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- Thanks to Richard Armitage for sharing longer “Obsession” trailer!, March 30, 2023 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1519)
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- “A Lonesome Lord,” Ch. 07: The Woodbury Castle Garden Party, by Gratiana Lovelace, March 20, 2023 (Post #1516)
- Obsession Netflix release on April 13, 2023! March 18, 2023 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1515)
- “A Lonesome Lord,” Ch. 06: Party planning & more bonding time, by Gratiana Lovelace, March 12, 2023 (Post #1514)
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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
“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
“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:
“Love in the Great Pine Woods”, an original love story by Gratiana Lovelace for 2015-2016
“N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons” is my multi-generational fan fic romance completed on my Wattpad site in October 2014.
“Fire & Ice” (Revised for Wattpad, 2015), by Gratiana Lovelace
“Lost & Found” (Revised on Wattpad, 2014), this is one of my original contemporary romances, Gratiana Lovelace
“Somerset: A Time to Love” by Gratiana Lovelace (2017)
“Sir Guy’s Atonement” (Book 3) on my Wattpad site (a Wattys Awards 2015 Nominee):
“Thorin’s Dream of Love”, a 2013 short story by Gratiana Lovelace
“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).
Gratiana's Story Links
- "A Magnificent Love", an original completed love story for the holidays by Gratiana Lovelace, posted December 2014 on my blog here
- "A Magnificent Love", an original completed love story for the holidays by Gratiana Lovelace, posted December 2014 on my Wattpad site
- "Dibley Revisited" (initial story link on my Wattpad site, 8/10/12), Gratiana Lovelace (linkposted here 2/20/13)
- "Dibley Revisited: A Season of New Beginnings", Fan Fic by Gratiana Lovelace (and all story links), 2/19/12
- "Encouragement", a Regency tale of love and romance by Gratiana Lovelace, 2016; My Wattpad link, September 24, 2016
- "Fire & Ice" (Revised for Wattpad, 2015), is my original contemporary romantic thriller, Gratiana Lovelace, August 02, 2015
- "Guy's Rose" Ch. 0 – 40: Sir Guy's journey takes a new path. The links for succeeding chapters are found in the pingbacks.
- "Guy's Rose" initial story link on Gratiana's Wattpad site, 11/02/12
- "Handsome", (Initial Scenes 0-3 & 4-7) (an original one act stage play by Gratiana Lovelace), serialized in 2 sections 1/10/12-1/11/12
- "Handsome", Scenes 0-7 End(R -rating), serialized on Wattpad, 11/16/12 Gratiana Lovelace
- "Lost & Found" by Gratiana Lovelace (Revised and enhanced for Wattpad), beginning Oct.19, 2014
- "Love & Friendship", (Initial story link on my Wattpad Site) 11/26/12 Gratiana Lovelace (link posted here 2/20/13)
- "Love & Friendship", (Initial story link) 11/26/12 Gratiana Lovelace
- "Love is a Choice" (a period love story), by Gratiana Lovelace, 3/15/13–initial story link on my blog here
- "Love is a Choice" (a period love story), by Gratiana Lovelace, 3/15/13–initial story link on my Wattpad site
- "Lucas North, Nightwalker: A Spooky Tale" by Gratiana Lovelace (2013 ) –on my Wattpad site
- "Lucas North, Nightwalker: A Spooky Tale" by Gratiana Lovelace (2013)–on my blog
- "Mr. Romance" (Ch. 0 -34) An original fiction story by Gratiana Lovelace (Wattpad link), September 2013
- "Mr. Romance", an original fiction story by Gratiana Lovelace (links for Ch. 0-34 are listed after the references)
- "N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons" (IP on blog) An original fan fiction by Gratiana Lovelace, October 2013
- "N&S: John Thornton, Love Lessons" (IP on Wattpad) An original fan fiction story by Gratiana Lovelace, October 2013
- "North & South: Nurturing Love" a fan fiction adaptation by Gratiana Lovelace, 2012
- "Seeing Beauty" (initial story link for Ch. 0 – 32), an original story by Gratiana Lovelace, serialized here 8/20/12 to 11/16/12
- "Sir Guy's Atonement" (Book 3), on my Wattpad site
- "Sir Guy's Dilemma" (Book 2) by Gratiana Lovelace, on my Wattpad site, 11/14/12–a Sequel to "Guy's Rose" (Book 1), linked here 2/20/13
- "Sir Guy's Dilemma", Ch. 1 (initial story post, 10/26/12–a Sequel to "Guy's Rose"), linked here 2/09/13
- "Thorin's Dream of Love", by Gratiana Lovelace 2013 (initial blog link)
- "Thorin's Dream of Love", by Gratiana Lovelace, 2013 (initial Wattpad link)
