I love having writers stop by my blog with a guest post because they inevitably have a lot to say and inspiration or advice to share. Today, as part of the Blog Tour organized by The Book Club, I present you a great guest post by Indian author (and friend) Reet Singh on why she thinks Mills & Boon romances are so popular. Do check out the whole feature too!
Guest Post by Reet Singh
What would you say makes Mills & Boon romances so popular?
Humans bond with other humans – mostly! It is instinctive for them to reach out. They fall in love with other people. Love is pretty much all pervasive; people will invariably love somebody, whoever that somebody may be; a parent, a child, a friend, a partner.
Romance is a component of love – not just any love, but the one we feel for a special other. Romantic love is emotional, but with a generous dash of mystery and chemistry; there's pleasure, even ecstasy; trust, respect, and devotion; thrill, acceptance, delight. Who wouldn't gravitate towards a genre that offers all of that and more?
Books published by Mills and Boon offer a fabulous opportunity to escape into a world where men and women cherish and support each other through all sorts of ordeals. It is a world that cares little for a woman's figure or skin color – the stories reiterate that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Mills and Boon romances show women in a positive light. Why then wouldn't a reader, battered by society's definition of perfection, immerse herself in a romance novel that makes her feel better about herself?
Finally, a romance novel is the perfect antidote to a nervous breakdown. I have used it time and again. Even for the people who perform marvelously well, it is exhausting to manage home and family and work. There is nothing surer that can drag me out of the doldrums than a story about love and loyalty and laughter that ends happily ever after.
With so much that they offer, it is no wonder that I write romance! It is immeasurably satisfying to imagine that somebody some place is happily tucked into bed after a grueling day, and is reading a romance, hopefully one of mine!
Humans bond with other humans – mostly! It is instinctive for them to reach out. They fall in love with other people. Love is pretty much all pervasive; people will invariably love somebody, whoever that somebody may be; a parent, a child, a friend, a partner.
Romance is a component of love – not just any love, but the one we feel for a special other. Romantic love is emotional, but with a generous dash of mystery and chemistry; there's pleasure, even ecstasy; trust, respect, and devotion; thrill, acceptance, delight. Who wouldn't gravitate towards a genre that offers all of that and more?
Books published by Mills and Boon offer a fabulous opportunity to escape into a world where men and women cherish and support each other through all sorts of ordeals. It is a world that cares little for a woman's figure or skin color – the stories reiterate that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Mills and Boon romances show women in a positive light. Why then wouldn't a reader, battered by society's definition of perfection, immerse herself in a romance novel that makes her feel better about herself?
Finally, a romance novel is the perfect antidote to a nervous breakdown. I have used it time and again. Even for the people who perform marvelously well, it is exhausting to manage home and family and work. There is nothing surer that can drag me out of the doldrums than a story about love and loyalty and laughter that ends happily ever after.
With so much that they offer, it is no wonder that I write romance! It is immeasurably satisfying to imagine that somebody some place is happily tucked into bed after a grueling day, and is reading a romance, hopefully one of mine!
Scorched by His Fire
by
Reet Singh
The Blurb
Mita Ramphul can't face another family set-up with a 'nice young man'. What she needs is to divert her family's attention so introducing the devastatingly handsome Tanay Devkumar as her new boyfriend is a stroke of brilliance. Until Tanay's scorching hot kisses threaten to shatter her plans for the perfect pretend date.
He might drive her crazy, yet spending time with Tanay sparks a passion Mita never knew she had. It's only meant to be temporary, but when Tanay looks at her with that smoldering fire in his ebony eyes Mita can't help but surrender to the temptation of her fake boyfriend.
He might drive her crazy, yet spending time with Tanay sparks a passion Mita never knew she had. It's only meant to be temporary, but when Tanay looks at her with that smoldering fire in his ebony eyes Mita can't help but surrender to the temptation of her fake boyfriend.
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Meet the Author
Reet has a romantic soul, partly genetic but certainly attributable to the romantic fiction she devours by the kilo. When she's not watching romcoms, or doing creative things with wool and a crochet hook, or playing Scrabble, she can be found in the kitchen putting together her 'world-famous' one-pot meals.
Married for three decades, her prototypical tall, handsome, and sensitive hero-husband still makes her heart skip a beat. Writing about love and happy endings feeds her romantic soul; hearing from her readers thrills her.
Having a mother that read to her, she paid it forward, telling bedtime stories to her sons and nieces until they grew too old too fast. As a reaction to them growing up before she knew what was happening, she began writing for older children, and has published children's books on Amazon, for Kindle.
Married for three decades, her prototypical tall, handsome, and sensitive hero-husband still makes her heart skip a beat. Writing about love and happy endings feeds her romantic soul; hearing from her readers thrills her.
Having a mother that read to her, she paid it forward, telling bedtime stories to her sons and nieces until they grew too old too fast. As a reaction to them growing up before she knew what was happening, she began writing for older children, and has published children's books on Amazon, for Kindle.
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