“Every great love starts with a great story…” – Nicholas Sparks

“For readers worldwide, the attraction of romance novels seems to be that they provide hope, strength, and the assurance that happy endings are possible. Romance makes the promise that no matter how bleak things sometimes look, in the end everything will turn out right and true love will triumph – and in an uncertain world, that’s very comforting.” – Leigh Michaels

“When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead.” – Susan Elizabeth Phillips

“Writing romantic fiction is the second chance that loved ones denied us.” – Shannon L. Alder

“Romance novels are birthday cake and life is often peanut butter and jelly. I think everyone should have lots of delicious romance novels lying around for those times when the peanut butter of life gets stuck to the roof of your mouth.” – Janet Evanovich