Acceptance Quote by Maya Rodale

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

“Why are heroines in romantic novels—despite their cleanliness and enviable lifestyles—so unlikeable? It’s like they’ve been hit with a vanilla ninny stick, devoid of…

— Penny Reid

“To belittle romance fiction is to belittle women. To read romance fiction is to confront the strength of women, the variety of their experience,…

— Judith Arnold

“I don't like writing romance in my books because that's the turning point of 90% of YA sci-fi/fantasy books and, quite frankly, it gets…

— Kaya Carvajal

Boring heroines are, in my opinion, the most common romance mistake. We loathe hanging out with women who define themselves purely through their relationships...…

— Sarah MacLean

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

“Our great novelists, though experts on indignity and assault, on loneliness and terror, tend to avoid treating the passionate encounter of a man and…

— Leslie Fiedler

The fictional narratives that television, film, and the news provide for girls and young women are appalling.

— Claire Messud

“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

“You'd think the very thought of a romance writer would bring a smile to people's lips. Ah, how nice. Love. Making love. Laughter. Kissing.…

— Jude Deveraux

Here's the thing about romance novels: The moment when the hero and heroine discover that they're perfect for each other is often the moment…

— Sarah MacLean

Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.

— Iain Banks