Who reads romance?

Ask many women and you will get a few different answers. For those that answer YES!! Great, wonderful, keep up the good work!!

Of the negatives, this is most likely what you will hear.

1) "NOT ME!! Those books are too trashy. "

****Bullshit.****

Granted some of the bodice ripper covers are beyond lame, but there are some damn fine stories out there no matter if Fabio is showing off his man titty on the cover. Romance is in 90% of all fiction published. It may not be at the root of the book but it is there, likely in the guise of a supporting element.

2) "Intelligent women do not read *curl lip in disgust* Romance books."

****Bullshit****

These ain't your gramma's books where a helpless secretary needs the fatherly older CEO or Doctor to take care of her wimpy ass. Today's women are strong in their own right. They are business women, professionals, those with well established lives. They don't NEED a man, they WANT one. They do the rescuing sometimes and take charge of their own destinies. The stories are universal, reaching across race barriers, educational lines and economic holds.


3) "They are mostly just soft core porn."

****and this is a problem because...?"

If you don't wanna read sex scenes, then there are different categories still under the banner of romance that will give you the touching story without the touchy-feely. But many women actually like reading about a passion exploding between two characters falling in love. And do you think romance books are the ONLY ones with sex in them?!? Ever read Stephen King? The Bible? Sex is what makes the world go 'round.



This is a major pet peeve of mine. Personally, if you blindly refuse to read something because of it's genre, then you are an idiot.