
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, November 26, 1993                   TAG: 9311290168
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: WENDI GIBSON RICHERT
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK . . .

``Would Eleanor have loved Archie if he was not the master of Rosewick Hall? As his hands circled her waist, Eleanor knew her heart would be beating its wild rhythm if Archie was penniless. She revelled in the heat of his hands burning even through the wool of her dress, through the cotton of her corset, as slowly they began to move in a caress, then ''

Well, you get the picture. And now you can get the whole book, too - with\ your name the subject of his name's desire.

Evelyn Brown has been writing personalized romance novels since 1987. Her company, Swan Publishing (P.O. Box 1455, Placentia, Calif. 92670, 800-535-SWAN), offers four titles - ``Our Love,'' ``Paradise Dream,'' ``Lotto Love'' and the latest, ``Victorian Rose.''

Brown writes them from a personal computer that lets her plug customers' names into her impassioned yarns. The 100-page books come hard-bound and start at $45. That price increases, though, as the details of your love story heighten. Brown can add, for instance, hair and eye color, pet names, most memorable dates, wedding details, children, holiday traditions and up to four generations of memories. She also can adapt its sensuality level from a G-rated fairy tale to a sizzling, steamier anecdote of your love, including your favorite foods.

Oh, and the best part is every novel has a happy ending - a proposal! Well, that's a passionate plus if you're married or achin' to be anyway. If not, perhaps a Hallmark will do just fine.

by CNB