The New York Times’ Vows section is a great place to read painfully dull love stories about couples with higher net worths than you. They tend to be about people who are so blinded by love of their love that they share every part of it—from the paint-by-numbers first date to the outfit she wore when he proposed—as if…
It may get no respect, but romance remains the unshakable backbone of the publishing industry, has stayed adaptable and current, and is moving confidently into the digital age. Says one analyst, "it's such a huge category with such a loyal following. I'd be very surprised if the category ever dropped out of the top…
I'm not saying some of them aren't gross — but there are great ones out there, oh yes indeed.
...or quivering core! For the first time, you can get a same-sex personalized romance novel! But whatever way you swing, now you can be the star of some seriously purple prose.
In a story that seems lifted from a romance — albeit a dark, gritty one — an undercover police officer fell for and married the eco-activist he'd been assigned to spy on. But there's no happy ending.
Simon Cowell may have triumphed when British women were asked which celebrity they would most like to see featured in a romantic novel, but we think we can do better! Our dream scenarios?
