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Diane is reading bodice rippers,” he said, citing the old-fashioned name for sexually explicit romance novels. Back then, they were my guilty pleasure. More than 30 years later, I remain a fan of ...

Today's romantic fiction is less about horny couplings and happy endings, and more about emotional connections and power dynamics.