I was thrilled to read this article! I have recently discovered romance novels again, and I've found them to be so much better than they used to be, and I'm especially excited to find that some of my fellow CofC graduates have written romances. I remember about 20 years ago, I attended a writers' conference, and I attended a romance author's session. Then I bought her book, but when I started to read it, I couldn't get further than the first page, so I went back to reading mysteries. Fast forward about 15 years, and I picked up a romance by a NYTimes bestselling author, and read through 50 pages of blatant exposition before I gave up on it. Mosey on forward about another 4 years, and I ordered a romance novel that had been recommended by Amazon. I started it, and the first page drew me in and the writing and storytelling kept me there until the end. I liked the strong women in the story and how they were equal to the men in the story (if not superior). I've read this author's subsequent books and they've all been great. I am going to look up the CofC authors and read some of their novels. Thanks for this article; I'm going to share it on Facebook so that my fellow romance readers can see it. Patricia Marie Griffin Davis '77.