Their Secret Baby
That's the title of a book
I'm reading. It's by Kate Walker, and apparently it is her 40th
full-length romance. That's prolific writing! I'm half way
through, and I'm liking it much better than the last romance I
read. Maybe they're growing on me! Or maybe I just like
this author better. Her characters' psychology seems more real to
me.
I met an intelligent young woman recently who mentioned that she likes reading romances. She called them "trashy romances," so maybe she feels they are a "guilty pleasure," but my thought is that if you like them, then they fulfill a need for you, and that's all good. I mean, look at Shakespeare's comedies and see how many of them follow the "romance novel" pattern - lovestruck couples, misunderstandings, and then marriage and happily ever after. It's a mythic template.
How on earth did I get started reading romances? A psychologist friend asked me if it was Elizabeth Warren's book that got me going on the "Chick Lit" theme. I don't know. Maybe. It's a good theory. Okay, from now on, I'm blaming Elizabeth. She made me read stuff that men aren't supposed to read!
Rhyme of the Day:
It's good to take responsibility
And pin it on someone else - not me!
I met an intelligent young woman recently who mentioned that she likes reading romances. She called them "trashy romances," so maybe she feels they are a "guilty pleasure," but my thought is that if you like them, then they fulfill a need for you, and that's all good. I mean, look at Shakespeare's comedies and see how many of them follow the "romance novel" pattern - lovestruck couples, misunderstandings, and then marriage and happily ever after. It's a mythic template.
How on earth did I get started reading romances? A psychologist friend asked me if it was Elizabeth Warren's book that got me going on the "Chick Lit" theme. I don't know. Maybe. It's a good theory. Okay, from now on, I'm blaming Elizabeth. She made me read stuff that men aren't supposed to read!
Rhyme of the Day:
It's good to take responsibility
And pin it on someone else - not me!