You've heard it all a million times - and probably will hear a million times more. "Don't read that, it's not good for you," in a flavour of your choice. So whilst we're probably preaching to the choir here, let's bury this myth that romance novels are any worse for you than any other fiction. Because we can't make romance great until we bury that BS deep under ground!

Articles and books referenced in this episode: 
 * Maya Rodale, "Dangerous Books for Girls: the Bad Reputation of Romance Novels Explained", 2015. 
 * Jayne Ann Krentz (ed.), "Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance", University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992.

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