March 10, 2010 | Reading is FUNdamental,Sunday Scribblings,The 4-1-1 on Me,Writer Moment
Today’s word of the day is brought to you by Sunday Scribblings: Fluent
I’m fluent in adult romance books. LOL.
Seriously.
Bookshelf in my office taken a few years ago
I’ve been reading them since about my sophomore year in high school, starting with the Loveswept imprint. Wow. That was so long ago and that line is now defunct.
Then I switched to Silhouette Special Edition, Silhouette Desire, Harlequin Superromance, and Harlequin Temptation. By this point, I was reading 2 books a day, sometimes 3 if I stayed up late. I was at the library nearly every weekend. I barely graduated from high school I read so much.
Then I discovered Harlequin Blaze and never looked back. I’ve since ditched all the other lines and have stuck with this one. I use my Barnes and Noble Preferred Reader card once a month to read these.
Then I discovered other authors like Alison Kent, Jill Shalvis, Donna Kauffman, Susan Mallery, Lori Foster, Sandra Hill, and Carly Phillips. I’ve also taken to reading some erotica, too. Although I probably shouldn’t admit that seeing as how I write YA.
Some people are addicted to drugs, alcohol, caffeine or even chocolate.
Reading adult romance books is my addiction. Yes, I even go through withdrawals when I have nothing to read. No, I don’t plan on getting help for it.
EVER.
I think that I’m so fluent in adult romance that I could write one.
I plan to. Someday.
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Rae says:
I SO feel you on this! Glad I’m not the only one, lol. My family laughs cos of my love for books and how many I have. Most of the books are romances…especially African American romance (Kimani). I too started reading them in high school and haven’t slowed down. I read some erotica, too. Eventually, I want to write Adult romance w/characters of color.
Celise says:
Rae – My father teased me, too! And there’s this one older gentlemen that works at the Barnes and Noble I go to that makes a comment or two while he’s ringing me up. Seriously, it’s not all sex, all the time. I’ve laughed so hard, I’ve had to put the book down. I get an ache in my chest when the hero does something mean to the heroine (LOL). I’ve even wiped away a tear or two. And they’re a great escape. Real life can totally suck sometimes, y’know?