"I find I do muse more on location than I do on people. If I go to the beach I'm inspired, if I'm in the mountains I'm inspired, If I walk through Williams & Sonoma I'm inspired...”

— Kathryn Andrews

"I feel like most of us read to live a different life temporarily or just experience a different life—whether it's for escapism or just wanting to understand something or whatever—so that's kind of the mindset I have when I'm writing. I think if I can get lost there, then someone else can get lost there.”

— Natasha Boyd

"I was actually writing a young adult series, and all of a sudden this rock star series just popped into my head...and it just wouldn't let me write the other story!”

— Anne Mercier

"When you find the things that resonate with you and you collect them, you create a world that you can love.”

— Leylah Attar

"It's not really like we're in competition with each other, because there is no way I could ever keep up with the demand for romance. Romance readers are ravenous, and they are constantly looking for the next great read.”

— Tia Louise

"You almost can’t say you’re a writer until somebody says you’re the worst writer in the world.”

— Lexi Blake

"My husband swears by taking a walk, so he’ll always walk the dog. I want to be that person that’s just like, “I’m going to go take a walk.” Honestly, I hardly ever do. Like, sometimes I go, 'I’m just going to sit here...'”

— Lauren Layne

"I was sobbing during one of the scenes I wrote in the last book because, honestly, they were supposed to have a fight and then it just got to a level that was so raw and real.”

— Geneva Lee

"Writing is mentally consuming. It's hard for me to think about the real world when I'm in the middle of a fantasy one.”

— Rachel Higginson

"Most of my heroines are kind of broken people...strong, flawed women.”

— Laurelin Paige