Nov 30
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In 1980, the Christmas windows at iconic London department store Selfridges featured a romantic tableau: two…
Oct 19
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I was immediately drawn to the cover of Olivia Dade’s new romance novel, Spoiler Alert. It features a classic…
Jun 11 2019
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Despite the fact that it’s been well over a decade since I left formal schooling, my reading habits still stubbornly…
Feb 14 2019
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“We’ve got some books here I want to show you,” Johnny Carson told a Tonight Show audience in March 1990. He turned…
Sep 12 2018
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The Oregonian reported on Tuesday that 68-year-old romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, who was accused of…
Feb 12 2018
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I’ve been a romance reader for pushing two decades, hooked by their unapologetic commitment to women as main…
Sep 22 2017
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Working at a job that requires near-constant attention to the news in 2017, pretty much all that’s keeping my head…
Oct 6 2015
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Currently slouching towards your television screen: A Nicholas Sparks-branded comedy, loosely based on the post-divor…
May 21 2015
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Chris Harrison wrote a romance novel. It took him a couple years and lots of late nights, but given that he’s spent…
Feb 26 2015
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I'm glad you stopped by, because there's something I want to get on the record: Fabio, for all his immense fame,…
Feb 12 2015
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For decades, romance was a tried-and-true avenue for talented, creative women to bring in some extra money. (Or, in…
Sep 26 2014
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Here's a question: How filthy do you like your leisure reading? Does anything more than a meaningful look inspire…
Aug 6 2014
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Let's just get something straightened out: The average romance novelist probably has some sense of what fisting is.…
Aug 1 2014
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Mac will soon debut its fall 2014 makeup collection. The inspiration: the timeless style of retro romance novel…
Jul 3 2014
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Friday is Independence Day, so if you're American I assume you're planning to park your buns in a lawn and/or lounge…
Feb 5 2014
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Attention, Cool Teens who are like already totally over Valentine's Day: The Toronto Public Library has planned an…
Jun 11 2013
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NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden gave up his freedom to leak classified and critical government secrets that…
Jun 10 2013
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Here is a woman loves romance novels so much that she made a pair of shoes out of them. Check them out at Smart Bitches Trashy Books, where Rudi, a graduate student studying romance novels, said, "They are entirely functional and I have plans to wear them ... pretty much everywhere." They are the equivalent of ruby…
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Apr 12 2013
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There's a new-ish sub-genre of romance novels written by and for ladies who love to get dirty — both literally and…