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Thanks to Esther for my/Grati’s nomination for
Congratulations to Richard Armitage, 2015 Olivier Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominee for his portrayal of John Proctor in The Old Vic’s 2014 production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”
Gratiana Lovelace Stories on Wattpad
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“A Lonesome Lord” (2023), by Gratiana Lovelace; Right click on the image to open a new tab and link to the start of my new Regency romance on my Wattpad site:
“A Castle Wedding for Christmas 2” (2022) is a fan fic sequel of mine. Click on the image below to go to it on my Wattpad site:
“Winter Rental”, a new contemporary romance by Gratiana Lovelace (2022); click on the image to go to my story in my Wattpad site:
“Seeking the Niceties of Marriage” by Gratiana Lovelace (2021); click the image to link to my story on my Wattpad site
“Encouragement” (Book 1, 2016), a Regency Love Story by Gratiana Lovelace
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“Expectations” (Book 2, 2018 – 2019; the sequel to “Encouragement”); link to my story at my Wattpad site
“A Magnificent Love”, is a an original contemporary romance of mine on my Wattpad site:
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“Love in the Great Pine Woods”, an original love story by Gratiana Lovelace for 2015-2016
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“N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons” is my multi-generational fan fic romance completed on my Wattpad site in October 2014.
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“Fire & Ice” (Revised for Wattpad, 2015), by Gratiana Lovelace
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“Lost & Found” (Revised on Wattpad, 2014), this is one of my original contemporary romances, Gratiana Lovelace
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“Somerset: A Time to Love” by Gratiana Lovelace (2017)
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“Sir Guy’s Atonement” (Book 3) on my Wattpad site (a Wattys Awards 2015 Nominee):
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“Thorin’s Dream of Love”, a 2013 short story by Gratiana Lovelace
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“Of Magic & Mistletoe” (2020) by Gratiana Lovelace; click on the image to go to my story on my Wattpad site
“Standring’s Christmas Wish”, 2018 holiday short story; link to my story at my Wattpad site
For me, before there was Daniel, before there was Kenneth, before there was Proctor, before there was Gary, before there was Thorin, before there was Porter, before there was Lucas, before there was Sir Guy, before there was Harry, before there was John Standring, there was Richard Armitage as John Thornton in North & South (2004).
Click on this lovely gif by Reema to go to her Tempella Tumblr post with my own and other "North & South" Fan Fics linked.
Something About Love by GratianaL is now also on Tumblr
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Keep Calm Ladies, Richard Armitage is Smiling
His smiles are so joyous, I couldn't resist making this little graphic. Click on the image to download a copy.
Congratulations to Richard Armitage! 2015 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor winner for his role of Thorin Oakenshield in “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”!
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“THAUJ” NYC Premiere with Richard Armitage December 6, 2012
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The Anglophile Channel’s 2013 Favorite British Artist Richard Armitage Interview, all 5 Parts: Teaser, 1, 2, 3, and Outtakes
Click on the image to go to Grati's blog post #525 with links for all of The Anglophile Channel videos of the Richard Amitage Interview.
“The Crucible” will be available for download starting March 17, 2015 per Digital Theatre
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The Crucible: IN CONVERSATION with Richard Armitage at The Old Vic on September 2, 2014
Click on the image to go to Richard Armitage Net's annotated transcript from "Richard Armitage In Conversation" about his role in The Crucible at The Old Vic in London.
Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield Orcrist Swordplay gif by Midnightxsun
With a warrior's skill, Thorin demonstrates his graceful yet deadly finesse.
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” December 2013
Thorin Oakenshiedl (portrayed by Richard Armitage) and his band continue their quest to reclaim their homeland. Let none dare get in their way--not even a dragon. (Click on the image to go to The Hobbit movie site for up to date news and resources.)
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” 2013 Official Trailer#1
Click on the RANet Cap (cropped) of Richard Armitage portraying Thorin Oakenshield to go to the trailer.
Richard Armitage 2012 Portraits by Robert Ascroft at RANet
Talented, charming, confident, philanthropic, handsome, gentlemanly, and kind--Richard Armitage possesses all of these qualities and more. Click on the image to download it. Then to see it and other Richard Armitage portraits, visit the RANet Promo Portraits 2012 Gallery at www.RichardArmitageNet.com
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Official Trailer 2 [HD]”, Warner Brothers; “Loyalty, Honor, A Willing Heart. I can ask no more than that.”
