Books Quote by Daphne Clair

“My goal from the outset was to write a novel that perfectly balanced crime and romance. It’s not unusual to see detectives or legal…

— C.R. Lemons

Romance novels are tales of brave women taming dangerous men. They are stories that capture the excitement of that most mysterious of relationships, the…

— Jayne Ann Krentz

“When a woman reads a romance novel, she is putting her own pleasure first. That small act of rebellion is perceived as a threat…

— Maya Rodale

“We all convince ourselves of things like this- not necessarily about Say Anything, but about any fictionalized portrayals of romance that happen to hit…

— Chuck Klosterman

“In most crime novels the violent act, usually the murder, is the engine. Take that away and there is little left to drive the…

— Mo Hayder

“I don't write crime fiction. I write romances between fucked up people that happen to be active criminals.”

— Anonymous

Most crime novels offer a curious kind of escape, to places that jag the nerves and worry the mind. Their rides of suspense give…

— Susie Dent

“In books, the hero was gone after the big blowup. He didn’t stick around in the vicinity doing mysterious shit, sending messages to the…

— Charlaine Harris

“A ROMANCE? KIND OF... THRILLER? DEFINITELY!”

— Garrard Hayes

The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story. These are…

— Jayne Ann Krentz

“For me the genre of romance is about the characters. It’s about following a journey between two people and watching them grow and develop…

— Samantha Young

“What's remarkable about fiction is that it places you in the unusual position of having no trajectory. You stand aside, motives abandoned for the…

— Tom Rachman