- "Thorin's Hope: A Love Story"–Ch. 0-9 (initial chapter links on Wattpad), (an original fan fiction story by Gratiana Lovelace), serialized 9/08/11 to 10/27/11 on my blog and Fall 2012 on my Wattpad site
- "Thorin's Hope: A Love Story"–Ch. 0-9 (initial chapter links), (an original fan fiction story by Gratiana Lovelace), serialized 9/08/11 to 10/27/11
- zFiclet" "N&S: John Thornton's Loving Thoughts About Margaret at the Masters' Dinner" by Gratiana Lovelace, on my Wattpad site
- zFiclet: "A Lady's Nightly Vigil of Love", a Sir Guy tale, April 10, 2013 Gratiana Lovelace
- zFiclet: "North & South: 'Look Back, Look Back at Me'", a reimagined scene, 5/15/12 Gratiana Lovelace (Post 186)
- zFiclet: "North & South: John Thornton's Loving Thoughts about Margaret Hale at the Masters Dinner", 3/28/12 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #156)
- zFiclet: "Time to Go to Bed" by Gratiana Lovelace, 2014; on my Wattpad site
Something About Love by GratianaL is now also on Tumblr
Keep Calm Ladies, Richard Armitage is Smiling
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”!
“THAUJ” NYC Premiere with Richard Armitage December 6, 2012
The Anglophile Channel’s 2013 Favorite British Artist Richard Armitage Interview, all 5 Parts: Teaser, 1, 2, 3, and Outtakes
zzzVideos and etc for the December Holidays
- "Twas the Night B4 Bccmee's 12 Days of Guyness", a poem parody by Gratiana Lovelace, 11/30/11 (Post # 66)
- Richard Armitage's Holiday 2011 Message, 12/24/11grati
- Video: 'We Say a Little Prayer" for Richard Armitage, by Gratiana Lovelace with Teresa Armitage, September 2012
- Video: "All I Want for Christmas" song in an RA fanvid by Fedoralady titled "My RA Christmas List (A Richard Armitage holiday fanvid)
- Video: "An RA Christmas, 2012" (holiday music), by Gratiana Lovelace, December 2012
- Video: "Deck the Rooftop – Glee Music Video" by the Kesler Family
- Video: "Eartha Kitt — Santa Baby" by Lovely Heartfull Wishes
- Video: "I'll be Home for Christmas" sung by Josh Groban
- Video: "Richard Armitage Interview – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" London Press December 2012 by heyugusblog
- Video: "Susan Boyle – Auld Lang Syne", by athp123
“The Crucible” will be available for download starting March 17, 2015 per Digital Theatre
The Crucible: IN CONVERSATION with Richard Armitage at The Old Vic on September 2, 2014
Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield Orcrist Swordplay gif by Midnightxsun
“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
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.”
“THAUJ” Tokyo Premiere where Richard Armitage displayed elegance, grace, and poise
“THAUJ” London Premiere with Richard Armitage looking quite the sophisticated and elegant gentleman December 12, 2012
NYC 2012 RIchard Armitage Portraits
Richard Armitage portraying Thorin Oakenshield cover of Empire magazine, 10/24/12
“THAUJ” Toronto Premiere with Richard ArmitageDec. 03, 2012
“THAUJ” Wellington World Premiere with Richard Armitage on November 28, 2012 shared by RANet
Richard Armitage interviewed about portraying Thorin Oakenshield in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” in Accion, Nov2212
The New Hobbit Dwarfs Group Portrait, 9/27/12 (A “Bag End” dozen?)
The “Young Prince” Thorin Oakenshield (as Portrayed by Richard Armitage in “The Hobbit”)
Richard Armitage from his July 2011 Recognise Magazine photo shoot
Richard Armitage Portrait (with NZ fan Catherine) from the Isaac Theatre Royal Benefit June 23, 2012
Tag Archives: RASelfie
THUD Thursday! New silver fox Richard Armitage Selfie in front of the Agrippa Pantheon in Rome, November 10, 2022 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1488)
Thanks to Teresa Armitage for sharing RABulgaria’s recent new Richard Armitage selfie portrait! The multi-talented British actor/author/producer Richard Armitage is such a silver fox! And he’s standing in front of the Marcus Agrippa Pantheon in Rome! Talk about atmosphere! Wishing … Continue reading
Posted in Fangurling, Global Team Armitage, Gratiana Lovelace, History, Love and Relationships, Portraits, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, smoulder, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, THUD Thursday
Tagged fangurling, Global Team Armitage, Gratiana Lovelace, History, portraits, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, smoulder, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, THUD Thursday!
