By the time the note was written and posted...i realised that 2 points got everyone's attention. So much so that all day today I just fielded calls about it.
1. I still read mills and boon.
2. I dont believe in romance...just great holidays.
When a very dear friend asked if i was reading romance novels to scout for holiday destinations......all i could say was that she'd clearly not read "Italian billionaire's virgin mistress"!...cos the description of tuscany in that is better than in any other book ive read..so yes it IS about great holidays :)
But it got me thinking....at a time when we;re all leading such heavy duty lives..whats wrong with a girl enjoying a bit of distraction?!
The first time I picked up one..(cant even remember when that was!) it was called "Greek tycoon's reluctant bride". Is there any other kind? Id said to myself at the time. Many years and several thousand books later....im hopelessly hooked.
For the uninitiated...welcome to the world of intrigue, silhoutte, historical and harlequin romances. These are categories under which writers pen down those thoughts and fantasies that never ever come true for average, middle class, hard working girls like me.
They;re glamourous, sarcastic, erotic and witty (ok im pushing it a bit) and loads of fun. Where else will you see the CEO of a multi billion empire falling first in lust with the office cleaner in pink overalls...that somehow manage to make him imagine the body underneath. And after that punishing kiss...miraculously fall in love...a state he;d managed to avoid till he met our girl...despite only dating super stunning models before that.
Or the boy from the wrong side of the tracks (these settings are only in greece, italy or downtown newyork!) who after a close brush with the law..despite being an orphan with no money and no prospects suddenly ends up as a billionaire. For revenge, dates some heiress whose family is now actually bankrupt but she hasnt lost her breeding!..and then while teaching her a lesson..he himself learns the most important lesson of all...that love conquers all.
This is the world where anything is possible. Men are always dashing with broad shoulders and impeccable manners, rough on the outside and mush on the inside and sexual atheletes to boot. Women are beautiful ...their hair always "cascading", some are even virgins at 26! always with pure hearts....who manage to find that happily-ever after.....that eludes so many of us.
So whats wrong i ask again...if we take refuge in a bit of fantasy every now and then. After all it does ease off some of that stress thats become a part of our left rib by now! And makes us look forward to that trip to tuscany...in hope that we may run into our italian billionaire there :)
Everyone;s allowed to borrow a lil fairy tale....its valentine;s day after all.
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