Click on the image (RANet #38) of Thorin Oakenshield (portrayed by Richard Armitage) to go to "The Hobbit" Trailer #2
“THAUJ” Tokyo Premiere where Richard Armitage displayed elegance, grace, and poise
Click on the image to go to Jas Rangoon's compilation video of RA at the Japan Premiere, December 1, 2012
“THAUJ” London Premiere with Richard Armitage looking quite the sophisticated and elegant gentleman December 12, 2012
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NYC 2012 RIchard Armitage Portraits
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Richard Armitage portraying Thorin Oakenshield cover of Empire magazine, 10/24/12
Click the image to go to the Empire Online Article about the "Incredible New Hobbit Issue of Empire: Five amazing 3D lenticular covers", 10/24/12
“THAUJ” Toronto Premiere with Richard ArmitageDec. 03, 2012
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“THAUJ” Wellington World Premiere with Richard Armitage on November 28, 2012 shared by RANet
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Richard Armitage interviewed about portraying Thorin Oakenshield in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” in Accion, Nov2212
Photo image is courtesy of RANet. For this interview and other Hobbit film intervies, click on the image to go to the Accion magazine's December Issue Hobbit Articles.
The New Hobbit Dwarfs Group Portrait, 9/27/12 (A “Bag End” dozen?)
Courtesy of The Hobbit Facebook Albums page
The “Young Prince” Thorin Oakenshield (as Portrayed by Richard Armitage in “The Hobbit”)
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Richard Armitage from his July 2011 Recognise Magazine photo shoot
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Richard Armitage Portrait (with NZ fan Catherine) from the Isaac Theatre Royal Benefit June 23, 2012
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Category Archives: Sparkhouse
“Standring’s Christmas Wish”, Prologue – Ch. 1 Keeping to Himself, December 25, 2018 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1200a)
“Standring’s Christmas Wish”, Prologue – Ch.1, December 25, 2018 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1200a) (An original fan fiction story copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace 2018; All rights reserved); [(1) story cover, left] [As is my custom, I will illustrate my story with … Continue reading
Richard Armitage Melts My Heart as sweet John Standring in this RAgif, July 30, 2018 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1174)
The wonderfully talented British actor #RichardArmitage as John Standring in this #RAgif (see below) from 2002 #Sparkhouse is definitely an entry for #Melt_My_Heart_Monday! Sighhh! Thanks for sharing, KatieC @naughTAY2968! Today's Armitage Drive By Theme is…Back to Back Standring. Yesterday's feature of … Continue reading
Fun Day Sunday—Richard Armitage and Berlin Station 2 Cast Images shared from Paley Fest! September 17, 2017 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1098)
Love the following British Actor Richard Armitage (below) and his Berlin Station 2 cast colleague images shared Saturday night by RA and the Paley Center during Paley Fest! *THUD!* RCA tweet with Richard’s suggestion: “Spylish?” My /Grati’s reply to … Continue reading
Sexy SatuRdAy Richard Armitage Characters April Fools Prank, April 01, 2017 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1053)
It’s the Friday night before April Fool’s Day, on Saturday April 1st, 2017. And the exquisitely talented British actor Richard Armitage and his various incarnations/characters are kicking back with his brethren for a guy’s night out into early morning that … Continue reading
Soothing Sunday! A Collage of Richard Armitage Characters & Self Portraits, September 18, 2016 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #970)
These days, weekends are my respite from the hurly burly work week projects with due dates that overlap as a consequence of working at a university. So, I try not to schedule myself too much on weekends. I just go … Continue reading
Something About Love blog by Gratiana Lovelace Hits 500,000 views! July 16, 2016 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #939)
By the time you read this, my little blog here called Something About Love will have reached 500,000 views! Ah! Here we go: I know! I can’t believe it! Neither can the couple at right by RCA. Ha! Shock (him)! Mortification … Continue reading
Tuesday Musings: Richard Armitage’s Characters Join Twitter, October 21, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #650)
After I was flabbergasted that Richard Armitage finally joined Twitter–and he is taking to it effortlessly, like a “duck to water”–I wondered how RA’s characters’ alter egos might fare in Twitterland? So what follows is an impromptu RA Character discussion … Continue reading
