dance”
Written by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by Markus Staab
Courtesy of Creative Commons
“Wake and Shake”
Written by Craig Pilo and Chris Smith
Performed by Pilo and Smith
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Urgent”
Performed by Foreigner
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
“The Bail Out”
Written by Andrew Gross and Phil Cordaro
Performed by Andrew Gross and Phil Cordaro
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
“Hard Times Come Again No More”
Written by Stephen Foster
Performed by Mike Dowling
Courtesy of Mike Dowling
“Two Strangers”
Written by Emily Curtis
Performed by Emily Curtis
Courtesy of Konsonant Music