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Richard Armitage Selfie from France is SAL blog’s June 2022 wallpaper, June 12, 2022 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1461)
Stun Day Sunday! When I first saw this Richard Armitage selfie from last May (above) with him farewelling France after he finished filming his latest tv miniseries “Damage”, I knew that it had to be my June 2022 wallpaper and … Continue reading
Posted in "Damage", tv mini-series filmed in 2022, Fangurling, Global Team Armitage, Goodwill, Gratiana Lovelace, Portraits, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Stun Day Sunday, wallpaper
Tagged "Damage" RA tv miniseries filmed in 2022, fangurling, Global Team Armitage, Goodwill, Gratiana Lovelace, Portrait, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Stun Day Sunday, wallpaper
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Happy 49th Birthday to the talented British actor Richard Armitage, August 22, 2020 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1319)
Happy 49th Birthday to the talented British actor Richard Armitage! Below is his tweet thanks for his fans’ well wishes and charitable activities in his honor. Thank you for all the birthday wishes, the donations, the fundraising, the auctions … Continue reading
Posted in Birthday, Global Team Armitage, Gratiana Lovelace, Portraits, Positivity, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, Sexy SatuRdAy, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love
Tagged Birthday, Global Team Armitage, Gratiana Lovelace, portraits, Positivity, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, Sexy SatuRdAy, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love
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Richard Armitage’s new clothing optional Sexy SatuRdAy Selfies, January 11, 2020 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1276)
***facetious alert* With the talented British actor Richard Armitage being only three days away from the January 14th, 2020 opening of his new play Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, England (below), we can only appreciate … Continue reading
Posted in "Uncle Vanya" play in 2020, Creativity, Dr. Astrov, Drama, Fangurling, Gratiana Lovelace, Love and Relationships, play, RA as Dr. Astrov, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Romance, Sexy, Sexy SatuRdAy, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Theatre
Tagged "Uncle Vanya" play in 2020, creativity, Dr. Astrov, Drama, fangurling, Gratiana Lovelace, Love and Relationships, play, RA as Dr. Astrov, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, romance, Sexy, Sexy SatuRdAy, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Theatre
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Oh What a Guy Day Friday with Richard Armitage’s new 2019 Selfie for “The Stranger” filming wrap! August 09, 2019 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1254)
My grateful thanks for RA Bulgaria Facebook sharing Richard Armitage’s latest 2019 Selfie from his Instagram (RA Selfie 2019 Instagram link). I’m not on Instagram. So for others who might not be either, I pasted that new RA Selfie below, … Continue reading
Posted in "The Stranger" filming in 2019, Fiction, Gratiana Lovelace, intrigue, Netflix, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Richard Armitage as Adam Price in "The Stranger", Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Thriller
Tagged "The Stranger" filming in 2019, fiction, Gratiana Lovelace, Intrigue, Netflix, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Richard Armitage as Adam Price in "The Stranger", Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Thriller
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Something About Love blog reaches 600,000 views! August 04, 2019 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1252)
I want to give a shout out and my grateful thanks to all of my Something About Love (SAL) blog visitors, readers, commenters, and fellow bloggers, etc., over the years. As of Sunday, August 04, 2019, my little SAL … Continue reading
Posted in "The Stranger" filming in 2019, Audible, Blogging, Fangurling, Fun Day Sunday, Gratiana Lovelace, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love
Tagged "The Stranger", Audible, Blogging, fangurling, Fun Day Sunday, Gratiana Lovelace, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love
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Fun Day Sunday! A snowy Richard Armitage selfie to chase away the slushy snow blahs, February 18, 2018 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1145)
My hubby and my Saturday routines have evolved into more separate morning chores (me paying bills, etc. and he working at his overtime job), then us going out together for errands/shopping and then lunch out in the afternoons. Thrills a … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fangurling, Fun Day Sunday, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, Home, Love and Relationships, My Life, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, smoulder, snow, social media, Society, Something About Love, Winter
Tagged Beauty, fangurling, Fun Day Sunday, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, Home, Love and Relationships, My Life, RASelfie, smoulder, snow, social media, Something About Love, Winter
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THUD Thursday—Richard Armitage’s Valentine’s Day Selfie is soooo Dreamy, February 15, 2018 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1144)