Fun Day Sunday: Grati Hopes for a Nearby Richard Armitage Movie Con, April 20, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #550)
San Diego Comic Con, Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, Cinema Con in Las Vegas touting Into the Storm (see Getty image below of Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Director Steven Quale), Hobbit Con in Bonn, Germany, and now Wonder … Continue reading
WCW: Is Actor Richard Armitage Causing Global Warming? March 12, 2014 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #528)
A good friend of mine related to me yesterday that she had a dream about the exquisitely talented British actor Richard Armitage that made her feel warm. Ever the lady–and supremely happily married–she was being modest and conservative in her … Continue reading
Fan Fiction Fun Day Sunday: Other Authors’ Richard Armitage inspired Stories that Grati Enjoys Reading, April 14, 2013 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #396)
I love stories! I love writing them and I love sharing them with you. And I love reading other people’s stories. So today, I will share the links to three of the stories by other authors that I have read … Continue reading
Sexy Saturday: Real Men, 40 and Over Actors Who are Sexy and Bankable, March 09, 2013 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #376)
After seeing more pictures of very young hotties/totties come into my FB and Twitter news feeds of late, I am in search of a way to plead with film studios and marketers to look at the crop of 40+ male … Continue reading
Fun Day Sunday: Catching up on Grati’s Richard Armitage Wallpapers and Such, 1/27/13 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #351)
In addition to my writing stories and essays about Richard Armitage, I also like to create graphics. Though I am no artist, it is fun to play around with Photoshop (image manip) and Powerpoint (layering) to create these collages/wallpapers. So … Continue reading
Wild Card Wednesday: Which Richard Armitage Character Would you Prefer for Your Boyfriend? (PG-13) 1/16/13 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #345)
There was a fun quiz that Faboamanto tweeted the link for the other day regarding who might be one’s literary boyfriend. She got Darcy. I got Heathcliff. I’m always with the drama queens. Ha! Happily, my real life hubby ended … Continue reading
Fun Day Sunday: “Can’t Fight this Feeling” of Admiring Richard Armitage (Glee)”–A RAFN 1 yr Anniversary Video, 6/24/12 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #215)
The Richard Armitage Friends Network (RAFN) is an unofficial group of ladies from around the world who share with each other our admiration for Richard Armitage via literary and film analysis, writing, vidding, and other creative outlets. And RAFN celebrates … Continue reading
“The Armitage Mystique”, 3/21/12 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #152)
Some celebrities can go by one name these days and everyone knows of whom we’re speaking: Sting, Cher, JLo (okay that might be two words), Clooney, Angelina, etc. Then there are some celebrities who have created such a media buzz … Continue reading
CRAzy Captioning for Fun Day Sunday–RA’s John Characters, 11/13/11 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #53)
This is our 4th Sunday of having fun with using pictures from the oh so talented and prolific British Actor Richard Armitage’s (RA) film roles and putting humorous captions to them. Given that we have over 170 views for each … Continue reading
From Flirtation to Frission, Part 2 of 3: My Love Story, 10/16/11 GratianaDS90 (Post #34b)
Author’s Note: Part 1 of this series–Gratiana’s Misadventures in Dating–can be found at https://gratianads90.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/from-flirtation-to-frission-part-1-of-3-gratis-dating-misadventures-101511-gratianads90-post-34a/ From Flirtation to Frission, Part 2 (34b): My Love Story Since I’m a very happily married woman who sometimes shares that fact with my gal pals … Continue reading
Admiring Richard Armitage Some More, 10/12/11 GratianaDS90 (Post #31)
I continually marvel at the friendships I’ve developed through our mutual interest in Richard Crispin Armitage. Some refer to it as “fangirling”. For me, it is wonderful to meet other ladies whom I can intelligently discuss the stories, plots, characters, … Continue reading
Old Acting Partnerships Spark New Artistic Collaborations for Richard Armitage Over the Years, rev9/24/11 GratianaDS90 (Post #18)
I see a thread of interwoven prior and continuing artistic partnerships between the exquisitely talented British actor Richard Armitage and his acting/filmmaking colleagues that I’ve mentioned briefly in other forums in the past–in a chat group that I facilitate–and that I … Continue reading
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