“Romance novels feature nuanced portrayals of female characters having adventures, making choices, and accepting themselves just as they are. When we say these stories are silly and unrealistic, we are telling young girls not to expect to be the heroines… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“Women create an idealized, hopeful vision for the future to inspire other women. Fiction and fantasy are the crucial first steps to changing the… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“I cannot believe we had to read it in the paper - when we are your dearest school friends!" Lady Abernathy said sweetly. "Yes,… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“An English gentleman is someone who knows exactly when to stop being one.” — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
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“Romance novels feature nuanced portrayals of female characters having adventures, making choices, and accepting themselves just as they are. When we say these stories… — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
“English women made it harder to get them naked than Tahitian women, but he was a practiced bloke at such important life skills.” — Maya Rodale Copy Share Image
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“You must be the only woman in the whole entire world who is immune to the Ashbrooke Effect," Olivia said. "Amazing. You are a medical marvel." "First of all, the Ashbrooke Effect is not an actual medical condition," Emma lectured, after another sip of her drink. "Secondly, I refuse to believe it even exists at all." "I suffer from it… — Maya Rodale Copy Share
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