I haven't always felt it was okay to read romance novels. When I was younger, it embarrassed me to be seen with my books, but I've come out of the closet.

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• Karen Robards:

  The good romances are as good as anything.

• Karen Robards:

  I write the best book that I can write each time.

• Karen Robards:

  I was in law school at the University of Kentucky and realized I didn't really like law school, so

• Karen Robards:

  I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'

• Karen Robards:

  I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging,

• Karen Robards:

  I start writing with only the vaguest idea about who my characters are and what is going to happen,

• Karen Robards:

  My method is, I just sit down and write a book.

• Karen Robards:

  My orange Persian Mews hangs out with me while I write.

• Karen Salmansohn:

  Often, overeating is a way to punish yourself for the anger and resentment you're feeling - either

• Karen Salmansohn:

  I recognized that I needed to re-train my brain to stop eating like I wanted to punish myself or pu