You may have noticed my propensity for writing romance. I'll also happily admit to being an avid romance novel reader. For Christmas my best friend gave me a terrfic book - Beyond Heaving Bosoms This book is written by the two women responsible for the Smart Bitches blog (a great blog BTW) who are also romance fans. It looks at the difference between older and newer genre romance novels, looking not only at plot, but also how heroes and heroines have evolved and all of the chiches involved. I thoroughly recommend this book for anybody who wants to write romance or those who just enjoy reading

I for one love romance novels and appreciate your recommendation, especially since it might help in writing some of my fics. Thanks so much.

Thanks a lot for your recommendation, Maddy! The book's contents seem already very interesting, even by your short description!