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" I go to a lot of conferences and conventions to meet with readers directly. "

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" It's not uncommon for men to show up at my book signings or to send me emails with their thoughts about my books. I've also heard from a number of female readers who were introduced to my works by men in their lives. "

" I believe that if you work hard at a relationship, devoting time and energy to it, being willing to grow and experiment, and never take it for granted, that you can continue to feel the initial attraction and excitement indefinitely. "

" I have had unattractive heroes - broken noses, scars, crooked teeth. You want to give them something that is human. My heroines struggle with being too short or fat or old. Some are older than the heroes. You try to cover all spectrums. "

" Living is a constant source of inspiration. "

" I'm a multimillionaire. "

" As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either. "

" 'Scandal' is great because it's intriguing and sexy, and it has a lot of play with secondary characters in situations, lots of drama. "

" As a writer, it's disheartening to write books that you pour your soul into and not have them distributed widely enough to find their audience. "

" I spend a lot of time on social media, I'm on Facebook every day; I'm on Twitter every day. "

" I'm a big fan of IMAX/3-D films; I love that whole experience. "

" The damaged wealthy hero is actually a hugely common trope in romance, and alpha heroes are very common in romance. "

" Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them. "

" It's fun to try and picture what exactly is in your head and translate it onto the screen. How you can take something that lives in my mind and bring it to life - but that part is fun. "

" The publishing industry provides a viable channel which enables a wide distribution of books that we're not seeing in any other way. Unfortunately, self-publishing doesn't have that. "

" I was 12 and read my first romance novel; it was a sweeping desert saga, and I got to the end of it and was like, 'I want to go back and start all over again!' That emotional response to the book and getting to the end of a story you love is what inspires me to write the next book. "

" I had a very realistic expectation of the level of success that it was possible to attain writing romance novels. "

" The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story. "

" I think we love the fantasy of being the one person who can really touch the person who has been untouchable for everybody else. There's something that makes us feel very special about that; that we could be the one out of everyone who's tried and everybody who's wanted to reach that person - you're the only one who could do it. "

" Some writers may hate interacting on social media. And if you do, don't do it, because it shows. If you are uncomfortable being out in public, that shows, too, and makes the reader uncomfortable. So find the best way for you to connect with your readers and a way that you enjoy. "

" Obviously, there are those in the industry who don't give romance novels the level of respect the sales would warrant. They'll talk about a book that sells maybe 100,000 copies, that happens to be very literary, whereas something like 'Crossfire' will sell 13 million copies in a single language and hardly get any mentions at all. "

" When a story captures me, it comes quickly and easily. "

" The No. 1 thing is to write the book that you love and then hope that it finds an audience with the same taste as you. I think I've done that, and that's lucky. "

" My heroines, more often than not, are the ones who are troubled and resistant. "

" Other genres are plot-driven, but the entire focus of a romance novel is on the characters and their arcs. "

" I love connecting with readers! "

" I urge aspiring writers to write three full-length novels before contemplating publication. "

" I know of a few writers who are husband and wife teams. "

" I love digital books. And I actually started digital-first publishing back in 2005. "

" Writing the 'Crossfire' series is deeply personal for me, and I love the whole process of it. "

" Every writer follows a theme, and mine is survival. If you can't figure out what a writer's theme is, look at the books you are attracted to. "