Richard Armitage’s Valentine’s Day Selfie is soooo Dreamy! Happy Valentines Day ❤️. This floor is sorting out my back. pic.twitter.com/JWS1AkHBtv — Richard Armitage (@RCArmitage) February 14, 2018 Oh My! My/Grati’s comment to him: So sorry to hear about … Continue reading
Posted in AttRAction, Beauty, Fangurling, Goodwill, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, Holiday, Humor, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, social media, Society, Something About Love, THUD Thursday, Valentine's day
Tagged AttRAction, Beauty, fangurling, Goodwill, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, Holiday, humor, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, social media, Society, Something About Love, THUD Thursday, Valentine's day
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Wild Card Weddings Wednesday: Prince Harry Kennedy, King Oleron, and Richard Armitage, January 24, 2018 Gratiana Lovelace (Post#1137)
With all of the Royal Wedding fever with Prince Harry and now Princess Eugenie, I’m thinking of another “Prince” Harry–and maybe King Oleron, and the man himself, the talented British actor Richard Armitage–whom I would like to see at the … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Fangurling, Fantasy, Gratiana Lovelace, Humor, marriage, Musings, Portraits, Positivity, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Richarding, Smiles, smoulder, social media, Society, Something About Love, Weddings, Wild Card Wednesday
Tagged Dreams, fangurling, Fantasy, Gratiana Lovelace, humor, marriage, Musings, portraits, Positivity, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Richarding, Smiles, smoulder, social media, Society, Something About Love, Weddings, Wild Card Wednesday
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Fun Day Sunday: The Search for the purrrfect shoe, be it for my Hubby or Richard Armitage, January 21, 2018 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1136)
Have you ever been doing something in “real” life and your mind instantly goes to a Richard Armitage moment or image? Well in shoe shopping for my hubby for two hours on SatuRdAy, this playful Richard image stuck in my … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fangurling, Fun Day Sunday, Gifs, Goodwill, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, Hubby, Humor, Portraits, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, smoulder, social media, Society, Something About Love, Video
Tagged fangurling, Fun Day Sunday, Gif, Goodwill, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, Hubby, humor, portraits, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, smoulder, social media, Society, Something About Love, Video
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Melt My Heart Monday—Richard Armitage’s new “Night at the Opera” Selfie is a Stunner! December 04, 2017 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1122)
The talented British actor Richard Armitage starring as Daniel Miller in Berlin Station on EPIX shared this Selfie the day of their Season 2 finale broadcast of episode 9 on Sunday, December 3, 2017 (Thanks to KatieC for sharing the … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin Station mini series, Daniel Miller/Meyer in Berlin Station, Drama, EPIX Berlin Station, Fiction, Gratiana Lovelace, Melt My Heart Monday, Portraits, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, smoulder, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Spy thriller, Thriller
Tagged Berlin Station mini series, Daniel Miller/Meyer in Berlin Station, Drama, EPIX Berlin Station, fiction, Gratiana Lovelace, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, smoulder, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Spy thriller, Thriller
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Happy Thanksgiving in 2017! November 23, 2017 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1118)
Thanksgiving—either the holiday observance (below) or the act of being thankful—can mean different things to different people. It’s all in the perspective. Some love to find humor and remembrance where they can in the holiday that usually involves ingesting foods … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, Humor, My Life, Observations about life, poem, Positivity, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Thanksgiving
Tagged Family, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, humor, My Life, Observations About Life, poem, Positivity, RASelfie, RichardArmitage, Social Justice, social media, Society, Something About Love, Thanksgiving
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Too Hottt to Handle Tuesday! Wicked Thoughts about John Porter, June 27, 2017 Gratiana Lovelace (Post #1071)
One Richard Armitage tv/film project trivia item in joke is that his characters seem to get tied up a lot. Especially, a certain Guy. Ha! And yet, something as simple as RA’s character John Porter–in 2010’s original Strike Back series … Continue reading
Posted in AdmiRAtion, AttRAction, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, John Porter, Mobility, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, social media, Something About Love, Strike Back, Too Hottt 2 Handle Tuesday, Too Hottt to Handle Tuesday
Tagged AdmiRAtion, AttRAction, Graphic, Gratiana Lovelace, John Porter, Mobility, RASelfie, Richard Armitage, Sexy, social media, Something About Love, Strike Back, Too Hottt 2 Handle Tuesday, Too Hottt to Handle Tuesday
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