A man loves a woman, the woman resists his love, and things fall apart at the beginning. But he pursues her relentlessly, and in the end he saves her by his love. This is not just the stuff of fairy tales. It's the story of God's faithful pursuit of his unfaithful bride, told explicitly in the book of Hosea but also throughout the Bible. That may be why romance outsells all other genres.
People like to read about romance because it is the great common denominator of human experience.
Catherine adds that under the umbrella of romance, almost any issue can be explored. Dianna Crawford agrees. Both women have published in the general marketplace but are now writing for the Christian market. Dianna explains that she can write a fuller book, a truer book, for Christians. In general-market romances, she says, explicit sex scenes are expected.