Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance (New Cultural Studies)

In Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women, Jayne Ann Krentz and the contributors to this volume--all best-selling romance writers--explode myths and biases that haunt both the writers and readers of roma…

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