State of Romance: Getting into the Hoosier State of love

On this day in 1918, Opha Mae Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the Marine Corps, joining the Marine Corps Women's Reserve during WWI. Johnson hails from Kokomo, Indiana, ... so let's explore romance in the Hoosier State.

Jennifer Greene tests a love found in Paris when the heroine and hero return to reality in South Bend in Blame It on Paris.

Lori Foster spotlights the sexy brothers Sam, Gil and Pete Watson from Duluth in The Watson Brothers.

Susan Crandall's Back Roads matches wits between a female sheriff from a sleepy Indiana town and a passionate stranger who turns her world upside down.

Indiana native Kate Collins penned 15 books in her Flower Shop Mysteries — my favorite titles include Dearly Depotted (book three), Dirty Rotten Tendrils (book 10) and Nightshade On Elm Street (book 13). Kate graduated from Purdue University — my husband's alma mater.

Madelyn Alt writes from her Victorian home in northeast Indiana — the perfect setting to craft the eight novels in her Bewitching series. My favorite titles include Hex Marks the Spot (book three), No Rest for the Wiccan (book four) and In Charm's Way (book eight).

Vicki Lewis Thompson also makes magic between an Indiana witch and a French lover in Casual Hex. There is something in the Terre Coeur — land of the heart — that enchants readers. Add to our list of romances set in Indiana by using #stateofromance on Twitter.

Next week, we visit Arizona: the Copper State.

Kim Lowe is an Air Force veteran, Air Force spouse and romance book blogger at SOS Aloha. You can reach her at sos.aloha@yahoo.com.