Who isn’t looking for a little bit of an escape right now?
According to Trish Silver, the author of When I Remember Love, romance novels offer an emotional comfort food, which is relevant in tough economic times.
“Good romance novels can also be an encouraging force in women’s lives specifically, during economic downturns. They can show strong heroines overcoming barriers in productive ways.”
Trish says she likes to write about the power of true love and to show  that such love is a real possibility in their own lives, even when external circumstances may be more discouraging than usual.
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I remember when I was a little girl, I received a personalized book that had ME in the story. It was so cute and I felt so special. Yournovel.com is a similar concept for adults. They created personalized romance novels featuring you and your partner.
Yournovel.com offers 25 novels in settings including exotic Caribbean islands, a cruise ship, dude ranch and ski lodges. There’s historical fiction and a detective novel, too.
Yournovel.com’s paperbacks range from 150-190 pages and cost $49.95; hardbacks range from 200-230 pages and cost $94.95. Photos can be added to the cover for an additional $25.00. Priority shipping and …read more

 
I am constantly amazed by the number of women who are steadfastly against pornography and yet they are involved with what I term “Chick Porn”.  Honestly, I don’t get it.
Pornography….the naked 18 year olds (with breast enhancements and lots of airbrush and computer generated fixes) in gymnastic poses is, by most people’s ethics, a detriment to a committed relationship.  No real woman can live up to those nubile young girls, and fulfill her man’s fantasy in quite the same way, no matter how much she tries.  Men get excited based on fantasy rather  than reality and eventually it can cause …read more