It seems strange that these are the two individuals with whom the public equates the romance genre, when we know it is so much more than one hunk and one very successful writer who doesn't even want her books labeled as romances. I admit that when I first started reading romances, I used to hide them in my briefcase. Since then I've come out of the closet. I don't apologize anymore for enjoying the kind of book that celebrates love and commitment. And I try to remain calm and reasonable with the uneducated who label the romance genre as less than it is.
Romance is written primarily by women for women.
It's a gift we give to ourselves that, fortunately for us and the publishers, makes a great deal of money. Romance isn't going anywhere in a hurry, except up to the top of the bestseller lists. Her next book, The Disobedient Bride, part of the Children of Hawk s Way series, will be a Silhouette Desire Man of the Month in July. Joan s next historical romance, Maverick Heart, will be a Dell Publishing November release. All rights reserved.