The Very Best in Romance Novels

The Romance Writers of America conference was held last week, and they closed the event by honoring the best in published and unpublished romance novels with the RITA and Golden Heart Awards. Find out which authors won awards here.

In the past, a few of you have asked me why I read romance novels–and if I read anything else. I have a lot of reasons, but I did a guest post last week that covers one of the big reasons: the genre is a testament to feminist ideals and female empowerment.

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